Christians and other Religions in the world today uses a different version of calendar called the Gregorian calendar where as in Saudi Arabia and other Islamic countries uses the famous Islamic or also 
Hirji Calendar for both their activities and official use. This differences in calendars has brought some confusion on which to follow and to believe is starting the right time and date, but thus not our topic of discussion today. The Saudi calendar is lunar calendar with at least 12 months in a possible one year with estimated 354 days. The calendars converge only during the New Year both the Gregorian calendar and the Hirji come to a common ground. So to some point the Islamic calendar acknowledges the Gregorian calendar only at New Year.
New Year’s celebration is always marked by noises, parties and walking the whole city all night with vuvuzelas and drinking out, but wait this is Saudi Arabia, here the calendars don’t match exactly on 31st or on 1st even though both indicates and acknowledges New year. The Arabian believe that noises and fireworks on the New year celebration will wake up evil spirits and may ignite bad fortune to their land hence there is no loud music, nor making loud noises either in your home or in public places during this celebrations. But on the contrary they celebrate their Eid, they don’t believe in other people’s celebration and faith hence prevents them from celebrating.
As other religions would prefer celebrating at night igniting and throwing fireworks on the New Year’s celebration, no firework is allowed in Saudi Arabia even though they use them on Eid celebrations, so to the non-Muslim residents would prefer staying indoors and preparing their favorite meal as they watch Christian movies or just get bored with Larry king. The only enjoyable thing here is the availability of foodstuffs ranging from different fruits at least that is the only thing you can enjoy having during New year’s celebration here in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
With no option left on the table to discuss on where to visit, which club to go or which firework to explode one might decide just to walk around the Saudi Arabia towns and cities just to mark the celebration by at least changing the environment, the nature and manner at which The Islam treats our New year’s celebration is just but discouraging.
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