![The Saudi Arabia Supreme Court declared that Sunday, July 7 will be the first day of Muharram and of the new year. How does the Islamic calendar work?](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/G4M77MXFEEM7PSLLAITRBZHTBI.jpg?auth=6c39e4fa3da6a88961fb390e8f15debf849b7f6a6dc6327fbfd671d50db66e33&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
![The Saudi Arabia Supreme Court declared that Sunday, July 7 will be the first day of Muharram and of the new year. How does the Islamic calendar work?](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/G4M77MXFEEM7PSLLAITRBZHTBI.jpg?auth=6c39e4fa3da6a88961fb390e8f15debf849b7f6a6dc6327fbfd671d50db66e33&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
![The Lunar New Year is an important celebration among East Asians. The festivities include spending time with family, parades, and lots and lots of food.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/DB6EBJNLFZMRFKC6J4ZVJR4L5U.jpg?auth=38ea38c32e52cc9d2c836103a48e796ae25990d38d0e7d4cba4d5bb4938c7089&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
CELEBRATIONS
Celebrating Chinese New Year
Gidget Alikpala
![Watch a live video stream of the festivities in Sydney today, Sunday 31 December 2023, as Australians celebrate New Year’s Eve and count down to 2024.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/RWVQQUASUAAEOQC636MVJSV5LU.jpg?auth=d69d9335f92f495b705f7abab109512be12a8e65585f24f8df6d4e0a99c8183e&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
NEW YEAR'S EVE
Australia brings in the New Year: as it happened
William Allen
![The upcoming Chinese New Year brings with it a change of the animal that represents it: we’ve had the Year of the Rabbit - but what’s next?](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/EVQVUGA2JK3Z4FXUQCV5IDEZSY.jpg?auth=5fec7bb0b840ff1a20fdf79f3c2d3290ef0bf83da5f13cad8a48ee6b0e6a6901&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
LATEST NEWS
When is Chinese New Year 2024?
Joe Brennan
![New Year’s Eve is upon us, and the Times Square festivities are a hugely popular event in the calendar of many.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/HJREUUGMUU5RKRSN7XUWKRHQOQ.jpg?auth=86146b138ad9cb699e1f7ccb1cd9f5058a67df26a5475ac89724ae878432ddfa&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
LATEST NEWS
Times Square ball drop: all the info
Joe Brennan
![Corks will soon be popping around the globe to ring in the New Year, but 2024 comes earlier for others, depending on where people are in the world.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/RWVQQUASUAAEOQC636MVJSV5LU.jpg?auth=d69d9335f92f495b705f7abab109512be12a8e65585f24f8df6d4e0a99c8183e&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
NEW YEAR 2024
Which country celebrates New Year’s first?
William Gittins
![Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur will be involved in the last Premier League matches of 2023, with Liverpool kicking off 2024.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/LJUULFXDBQYRVGQBSTCEWEXMIE.jpg?auth=e47bd1dc1b5226bd00a6ae031dfb088cb223a31a31a96ab1fcdf4c737ea7b1c2&width=360&height=203&focal=1496%2C772)
PREMIER LEAGUE
Anything goes in the Premier League at New Year
Roddy Cons