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"Happy New Year!" Everyone will greet each other with these words as they meet each other over the next couple of weeks. But it wasn’t always January 1 that marked the new year. At least 4,000 years ago the ancient Egyptians and Babylonians marked the changing of the year. In Egypt, the year started when the Nile River flooded, enriching (使肥沃) farmers’ fields with silt (淤泥). This happened at the end of September. The Babylonians held a festival in the spring, on March 23, to kick off the next fanning cycle. The Babylonian celebration lasted for 11 days. The date January 1 was picked by the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar as the change of the year when he established his own calendar in 46 BC. The month of January’ was named after the Roman god, Janus. He is pictured with two heads. One head looks forward and the other back A. everyone greeted each other with "happy new year" B. the Nile River flooded C. the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar established his own calendar in 46 BC D. the next farming cycle kicked off 查看答案 更多"{{B}}C{{/B}} 'Happy New"的相关试题: [单项选择]{{B}}C{{/B}} "Happy New Year!" Everyone will greet each other with these words as they meet each other over the next couple of weeks. But it wasn’t always January 1 that marked the new year. At least 4,000 years ago the ancient Egyptians and Babylonians marked the changing of the year. In Egypt, the year started when the Nile River flooded, enriching (使肥沃) farmers’ fields with silt (淤泥). This happened at the end of September. The Babylonians held a festival in the spring, on March 23, to kick off the next fanning cycle. The Babylonian celebration lasted for 11 days. The date January 1 was picked by the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar as the change of the year when he established his own calendar in 46 BC. The month of January’ was named after the Roman god, Janus. He is pictured with two heads. One head looks forward and the other back A. on the first day of January B. in the spring C. at the end of September D. at the end of March 查看答案 [单项选择] {{B}}New Year Traditions{{/B}} "Happy New Year!", that greeting will be said and heard for at least the first couple of weeks as a new year gets under way. But the day celebrated as New Year’s Day in modem America was not always January 1. {{B}}Ancient New Years{{/B}} 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 crescent) 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 or agricultural significance. It is purely arbitrary. The Babylonian New Yea A. Around 2000 B. C.. B. 4,000 years ago. C. 153 B. C.. D. 46 B. C.. 查看答案 [单项选择]Text 2 Every year New Zealanders living in London can be seen loading up Kombi vans and heading off to experience the "classic European holiday". The trip usually starts in the north of France, after crossing the channel from Dover in England to Calais, driving down through France, over the Pyrenees into Spain, west into Portugal and then across the Continent to Italy and often beyond. There are numerous reasons young New Zealanders take this rite of passage—as well as seeing all the fantastic sights and tasting the delights of Europe’s food and wine, it’s relatively inexpensive. The Kombi is transport and accommodation all in one, cutting down significantly on costs. There is just one problem. As the Kombis become "antique", these trips are usually punctuated with numerous roadside sessions as the van sits idle, in no hurry to start, w A. France B. England C. Spain. D. Italy 查看答案 [填空题] A--lunar calendar B--lunar January C--New Year's Eve D--the beginning of New Year E--Spring Festival couplets F--paper-cuts G--New Year paintings H--do Spring Festival shopping I--propose a toast J--lantern K--fireworks L--firecrackers M--red packets N--dragon dance O--traditional opera P--staying-up （）年画（）烟花 查看答案 我来回答: 提交 最新试题 ●    [单选题]实行库存管理的意义包括（） ●    [单选题]《内部账户划款凭证》作为一般空白凭证管理，单一联次，只供内部记账使用。 ●    [单选题]制动装置中斜向或竖向安装的圆销应由上向下穿，横向安装的圆销应以车体纵向中心线为界，( )。 ●    [判断题]RM驾驶模式下，列车可向前或向后以不超过25km/h速度运行。 ●    [多选题]气相色谱仪分析油样前，必须先从油中脱出溶解气体。从油中脱气方法很多，目前常用的脱气方法有： ●    [判断题]普速铁路使用电话闭塞法行车时,列车占用区间的行车凭证为路票。 网站地图 我要搜题网  版权所有  ©2023  湘ICP备18016427号   购买搜题卡查看答案 [会员特权] 开通VIP， 查看 全部题目答案 [会员特权] 享免全部广告特权 推荐91天 ¥36.8 ￥80元 31天 ¥20.8 ￥40元 365天 ¥88.8 ￥188元 请选择支付方式 微信支付 支付宝支付 点击支付即表示同意并接受了《购买须知》 立即支付 系统将自动为您注册账号 已有账号登录 找回账号密码 请使用微信扫码支付 订单号： 请不要关闭本页面，支付完成后请点击【支付完成】按钮 支付完成 取消支付 恭喜您，购买搜题卡成功 系统为您生成的账号密码如下： 账号 密码 重要提示：请拍照或截图保存账号密码！ 我要搜题网官网：https://www.woyaosouti.com 我已记住账号密码