#New_Year's_Day__New_Year's__January_1 the first day of the year
supertype: legal_holiday__national_holiday authorized by law and limiting work or official business
part of: January__Jan the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
part of: Gregorian_calendar__New_Style the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 AD to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752
part of: winter__wintertime the coldest season of the year
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