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New Year's Eve orOld Year's Night is on December 31, the final day of theGregorianyear,and the day beforeNew Year's Day.

New Year's Eve is a separate observance from the observance of New Year's Day. In modernWestern practice, New Year's Eve is celebrated with parties and social gatherings spanning the

transition of the year at midnight.

Many cultures use fireworks and other forms of noise making in part of the celebration

Australia

Sydney leads the world in one of the first major New Year celebrations each year.

The Melbourne fireworks display as seen from Alexandra Gardens

Each major city around Australiaholds New Years Eve celebrations, usually accompanied by afireworks display amongst other events.Gloucester Park, a racecourse in central Perth, is thelargest and most recognised display inPerth. In Brisbane 50,000 people annually gather at sitesaround the Brisbane Riverin the city to watch afireworks display while events are held in thecity and at Southbank.

The two largest New Year's Eve celebrations in Australia are held in its two largest cities,

Sydney andMelbourne. The celebrations in Sydney are usually accompanied by a theme whichis displayed in light shows and a large symbol in the middle of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Over1.5 million people gathered around Port Jackson(Sydney attendance of 2 million people). Thefireworks display last from 15 to 25 minutes and is followed by music shows set on severalstages throughout the beach.

As one of the first major New Year's celebrations each year (due to time zones), Sydney'sfireworks display is often broadcast throughout the world during the day of 31 December [1].
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[edit] Austria

In Austria, the New Year's Eve is usually celebrated with friends and family. At exactlymidnight, the Austrian radiostation "3" is broadcasting the "Donauwalzer" (The Blue Danube)by Johann Strauss II, while the people are outside, watching the fireworks and usually drinking

Champagne or other types of sparkling wine.

[edit] Belgium

Belgian New Year's Eve celebrations are held in all large cities (Brussels,Antwerp,Ghent,Bruges, Louvain and more) on 1 January. These celebrations are usually accompanied byfireworks.

[edit] Brazil

TheAno Novo (New Yearin portuguese) celebration, also know in Brazilian Portugueseby the

French word Reveillon, is one of the country's main holidays, and officially marks the beginningof the summer holidays, that usually end by Carnival (analogous to Memorial Day and LaborDay in the United States).The beach of Copacabana (in Portuguese:Praia de Copacabana), is considered by many, thelocation of the best fireworks show in the world. Brazilians usually have a copious meal withfamily or friends at home, in restaurants or private clubs, and consume alcoholic beverages. Theyusually dress in white, to bring good luck into the new year. Fireworks, offerings to African-Brazilian deities, eating grapes or lentils are some of the customs associated with the holiday.The city ofSo Paulo also has a famous worldwide event: the Saint Silvester Marathon (Corridade So Silvestre), which traverses streets between Paulista Avenue and the downtown area. It iscontested by athletes of many countries, including such Olympic stars as the Kenyan runnerPaul

Tergat, who won it five times.
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Fireworks at Paulista Avenue, in So Paulo. New Year's Eve 2008-2009

''As it is said all the countries without exception celebrate the New Year's Eve and eventually theNew year. this is an event that concerns everyone and it is obvious that it is well celebrated!Allthe countries of the world celebrate in its own manner and the more spectacular it is, the better

it is for the eyes of other countries.

Also in Paulista Avenue is a great New Year's Eve, with large fires burning in the midnight.Famous singers in Brazil are in the party. In moving from 2008 to 2009, 1 million people

attended the party.

[edit] Canada

In Canada, New Year's traditions and celebrations vary from region to region. Generally, NewYear's Eve (also known asNew Year's Eve Day) in Canada is a social holiday. In majormetropolitan areas such as Toronto and Montreal, major celebrations with music and fireworksare often held at Midnight. Other common New Year's Eve celebrations such as late-nightpartying are also major events in these cities and other places around Canada. In some areas,such as in rural Quebec, people ice fish and drink with their friends until the early hours ofJanuary 1. Traditions from other countries are also common due to Canada's cultural makeup [2].

