Whether you make New Year’s resolutions or you don’t, you’ve got to wonder – who started the whole New Year’s Resolution thing, and why? The practice of making resolutions at the start of each new year is thought to have been started by the ancient Babylonians. It was thought that making promises to do good things during the year ahead would bring favors from the gods. What kinds of resolutions were popular in ancient Babylon? Surprisingly, one common resolution from way back then is just as popular today – to pay back debts. Were any Babylonians resolving to lose weight? … Continue reading →