Exactly, me too! I'm wondering if people who see it as a circle give more importance to NYE as they would view it as the beginning of a new cycle? I surely don't care about NYE (and other reccurent dates such as holidays, birthdays, ...) as it's just another point on the infinite line.
I was born in Germany, where the country shuts down between Christmas to New Year, and so it makes a natural cut in the year. (Though when I was in school, the summer holidays were more important as a divider.)
In my adopted home of Singapore, instead Chinese New Year is really important. But because of a lack of clear seasons, there is much less of a natural year-long structure to time. (Interestingly, the school year here aligns with the calendar year.)
