New Year's Day

American  

noun

1. January 1, celebrated as a holiday in many countries.

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New Year's Day British  

noun

1. Often (US and Canadian informal) shortened to: New Year's.  Jan 1, celebrated as a holiday in many countries

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Etymology

Origin of New Year's Day

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200

Example Sentences

The initiative is run by the charity Mesothelioma UK, which first began it's work in Northern Ireland after being contacted by the Rodgers family who lost their father Tony to mesothelioma on New Year's Day 2022.

From BBC

In the kitchen, where the couple hosted more than 20 people for a Southern-style New Year’s Day party in January with black-eyed peas, ham and collard greens, they added new counter tops and painted the cabinets a shiny Benjamin Moore Marine Blue.

From Los Angeles Times

The cause of death for Victoria Jones, the daughter of Hollywood legend Tommy Lee Jones, has been revealed a month and a half after she was found dead in a hotel in San Francisco on New Year’s Day.

From Los Angeles Times

"I'll help out with cleaning the house, set off firecrackers and, as is the Chinese tradition, eat dumplings on the morning of Lunar New Year's Day," said Gao as he dragged his suitcase towards a train to his hometown of Langfang.

From Barron's

As rationale for the shift in thinking, intelligence officials pointed to the girl attending more marquee military celebrations, as well as a recent New Year’s Day visit to the sacred mausoleum where the embalmed bodies of her late grandfather and great-grandfather, both former North Korean leaders, are on display.

From The Wall Street Journal