New Year's Day: It's History, Fun Stuff and Apps for Keeping Resolutions

The History of New Year's and Resolutions

There are references to the Babylonians, around 2000 B.C., celebrating New Year's in March.

Resolutions started in 153 B.C. with Janus, a mythical Roman king, who had two faces -- one to look at past events and the other to the future--and became an ancient symbol for resolutions. Janus was also the protector of arches, doors, gates, endings and beginnings, as well as the patron of bridges.

Janus status at Pointe Fabricio, the oldest bridge in Rome, er...