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New Year

vr.tr.new-year · thing-q34812

Let an agent handle New Year by calendar, date, customs and public holiday status, and not assume 1 January everywhere.

Thing Registry Cross-cutting context XCT.TME
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Calendar Which New Year.

System

Calendar.

Calendar

The calendar.

  1. Which calendar New Year is meant? definition
  2. On what Gregorian date does it fall this year? measurement

Time

When it starts.

Start time

Start time and zone.

  1. At what moment does it begin, in which time zone? measurement
  2. Is it tied to an astronomical event? definition
Customs How it is celebrated.

Traditions

Rituals and food.

Traditions

Customs.

  1. Which customs are observed? definition
  2. What greetings are appropriate? definition

Meaning

Significance.

Meaning

Significance.

  1. What does it signify in this culture? definition
  2. Is it religious or civil? definition
Holiday Public holiday status.

Status

Public holiday.

Status

Holiday status.

  1. Is it a public holiday here, and for how many days? provenance
  2. Which services close? boundary

Travel

Peak travel.

Travel

Travel impacts.

  1. Does it cause peak travel? measurement
  2. How should plans be adjusted? action
Safety Celebration safety.

Fireworks

Rules and injuries.

Fireworks

Fireworks rules.

  1. Which fireworks rules apply? boundary
  2. How can injuries be avoided? action

Crowds

Public events.

Crowds

Crowd safety.

  1. Are there crowd safety measures at public events? definition
  2. What should people do in a crowd surge? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Cross-cutting context
Entry kind
thing
Plane
XCT
Domain
XCT.TME
Other names and narrower kinds
Dutch New Year, Theravada New Year, New Year in Finland, Losar, New Year's Day in Armenia, 1 Farvardin, Lunar/Lunisolar New Year, Mesha Sankranti, Thingyan, Sinhalese New Year, Kha b'Nissan, Akitu

What it is Filled

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.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle New Year by calendar, date, customs and public holiday status, and not assume 1 January everywhere.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Start of a calendar year
  • Date depends on the calendar
  • Often a public holiday
  • Customs vary widely

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Treat one culture's New Year as the only one.
  • Misrepresent the customs or meaning of a New Year celebration.
  • Encourage dangerous use of fireworks near people or animals.
  • Send greetings on a user's behalf without their approval.

Only with a human decision

  • Organising public celebrations with fireworks or crowds.

May

  • Give dates and customs of New Year in different calendars and cultures.
  • Help plan celebrations and send greetings the user asks for.

Moral aspects Filled

  • New Year festivals carry religious and national meaning.
  • Fireworks injure people and frighten animals.

Who is affected

  • Celebrants
  • Animals and pets
  • Neighbours

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns it; it is held by the cultures that celebrate it.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q15275719 - registry parent class
  • Q205892 - registry parent class

related

  • recurring event - holiday
  • calendar date - date
  • year - period
  • party - celebrations

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.new-year
  • Wikidata: Q34812 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34812)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Dates in different calendars
  • Customs such as fireworks or special foods
  • Public holiday listings
  • Celebrations with fireworks, family gatherings, rituals and greetings.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • celebrate it
  • find its date in a given calendar and year
  • plan around public holidays
  • greet people appropriately

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Assuming the wrong calendar
  • Fireworks injuries
  • Date errors across time zones

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Public holiday law
  • Fireworks regulations

Context of use required Filled

  • Marking the start of the year and celebrating it.
  • Gregorian New Year (1 January)
  • Lunar New Year
  • Nowruz
  • Losar
  • Theravada New Year
  • Rosh Hashanah

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q34812: New Year - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: New Year - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should each New Year be a separate entry?
  • How should calendar conversions be linked?
  • How should holiday status be recorded by country?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q34812/spec.json