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The History of
New Year
Resolutions
New Year's resolutions may not have much staying
power, but the tradition of making them is an enduring one
that dates back thousands of years. According to History.
com, ancient Babylonians are credited with being the
first people to make New Year's resolutions. During Akitu,
a 12-day religious festival, the Babylonians would make
promises to their gods, and these promises typically focused
on being a better person in the coming year. Celebrants
of the festival, which was held when crops were
planted, a time that marked the beginning of a new year
to individuals in certain ancient societies, would promise
the gods that they would repay their debts and return any
items they had borrowed in the previous year.
While these promises might have been the forerunners
to modern New Year's resolutions, there is one distinct difference
that separates ancient Babylonians from people
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in modern times.
Babylonians believed
keeping
their word to the
gods would curry
favor for them
in the coming
year, while failure
to keep their
promises would
do the opposite.
People who
make resolutions
today typically
do so to better
themselves and
do not fear reprisal
from their
creator if they
fail to live up to
their pledges.
That's likely a
good thing, as
various reports
suggest that
as much as 80
percent of New
Year's resolutions
are abandoned
by the
second week of
February.
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