In the United States the tick that closes out April 15 has a major impact on many people, but not as much as the New Year’s tick. The tick from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day has blurred over the years as the celebration is often done on both days, or celebrated on one or the other to lessen the impact of the turnover of the day.
Birthday ticks, too, have less impact than does the New Year’s tick. The tick to start the day merely indicates the completion of a year whereas the New Year’s tick closes out a year and begins another with major ramifications to most.
Birthdays are just a measure of your chronological achievements during your time on this sphere, not much changes on most even if it is a “marker” birthday, i.e.- your LP birthday (33), a decade achievement (30, 40, 50, etc.). A 21st birthday, 65th birthday and some others along the way that allow you to qualify for things you may yearn for is notable, but only for that one-off event.
The New Year tick means out with the old and in with the new. It can be new laws…