QUESTIONS
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The practice of making New Year's resolutions may be done with optimistic intent. But usually by the second month of the year, about 64% of those self-improvement hopefuls abandon their goals, perhaps leaving some to wonder, "Why do we even have this tradition in the first place?" Have you ever successfully kept a resolution for a full year? Comment below what it was if you would like to share! Yes
18%
433 votes
No
41%
972 votes
Not Applicable
41%
995 votes
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2.
The answer, it turns out, traces back 3,000 to 4,000 years, to the ancient Babylonian festival of Akitu, celebrated in April, said Dr. Candida Moss, the Edward Cadbury Professor of Theology in the department of theology and religion at the University of Birmingham in England, via email. It was at this festival that Babylonians engaged in the first form of New Year's resolutions, partly to placate temperamental gods — such as by vowing to pay off debts or by returning borrowed farm equipment. Are you surprised to learn that making resolutions goes back 3 or 4 thousand years? Yes
46%
1098 votes
No
37%
888 votes
Undecided
17%
414 votes
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Although the Romans didn't necessarily use the term resolutions, they tried to enter the new year with a positive mindset, as recorded by early first century texts such as the Roman poet Ovid's "Fasti" — a six-part account of the Roman year and its religious festivals. Do you try to enter the new year with a positive mindset? Yes
64%
1547 votes
No
14%
329 votes
Undecided
22%
524 votes
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