Healthy Mama Magazine Issue 7 - January 2015

! iss ue in ev er y G • a little moment of enlightenment all about the new year! New Years Celebrations were banned in the Middle Ages as being based on un-Christian practices. The Romans moved New Years to January 1st in 135 BCE. 45 % The most common New Years resolution is to lose weight. 4000 years ago New Years was celebrated in March to mark the Spring equinox. It still is celebrated at this time in many cultures including the traditional Persian culture called Norooz (new day). of Americans will make a New Year’s resolution. Only 8% are successful in achieving their resolution. Be in the top 8%. More cars are stolen on New Year’s Eve than any other day. MAG 69

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