[edit] Denmark

The Danes usually celebrate New Year's Eve, ornytrsaften inDanish, with their families or,more commonly nowadays, with their close friends, with fireworks and champagne. The eveningmeal on New Year's Eve is often more exclusive, and often consists of three courses; traditionaldesserts include Marzipanring cake (Danish: kransekage, lit.: ring cake). Danes often watch the
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Queen's New Year's Speech on television. The climax is when the clock on the Copenhagen CityHall reaches twelve, and the thousands of gathered people at the city square cheer and set offtheir fireworks. As in Germany the national television station DR1 broadcastsDinner for One (inDanish: 90 rs fdselsdagen (lit.: The 90th birthday)).

[edit] Ecuador

Ecuador celebrates a unique tradition on the last day of the year. Elaborate effigies, called AosViejos (Old Years) are created to represent people and events from the past year. Often theseinclude political characters or leaders that the creator of the effigy may have disagreed with. Thedummies are made of straw, newspaper, and old clothes, with papier-mch masks. Often theyare also stuffed with fire crackers. At midnight the effigies are lit on fire to symbolize burningaway of the past year and welcoming of the New Year. The origin of the tradition is unknown,but is similar to that of the British Guy Fawkes Night. It is possible the tradition began after ayellow fever epidemic left many dead. The corpses were then disposed of by burning.

Other rituals are performed for the health, wealth, prosperity and protection of each member.These rituals are the following: Twelve grapes: Each person eats twelve grapes before midnight,making a wish with each grape.

Yellow underwear: One of the most popular traditions, yellow underwear are said to attractpositive energies for the New Year.

Suitcase: Walking around the block with the suitcase will bring the person the journey of theirdreams.

[edit] France
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New Year's Eve fireworks in Paris

The French call New Year's Eve "la Saint-Chris Aiken". It is usually celebrated with a feastcalled le Rveillon de la Saint-Sylvestre. This feast customarily includes special dishes like foiegras and drinks like champagne. The celebration can be a simple, intimate dinner with friendsand family or a much fancier ball (une soire dansante).

On le Jour de l'An (New Year's Day), friends and family exchangeNew Year's resolutions andsometimes gifts. Some people eat heart or log shaped desserts, sometimes made ofice cream[3]

The holiday period ends on January 6 for the Epiphany. On this day, they traditionally enjoy atype of cake that varies depending on where you are in France, resembling king cake in theUnited States.

[edit] Germany

Germans call New Year's Eve Silvester. Since 1972, each New Year's Eve, several Germantelevision stations broadcast a short English theatrical performance titledDinner for One[4] . Apunch line from the comedy sketch, "same procedure as every year", has become a catch phrasein Germany. [5] Every year Berlin hosts one of the largest New Year's Eve celebrations in all ofEurope which is attended by over a million people. The focal point is the Brandenburg Gateand
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the fireworks at midnight centered around that location. Germans have a reputation of spendinglarge amounts of money on firecrackers and fireworks.

[edit] China

In China, although the celebrations of the Lunar New Yearare not until a few weeks into thenew year, celebrations of the Gregorian New Year are still held in some areas.

[edit] Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, the people usually get together in Central, Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui tocelebrate and to look at the night lights along the harbor. The Times Square shopping mall inHong Kong also holds their own send-off to the ball drop held at the Times Square inNew YorkCity.

[edit] Iceland

In Iceland the biggest new year events are usually in the greater Reykjavik area. Icelanders areespecially fond to fireworks and sometimes the firework shows can be considered touristattractions. Fireworks are very popular in Iceland. Bonfires are also set in several placesthroughout the country and are often accompanied with shows, musical events and sometimesfoodtables.

[edit] India

Most celebrations take place in the larger cities of India like Bangalore,Delhi, Chennai,Hyderabad and Mumbai. Events such as live concerts and dances bybollywood stars are

organised and attended mostly by youngsters. Large crowds also gather at popular spots alongthe coastline such as the Gateway of India, Girgaum Chowpatty, Bandra Bandstand, Juhu Beachetc. More often than not friends rather than family tend to get together to celebrate the NewYear.

