As the new year approaches, many of us are thinking about the goals and aspirations we want to pursue in the coming year. New Year’s resolutions are a chance to reflect on the past year and make positive changes in our lives moving forward.
Some 4000 years ago, the Babylons celebrated a massive 12-day harvest festival called Akitu. One of the rituals during the festival was to make promises to the Pagans(Gods) to pay their debts and return any objects they had borrowed.