New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar. As a date in the Gregorian calendar ofChristendom, New Year's Day liturgically marked the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ, and is still observed as such in theAnglican Church and Lutheran Church.[1][2] In present day, with most countries now using the Gregorian calendar as their de factocalendar, New Year's Day is probably the most celebrated public holiday, often observed with fireworks at the stroke ofmidnight as the new year starts in each time zone.