[edit] Indonesia

The local government ofJakartaoften holds a music show, a new year's countdown, andfireworks party in New Year's Eve celebration. The events often held in Monumen Nasional,Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, and Taman Mini Indonesia Indah. In Jakarta, people celebrates NewYear's Eve in Jalan MH Thamrin, with their families, siblings, or their friends more than two

player friends dancer manager has ; Nikita Willy, and Cathy Sharon. Trumpet and fireworks arethe most important things for Indonesian people to celebrate their New Year's Eve.

[edit] Ireland

The Irish call New Year's EveNew Year's Eve, or in Irish - Oche Chinn Bliana, Oche na CodaMire orOche Chaille. Celebrations in major cities are modest. The beginning of 2009 washeralded only by the ringing of church bells. This is due to a ban on fireworks.
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[edit] Italy

Italians call New Year's Eve Capodanno (the "head of the year") orNotte di San Silvestro (thenight of the saint celebrated on 31 December). Tradition provides a set of rituals for the newyear, as dress red underwear or get rid of old or unused items by dropping them from the window

(this one is almost dropped).

Dinner, taken with parents and friend, uses to include zampone or cotechino (kind of spicedItalian sausage) and lentils. At half past eight pm, The President of the Republic reads thetelevision message of greetings to Italians.

At midnight strike, fireworks are displayed across whole Italy.

[edit] Japan

Main article: misoka

The day is a preparation day to welcome toshigami (), new year's god. Therefore,traditionally, people clean their home and prepare Kadomatsu and/orShimenawato welcome thegod before New Year's Eve.

Buddhist temples ring their bells 108 times[5] on midnight, during 31 December to 1 January.These bell rings are called asjoya no kane () in Japanese which means "bell rings onnew year eve's night." Each bell rings represent 108 elements ofbonn (), defilements, orKilesa in Sanskrit, which is said people have in their mind. The bells are rung to repent 108 ofthe bonn.

On TV, the Red and White Year-end Song Festival is an over 50-year-old tradition involving asinging contest between male and female teams of celebrity singers.

[edit] Kosovo

Kosovan New Year's Eve celebrations are held in all major cities (Pristina, Prizren, etc) on 31December, 1 and 2 January. People celebrate on the streets accompanied by fireworks, familygatherings or on night clubs.

[edit] Lebanon

In Lebanon, people celebrate the New Year's Eve by the use of fireworks, and by organizingcheese and wine for family and friend gatherings. These celebrations could also take place atsome fancy diners and clubs which are usually fully booked due to the presence of foreign anddomestic popular singers. Game shows are also organised where people can try their luck to winsome money. The synchronised final countdown is broadcast through the leading TV channeland the celebrations usually continue until sunrise.

[edit] Mexico
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Mexicans down a grape with each of the twelve chimes of the bell during the New Yearcountdown, while making a wish with each one. On New Year's Eve, those who want to findlove in the new year wear red underwear and yellow if they want money.[5]

Other traditions include sweeping the dirt out, taking luggage outside as a symbol of future trips,

hanging sheep dolls (mainly made out of wool) in the doorknob for prosperity, among others.

The celebrations are very similar to those of Spain.

They make dolls out of old clothes.

[edit] Netherlands

Clock from New Years Eve

New Year's Eve is called Oud en Nieuw ("Old and New") or simply oudejaarsavond("old year'sevening"), and is usually celebrated as a cosy evening with family or friends. Traditional snackfoods are oliebollen(oil dumplings) and appelbeignets (apple slicefritters)[6]. On television, themain feature is the oudejaarsconfrence, a performance by one of the major Dutch cabaretiers(comparable to stand-up comedy, but more serious; generally including a satirical review of theyear's politics). In Reformed Protestant families,Psalm 90 is read, although this tradition is now

fading away.[7]

At midnight,Glhwein(bisschopswijn) orChampagne is drunk. Many people fireoff their own fireworks, which are on sale from a few days before; towns don't organise a centralfireworks display. Public transport shuts down completely (the only scheduled time during theyear) between approximately 20:00 and 01:00.

