英语翻译The celebration of the new year is the oldest of all hol

英语翻译
The celebration of the new year is the oldest of all holidays.It was first observed in ancient Babylon about 4000 years ago.In the years around 2000 BC,the Babylonian New Year began with the first New Moon (actually the first visible cresent) after the Vernal Equinox (first day of spring).
The beginning of spring is a logical time to start a new year.After all,it is the season of rebirth,of planting new crops,and of blossoming.January 1,on the other hand,has no astronomical nor agricultural significance.It is purely arbitrary.
The Babylonian new year celebration lasted for eleven days.Each day had its own particular mode of celebration,but it is safe to say that modern New Year's Eve festivities pale in comparison.
The Romans continued to observe the new year in late March,but their calendar was continually tampered with by various emperors so that the calendar soon became out of synchronization with the sun.
In order to set the calendar right,the Roman senate,in 153 BC,declared January 1 to be the beginning of the new year.But tampering continued until Julius Caesar,in 46 BC,established what has come to be known as the Julian Calendar.It again established January 1 as the new year.But in order to synchronize the calendar with the sun,Caesar had to let the previous year drag on for 445 days.
THE CHURCH'S VIEW OF NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS
Although in the first centuries AD the Romans continued celebrating the new year,the early Catholic Church condemned the festivities as paganism.But as Christianity became more widespread,the early church began having its own religious observances concurrently with many of the pagan celebrations,and New Year's Day was no different.New Years is still observed as the Feast of Christ's Circumcision by some denominations

庆祝新年的方式都是最古老的所有的假期.古代巴比伦率先庆祝四千多年前.在大约公元前2000年在未来几年内,巴比伦的新年开始第一轮新月(实际上第一个看得见的cresent)后春分(春天的第一天).
春天的开始是一个符合逻辑的时候开始新年.毕竟,它是复苏,的季节种植新的作物,和开花.1月1日,另一方面,没有天文和农业的意义.这纯粹是任意的.
巴比伦的新年庆祝持续11天.每一天都有它自己独特的庆祝模式,不过可以肯定地说,现代的新年除夕庆祝活动苍白无华的比较.
罗马人继续在三月底庆祝新年,不过他们的日历不断受到不同帝王的擅自更改,以致于不久日历就不与太阳同步了.
为了设置正确的日历,罗马参议院,于公元前153年将元月1日宣布为新的一年的开始.不过擅自一直持续到凯撒,在公元前46了逐渐被知的罗马儒略历为止.1月1日为儒略历再次庆祝新年的到来.但是为了使日历与太阳同步,恺撒让过去一年拖延下去,445天.
教会的观点和新年庆祝活动做准备
虽然在一个世纪罗马人继续和庆祝新年,早期天主教堂谴责了庆祝活动视为异教信仰.不过随着基督教遍及各处,早期的教会开始有了自己的宗教庆祝并与众多的异教庆祝,元旦也不例外.新年是可看到基督的宴会割礼的一些宗派