New Year is a unique time. It is associated with the crucial time, the moment when the past meets the future. It is the time of summaries, balances and comparisons of everything that happened last year. There are also attempts at predicting the future in the form of various prognoses, analyses as well as fortune-telling. This part of the year is also accompanied by afterthoughts concerning the passing time, inevitability of evanescence and finiteness of human’s life, which are drowned out by revelries and lavish receptions that emphasize the festive character of this time.