On television a clock is broadcasted several minutes before midnight.

[edit] New Zealand

Auckland is 496.3 kilometres (308.4 mi) west of theInternational Date Line and thus is the firstmajor city to see the beginning of the new year, however it isGisborne that is the first "city" in

the world to see the first sun rise for the year. In common with many other places it celebratesthis with large street parties and fireworks displays. Elsewhere inNew Zealand, local councilsusually organise parties and street carnivals and fireworks displays. In recent years however,liquor bans have been imposed on many of the more popular areas due to disorder, vandalismand other anti-social behaviour. During the day of New Year's Eve, in recent years, the BlackCaps have played a One Day International cricket game in Queenstown.

[edit] Philippines
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Filipinos usually celebrate New Year's Eve with the company of family and close friends.Traditionally, most households stage a dinner party named Media Noche in their homes. Typicaldishes includepancit,Hamon and if the family could afford it, Lechn(roasted pig), which isusually considered as the centerpiece of the dinner table. Barbecued food is also an integral partof the menu.

Most Filipinos follow a set of traditions that are typically observed during New Year's Eve.Included among these traditions is the customary habit of wearing clothes with circular patternslike polka dots, this signifies the belief that circles attract money and fortuneor other colorfulclothing to show enthusiasm for the coming year. Throwing coins at the stroke of midnight issaid to increase wealth that year. Traditions also include the serving of circularly-shaped fruits,shaking of coins inside a metal casserole while walking around the house, and jumping up highwhich is believed to cause an increase in physical height. People also make loud noises byblowing on cardboard or plastic horns, called "torotot", banging on pots and pans or by ignitingfirecrackers andpyrotechnicsat the stroke of midnight, in the belief that it scares awaymalevolent spirits and forces.

Urban areas are usually hosts to many New Year's Eve parties and countdown celebrationswhich are usually hosted by the private sector with the help of the local government. Theseparties usually display their own fireworks spectacles and are often very well attended.

[edit] Poland

Polish Sylwesteris celebrated by parties with friends and fireworks. Drinking a glass ofchampagne exactly at midnight and raising toast for luck in the upcoming year is one of the mostcommon small traditions.

[edit] Russia

Most Russians celebrate New Year's Eve with their families and close friends. The celebrationusually starts one or two hours before midnight and the common tradition is to "say farewell tothe old year" by remembering most important events of the last twelve months. At five minutesto twelve most of the people watch the president's speech on TV or watch popular New Year TVshows ("Goluboy Ogonek"). There is a tradition to listen to the Kremlin clock bell ('Kuranty')ringing twelve times on the radio or on TV. During these last 12 seconds of the year people keepsilence and make their secret wishes for the next year. After that they drink champaign and haverich dinner, watching TV concerts and having fun. Some people like starting fireworks outsideand visiting their friends and neighbors. As the 30th and 31st of December are working days, a

lot of people also have small parties at work, though 31st of December is mostly spent at homeor with friends. There is an old superstition that if the first visitor (especially unexpected one) onthe 1st of January is a man, the year will be good. People also try to start new year without debts.

[edit] Serbia

New Year in Serbia is traditionally celebrated extensively. Indoors, families celebrate NewYear's Eve with an abundance of food. Decorated "Christmas"-trees are predominantly related to
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New Year, hence called "novogodinja (new years) jelka". Around or after midnight, "DedaMraz" (Grandpa Frost) visits houses and leaves presents under the tree, to be unpacked then or, ifthe family is asleep, only to be discovered in the morning.

Restaurants, clubs, cafe's and hotels are usually full-booked and organize New Years

celebrations with food and live music.

