New Year is a holiday uniting many peoples of different faiths and races. The custom of celebrating the New Year already existed in Mesopotamia in the third millennium BC.

At present, New Year is celebrated in different world countries in accordance with the calendar and traditions adopted in this country, Trend reports. 

As many countries, Azerbaijan widely celebrates one of the favorite holidays of multi-billion population of the world according to the Gregorian calendar - on January 1. Christmas tree, feast and numerous gifts can not leave not only children but adults indifferent. Baku turns into a fabulous city, attracting by many lights, on the eve of New Year.

January 1-4 are considered as holidays and marked as days off in 2015.