为什么一到新年就要下决心？原来这是个悠久传统_BEC初级作文

为什么一到新年就要下决心？原来这是个悠久传统

再过几天，2018年就要张开怀抱迎接我们了，又到了下新年决心的时候。许多人在年初都会写下很多美好的新年决心，但是最终实现的人总是寥寥无几。既然新年决心难以坚持，为什么大家还要一年又一年不厌其烦地下这个决心呢？其实，新年决心是一项历史非常悠久的传统，早在四千年前，古人就播下了新年决心的种子。

Every time a new year rolls around, people set out to better themselves. They promise they will lose weight, find a new job, or maybe even take that vacation they've always talked about. But why do we make these promises to ourselves, and where did this tradition come from? Why does this tradition live on when so many people fail to keep the resolutions they make? Well, we can start by blaming the ancient Babylonians.

每当又一个新年来临，人们总要设定提升自己的目标。他们发誓要减肥，找一份新工作，或者去休那个心心念念的假期。但是，为什么我们要在新年下决心？这一传统从何而来呢？为什么这么多人都坚持不了新年决心，这项传统还是能延续下去呢？追根溯源，这要从古巴比伦人说起了。

为什么一到新年就要下决心？原来这是个悠久传统1

Around 4000 years ago in Babylon, the earliest recorded celebration honoring the coming of a new year was held. Calendars weren’t as they are today, so the Babylonians kicked things off in late March during the first new moon after the Spring Equinox. The collective ceremonial events were known as the Akitu festival, which lasted 11 days. The festivities were dedicated to the rebirth of the sun god Marduk, but the Babylonians made promises in order to get on the right side of all of their gods. They felt this would help them start the new year off on the right foot.