However, Serbian New Year's celebrations are most known for the outdoors festivities inBelgrade, and several other major cities such asNovi Sad andNi. As of mid-December, citiesare extensively decorated and lit. The decorations remain until way into January due to thepersistent influence of the old,Julian calendar. Throughout the region, especially amongstformerYugoslav republics, Belgrade is known as the place to be for major parties, concerts andhappenings. It has become common for large groups of Slovene's to visit their former capital andcelebrate the beginning of a new year. Especially since the mid-nineties, street celebrations grewinto mass gatherings with hundreds of thousands of people, celebrating New Year on one ofseveral locations throughout Belgrade. During former President Miloevi's mandate, the

gatherings had a strong political connotation as well. As of 2000, every year the City of Belgradeorganizes several concerts with major national and international performers on Belgrade's majorsquares; the Republic Square, Terazije Square and in front of the Serbian (formerly Federal)Parliament building. The concerts commence early in the evening and last well into the morning.Usually, there are separate celebrations and concerts organized for small children (SlavijaSquare) and for elderly (Kalemegran park). Midnight is marked by major fireworks fired fromsuitable buildings within the city.

On January 1, the central Svetogorska street is closed for traffic and used to hold the"openhearted street" festival; food and warm drinks are served and open air theater plays areperformed, while families with children as well as politicians (often including the President)

walk down the street. The evening of the first of January is reserved for the so-called "repriza", arepetition of the previous night; people often go to the club, friends or square where they werelast night to celebrate once more. Slightly down-scaled festivities are organized.

On January 13, a large part of the population celebrates "Serbian New Year", according to theJulian calendar. This time, usually one concert is organized in front of either City Hall or theNational Parliament (in Belgrade), while fireworks are prepared by the Serbian Orthodox Churchand fired from the Saint Sava Temple, where people also gather. Other cities also organize suchcelebrations.

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In the former Soviet Union, New Year has the same cultural significance as Christmas has in theUnited States, but without the religious connotations. Russian, Ukrainian and other families fromformer Soviet Union traditionally install spruce trees at home, the equivalent of a Christmas tree.In Eastern Europe, there is the Ded Moroz, who looks similar to Santa Claus, except he wearsrobes, and instead of reindeer, he is pulled by a troika (i.e. a three-horse drawn sled). Familiesgather to eat a large feast and reflect on the past year. They have a large celebration, make toasts,and make wishes for a happy New Year. Families give presents to their friends as well as
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informal acquaintances. This is due to Russians being a closely-knit community, and it is seen asa taboo to not give presents to those the family associates with. Children stay up until midnight,waiting for the New Year. Also, during these celebrations many Russians tune to special NewYear shows, which have become a long-standing tradition for the Russian TV.

New Year is often considered a "pre-celebration" for the Eastern Orthodox living in EasternEurope, primarily in Russia and Ukraine, since Christmas is celebrated on January 7 according tothe Eastern Orthodox tradition.

[edit] Spain

ThePuerta Del Solin 2005 New Year's Eve

Spanish New Year's Eve (Nochevieja orFin de Ao in Spanish, Cap d'Any in Catalan)celebrations usually begin with a family dinner, traditionally including shrimpandlamb orturkey. Spanish tradition says that wearing red underwear on New Year's Eve brings good luck.The actual countdown is primarily followed from the clockon top of the Casa de Correosbuilding in Puerta del Sol square in Madrid. It is traditional to eattwelve grapes, one on eachchimeof the clock. This tradition has its origins in 1909, when grape growers inAlicantethoughtof it as a way to cut down on the large production surplus they had had that year. Nowadays, thetradition is followed by almost every Spaniard, and the twelve grapes have become synonymouswith the New Year. After the clock has finished striking twelve, people greet each other and toastwith sparkling wine such ascava orchampagne, or alternatively with cider.

