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1897 Baby New Year with Father Time 1908 Baby New Year on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post. The Baby New Year is a personification of the start of the New Year commonly seen in editorial cartoons. He symbolizes the "birth" of the next year and the "passing" of the prior year; in other words, a "rebirth". [1]
Around New Year's Eve, the media (in particular editorial cartoons) use the convenient trope [3] of Father Time as the personification of the previous year (or "the Old Year") who typically "hands over" the duties of time to the equally allegorical Baby New Year (or "the New Year") or who otherwise characterizes the preceding year.
Just after the events of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus receives a letter from his friend Father Time asking for help to find Happy the Baby New Year before midnight ("the 12th bong") on New Year's Eve or else it will be December 31 forever.
As the world partied into the new year, hospitals across the U.S. celebrated by welcoming the first babies of 2024. In Boston, three adorable baby girls made their debut at the stroke of midnight ...
It was a success from the start: The first-ever Father's Day (called Fathers' Day at the time) was celebrated on June 19, 1910 in Washington state, although it wasn't named a national holiday ...
Her 17-month old baby, Koola clutched her back throughout the whole ordeal. For many months after the incident, Binti received special treats and food from her caretakers and drew in huge crowds.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 January 2025. First day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 1 January This article is about the first day of the Gregorian calendar year. For the first day in other calendars, see New Year. For other uses, see New Year's Day (disambiguation). New Year's Day Fireworks in Mexico City for the ...
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