What time of year does the Christian calendar start over? In other words, when is “Christian New Years”?

Rev. Longschlong: What time of year does the Christian calendar start over? In other words, when is “Christian New Years”?
I understand that there are significant differences between the Eastern Christian calendar and the Western Christian calendar. If you know the answer for both traditions, it would be helpful.

Answers and Views:

Answer by Peachfuzz
There is no such thing.

Answer by ryan
It doesn’t they are helplessly stuck in the past

Answer by Jon M dn ǝpıs sıɥʇ
Technically, the Church calendar starts with Advent, Nov 29 – 24.

Answer by frogma
The Catholic Calendar begins on Advent.

Answer by brittbrat589
The Catholic calendar starts with the first weekend of Advent. That is forty days before Christmas! I am not positive if other denominations follow this or not, but we were the first!

Answer by 1O Cαиe
That depends on what you mean by “Christian Calendar”. If you mean it in the most loose of terms (i.e. you’re asking about the Gregorian calendar after which both Western Christian festivals are fashioned and secular events are scheduled) then obviously New Years is January 1st.

If by “Christian Calendar” you mean the liturgical calendar, then in the Western Tradition the first Sunday of Advent (four Sundays before Christmas Day) is the new year. Eastern Christians celebrate Christmas and Advent at the same time as Western Christians, so I would assume they recognize the same as the liturgical new year, but since I’m not familiar with Orthodox and Eastern Catholic tradition I cannot be certain.

Answer by garden guy
Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur
September 8-10 September 17-18

Answer by Matthew P
The Western liturgical year begins on the First Sunday of Advent–three weeks before the Sunday before Christmas, December 25.

I believe the Eastern liturgical year always begins on September 1.