After the family dinner and the grapes, many young people attend New Year parties at pubs,discothques and similar places (these parties are called cotillones de nochevieja, after theSpanish word cotilln, which refers to party supplies like confetti, party blowers, party hats,etc.). Parties usually last until the next morning and range from small, personal celebrations atlocal bars to huge parties with guests numbering the thousands at hotel convention rooms. Earlynext morning, party attendees usually gather to have the traditional winter breakfast ofchocolateconchurros (hot chocolate and fried pastry).
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[edit] Suriname

Pagara (Red-firecracker-ribbons)New Year's Eve in Suriname is called Oud jaar which meansold year. It is during this period that the Surinamese population goes to the city's commercialdistrict to watch demonstrational fireworks. This is however, a spectacle based on the famous

red-firecracker-ribbons. The bigger stores invest in these firecrackers and display them out in thestreets. Every year the length of them is compared, and high praises are held for the companythat has managed to import the largest ribbon. These celebrations start at 10 in the morning andfinish the next day. The day is usually filled with laughter, dance, music, and drinking. When thenight starts, the big street parties are already at full capacity. The most popular fiesta is the onethat is held at caf 't Vat in the main tourist district. The parties there stop between 10 and 11 atnight. After which the people go home to light their pagaras (red-firecracker-ribbons) atmidnight. After 12, the parties continue and the streets fill again until daybreak.at day break thereis a bathroom break and then beer

[edit] Switzerland

In Switzerland, New Year's Eve is typically celebrated at a residence with friends (Christmasusually having been celebrated with family). There are no particular main dishes associated withthe event, although sweets and desserts are usual. Each communehas its own government-arranged countdown in a public space, accompanied with formal fireworks shows in larger cities.

Alternatives are spending the time with family, or in a night club.

[edit] Sweden

In Sweden, New Year's Eve is usually celebrated with families or with friends. A few hours

before and after midnight, people usually party and eat a nicer dinner, often three courses. NewYear's Eve is celebrated with large fireworks displays throughout the country, especially in thecities. People over 18 are allowed to buy fireworks, which are sold by local stores or by privatepersons. While watching or lighting up fireworks at midnight, people usually drink champagne.During the evening there is a showing on TV of the old West German cult classicDinner forOne with Freddie Frinton. This was released in 1963 in West Germany, Sweden 1969, andDenmark 1973.Ref: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121210/releaseinfo

[edit] Taiwan
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A fireworks display on Taipei 101, Taipei,Taiwan, New Year's 2008. A rare example of

fireworks on a skyscraper.[8]

Many people in Taiwan celebrate the end of the year. Concerts are held in most of the cities,includingTaoyuan,Taichung, Taipei, and Kaoshiung. Recently, the nation has used highertechnology to communicate among the cities via video, enabling the cities to count downtogether. The most crowded city is the capital, Taipei, where most people gather byTaipei 101and shopping centres in its vicinity. The tower is located in the shopping and financial area of theXinyi District. People gather around the streets of Taipei 101 as they count down. With eachnumber they count, one of the layers of Taipei 101 (eight floors per layer) lights up until 0, whenthe fireworks shoot out from the top of each layer (eight layers excluding a layer under theantenna) in different directions, as shown in the picture at right.

[edit] Turkey

Numerous decorations and customs traditionally associated with Christmas and Bayrams find asecular translation in TurkishNew Year's Eve celebrations, where homes and streets are lit up inglittering lights as well as various traditional Turkish aesthetic practices. Small gifts areexchanged, and large family dinners are organized with family and friends, featuring a specialZante currant-pimento-dilli pilavdish, dolma, hotbrek, baklavabaklava and various othereggplant dishes, topped with warmpide,salep andboza.

Television and radio channels are known to continuously broadcast a variety of special New

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Antalya, with the biggest celebrations taking place in Istanbul's Taksim, Beyolu,Nianta andKadky districts and Ankara's Kzlay Square, which generally feature dancing, concerts, laserand lightshows as well as the traditional countdown and fireworks display.

[edit] United Kingdom

See also: Hogmanay

Fireworks marking the new year in London

London's firework celebrations centre around the London Eye. At the start of 2005, fireworkswere launched from the wheel itself for the first time. The timing of the new year is usuallyindicated by the chimes onBig Ben[9].

