What is the proper way of celebrating the Islamic New Year?

I would like to know why Madinah was chosen to be the place of Hijrah. Why not any other place?

The Prophet Muhammad’s hijrah, or immigration, from Mecca to Medina brought about dynamic changes at the individual and societal levels. The Hijrah reshaped the Arabian Peninsula socially, politically and physically. It also continues to provide many deep, subtle but important lessons. According to an article in Productive Muslim, “Hijrah is a process of transfer to …