New Year
Let an agent handle New Year by calendar, date, customs and public holiday status, and not assume 1 January everywhere.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle New Year by calendar, date, customs and public holiday status, and not assume 1 January everywhere.
The beginning of a calendar year and its celebration, falling on different dates in different calendars and cultures, such as 1 January, Lunar New Year, Nowruz (1 Farvardin) or Losar.
What it is for: Marking the start of the year and celebrating it.
It can be celebrate it; find its date in a given calendar and year; plan around public holidays; greet people appropriately.
Distinguishing features
Start of a calendar year
Date depends on the calendar
Often a public holiday
Customs vary widely
What it looks like
Celebrations with fireworks, family gatherings, rituals and greetings.
How it is recognised
Dates in different calendars
Customs such as fireworks or special foods
Public holiday listings
Related models
is a kind of - holiday
falls on - date
begins - period
is celebrated with - celebrations
In practice
Families and kinds
Gregorian New Year (1 January)
Lunar New Year
Nowruz
Losar
Theravada New Year
Rosh Hashanah
Standards and regulation
Public holiday law
Fireworks regulations
Failure modes and hazards
Assuming the wrong calendar
Fireworks injuries
Date errors across time zones
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Calendar Which New Year.
Calendar decides the date.
System
Calendar.
Calendar
The calendar.
- Which calendar New Year is meant? definition
- On what Gregorian date does it fall this year? measurement
Time
When it starts.
Start time
Start time and zone.
- At what moment does it begin, in which time zone? measurement
- Is it tied to an astronomical event? definition
Customs How it is celebrated.
Customs vary.
Traditions
Rituals and food.
Traditions
Customs.
- Which customs are observed? definition
- What greetings are appropriate? definition
Meaning
Significance.
Meaning
Significance.
- What does it signify in this culture? definition
- Is it religious or civil? definition
Holiday Public holiday status.
Holidays affect services.
Status
Public holiday.
Status
Holiday status.
- Is it a public holiday here, and for how many days? provenance
- Which services close? boundary
Travel
Peak travel.
Travel
Travel impacts.
- Does it cause peak travel? measurement
- How should plans be adjusted? action
Safety Celebration safety.
Celebrations carry risks.
Fireworks
Rules and injuries.
Fireworks
Fireworks rules.
- Which fireworks rules apply? boundary
- How can injuries be avoided? action
Crowds
Public events.
Crowds
Crowd safety.
- Are there crowd safety measures at public events? definition
- What should people do in a crowd surge? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should each New Year be a separate entry?
- How should calendar conversions be linked?
- How should holiday status be recorded by country?