There is nothing "secular" about New Year's Day. It is based on the Gregorian Calendar, named for Pope Gregory. The change from Julian Calendar was made due to the shift in Easter. Motivation for this New Year date was also religious.

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The New Year was shifted 10 days to account for Easter. Why was this particular day chosen? After December 25 for (fake) Jesus's Birthday, they counted forward to when Khatna happens.

"New Year's Day" is about the foreskin. #JesusKhatnaDay

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New Year's Day is actually Jesus' "Feast of Circumcision" secularised into the Calendar.

No surprise, since "secularism" itself largely means secularised European Christianity. We have holidays on Sunday (Church holiday). Tuesday would be "communal."

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You can wish #JesusKhatnaDivas on "New Year's." The bizarre Christian superstitions about the "Holy Prepuce" included the theory by a Christian theologian that it ascended into heaven to become the rings of Saturn. Till it was "found" in Italy. No joke. 😀
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The Indian Constitution actually adopted the Shalivahana Shaka calendar (and also limited English for 10 years). We did not expect the colonial dynasty ruling India to actually implement all this. But what about "cultural nationalist" BJP? @narendramodi

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The Indian calendar is much more scientific that the Gregorian. It predicts the seasons better and is aligned with nature. Who celebrates a "New Year" in the Dead of Winter vs Spring?

Let's come back from superstitions of #JesusKhatnaDivas.

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Are they teaching the Indian calendar in school to children? @DrRPNishank

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Pope Gregory creates an entire Calendar based on Jesus' genitalia. The quest for the Holy Prepuce has literally been a Holy Grail in Christianity. Who exactly has been obsessed with genitalia?

Apparently "Indian RW" per this fact-challenged sepoy. 🤣

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Of course, not only the Calendar, time and its measurement itself is colonial.

"current use of Western time standards was not the result of an election or national leaders signing a treaty. It is a Western preference riding on coattails of colonialism."

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How is that relevant? Per the myth Jesus was Jewish and would be circumcised as a Jewish infant. That is the day Pope Gregory enshrined as the "New Year."

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Rig Ved 1.36.7

To do a Namaskaar or bow before someone means that you are humble or without pride and ego. This means that we politely bow before you since you are better than me. Pranipaat(प्राणीपात) also means the same that we respect you without any vanity.

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Surrendering False pride is Namaskaar. Even in devotion or bhakti we say the same thing. We want to convey to Ishwar that we have nothing to offer but we leave all our pride and offer you ourselves without any pride in our body. You destroy all our evil karma.

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We bow before you so that you assimilate us and make us that capable. Destruction of our evils and surrender is Namaskaar. Therefore we pray same thing before and after any big rituals.

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तं घे॑मि॒त्था न॑म॒स्विन॒ उप॑ स्व॒राज॑मासते ।
होत्रा॑भिर॒ग्निं मनु॑षः॒ समिं॑धते तिति॒र्वांसो॒ अति॒ स्रिधः॑॥

Translation :

नमस्विनः - To bow.

स्वराजम् - Self illuminating.

तम् - His.

घ ईम् - Yours.

इत्था - This way.

उप - Upaasana.

आसते - To do.

स्त्रिधः - For enemies.

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अति तितिर्वांसः - To defeat fast.

मनुषः - Yajman.

होत्राभिः - In seven numbers.

अग्निम् - Agnidev.

समिन्धते - Illuminated on all sides.

Explanation : Yajmans bow(do Namaskaar) before self illuminating Agnidev by making the offerings of Havi.

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