Hogmanay Fireworks in Edinburgh

In Edinburgh the cannon is fired at Edinburgh Castle at the stroke of midnight and is followed bya large fireworks display.

Scotland celebrates New Year as Hogmanay. Other cities in Britain such as Liverpool,Glasgow,Leeds, Cardiff,Manchester,Aberdeen,Newcastle upon Tyne and Birmingham all havecelebrations during the evening.
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The celebrations have been televised from Londonover the last few years by the BBC inEngland & Wales. BBC Scotlandbroadcast the celebrations in Edinburgh to a Scottish audience,with the UK-wide BBC occasionally simulcasting. ITVcovers the New Year celebrationsworldwide, with STV additionally providing coverage in Scotland of events going on around thecountry.

[edit] United States

Countdown 2006 in NYC

In the United States, New Year's Eve is a major social holiday. One of the top destination citiesfor New Year's Eve from 2003 to 2006 has been New York. [10] Las Vegas is also attracting alarge number of New Year's Eve party goers with the famous Las Vegas strip being closed tovehicles and buses.

In the past 100 years the "ball dropping" on top ofOne Times Square inNew York City,broadcast to all of America (and rebroadcast in many other countries), is a major component ofthe New Year celebration [11]. The 11,875-pound (5,386 kg), 12-foot (3.7 m) diameterWaterfordcrystal ball located high aboveTimes Square is lowered, starting at 11:59:00pm and reaching thebottom of its tower 60 seconds later, at the stroke ofmidnight (12:00:00am). This is repeated inmany towns and cities across theUnited States[11] . From 1981 to 1988, New York City droppedanenlarged apple in recognition of its nickname. It is sometimes referred to as "thebig apple"like the city itself; the custom derives from the time signal that used to be given at noon inharbors.

From 1972 through 2007, Dick Clarkhosted televised coverage of the event calledDick Clark'sNew Year's Rockin' Eve, shown onABC, and now renamedDick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Evewith Ryan Seacrestfor the arrival of 2009. From 1956 to 1976 on CBS, Guy Lombardo and hisRoyal Canadians serenaded the United States from the ballroom of theWaldorf-Astoria Hotel onPark AvenueinNew York City. The Royal Canadians continued on CBS until 1978, andHappyNew Year, America replaced it in 1979, continuing until 1995. The songAuld Lang Synehasbecome a popular song to sing at midnight on New Year's Eve, with the Lombardo version beingthe standard.NBC also has hosted New Year's coverage; traditionally, the networks' late night
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hosts have hosted special editions of their regular shows (including a special Central Time Zone-specific countdown onLate Night with Conan O'Brien), but since 2005, the network has optedfor a special entitledNew Year's Eve with Carson Daly. Fox, CNN, andFox News Channel alsohave their own New Year's specials.

[edit] Communities

Religious CommunitiesMany religious communities have a tradition of New Year's Eve being known as "WatchNight". The faithful of the community congregate in worship services commencing NewYear's Eve night and continuing past midnight into the new year. The Watch Night is atime for giving thanks for the blessings of the outgoing year and praying for divine favorduring the upcoming year. Though held by some to have begun in the African Americancommunity, watch night can actually be traced back to a sect ofChristians known as theMoravianswho held the first Watchnight Service in Herrnhut,Saxony, in 1732. Thepractice was later adopted by John Wesley, the founder ofMethodism. Watch Night did

take on special significance toAfrican Americanson New Year's Eve 1862, however, asslaves eagerly awaited the arrival of January 1, 1863the effective date of theEmancipation Proclamation. This particular New Year's Eve became known as"Freedom's Eve."[12]

[edit] Local celebrations

Many cities in the US have their own local version of the celebration, even while keeping an eyeon New York, and the New York-centric aspect of the holiday is diminishing.

