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The History of New Year's Resolutions

And the meaning of Janus, too.

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So, it’s almost New Year’s Resolutions time. I’m sure you’re seeing these start to pop up. I’m not a huge fan, but as ever, curious about where this tradition came from. So they originated with Babylonians—this is according to History.com—who would make deals effectively, in the hope that the Gods would bestow favors upo them. And then when J…

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