In recent years, festivities in downtown Cleveland, Ohio have increased in popularity,

demonstrating a midwest style to the traditional New Year's festivities. Specifically, several barsincluding "Blind Pig" and more recently "Cadillac Ranch" host parties drawing thousands ofrevelers. The party at "Cadillac Ranch" is especially a sign of the revitalization of the Clevelandarea as its location is adjacent to the Health Line.

Many cities, echoing the New York tradition ofball drop, also descend or lower an object (or anenlarged representation of an object) For example, big balloon drops are traditional at theProfessionals Guild singles New Year's Eve parties in Sacramento and in the San Francisco BayArea.

The festivities in downtown Chicagotake place atNavy Pier, as fireworks are shot off next to the

pier.In some communities the objects dropped have special local significance.Orange County,California, Orange County, Texas, and Orange County, New York, all drop large oranges(Orange County, Florida, tried it briefly, but has since ceased doing so). There are also examplesof things going up. In Seattlethe countdown is done by raising the Space Needle's elevator andlaunching fireworks up the side of the tower until both reach the top at midnight. Also Atlanta,
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Georgia does their famous Peach Drop, another event that is shown onDick Clark's New Year'sRockin' Eve.

Further information:List of objects dropped on New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve is a major event in Las Vegas, Nevada, where the Las Vegas Strip is shut downas several hundred thousand people party. New Year's Eve is traditionally the busiest day of theyear at Walt Disney Worldin Florida andDisneylandin California, where the parks stay openlate and the usual nightly fireworks are supplemented by an additional New Year's Eve-specificshow at midnight. InNew Orleans,Louisiana, another of the most popular New Year celebrationvenues in North America, similar crowds of hundreds of thousands gather in the French Quarter,particularly on Bourbon Streetand Canal Street, to celebrate the New Year.

Many cities also celebrate First Night, a non-alcohol family-friendly New Year's Celebration,generally featuring performing artists, community events, parades, and fireworks displays. FirstNight began in Boston in 1976 and is now found in over 60 cities nationwide. A similar

celebration is Providence, Rhode Island's Bright Night,and an artist-run arts celebration thatstarted when Providence's First Night went bankrupt in 2003.

[edit] Random gunfire and unapproved fireworks use

In several areas of the U.S., particularly majorurban areas, New Year celebrations arepunctuated by random celebratory gunfire which could potentially cause injuries or deaths.Police departments in many cities, aided by gun safety organizations, have attempted to crackdown on this practice through technology and stiffer penalties.

A New Year's Eve tradition in Hawaii and other areas is the un-condoned use offireworks by

local residents. Local governments have begun to severely limit this practice in recent years fornumerous reasons, including its effect on people with breathing problems, thrill-seeking butdangerous twists on fireworks use (e.g. hanging fireworks from power lines), and unintendedfires.

[edit] Venezuela

In Venezuela, many of the traditions are very similar to the ones from Spain, with an over-emphasis in traditions that supposedly will bring good luck in the year forthcoming. Those whowant to find love in the New Year are supposed to wear red underwear on New Year's Eve; thosewho want money must have a bill of high value when toast, those who want to travel must go out

home while carrying some luggage, and so on. Yellow underwear is worn to bring happiness inthe New Year.

Usually, people listen to radio specials, which give a countdown and announce the New Yearaccording to the legal hour in Venezuela, and, in Caracas, following the twelve bells from theCathedral of Caracas. During these special programs is a tradition to broadcast songs about thesadness on the end of the year, being popular favorites "Viejo ao" ("Old year") byGaita groupMaracaibo 15and "Cinco pa' las 12" ("Five minutes before twelve") who was versioned by
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several popular singers like Nestor Zavarce, Nancy Ramos and Jos Luis Rodrguez El Puma,and the unofficial hymn for the first minutes of the New Year is "Ao Nuevo, Vida Nueva"("New Year, New Life"), by the band Billo's Caracas Boys.

[edit] Songs

In English-speaking countries, a few popular songs are associated with New Year's Eve and it iscommon to hear them on the radio these countries on, or shortly before, December 31.

"Auld Lang Syne" (a Scottish folk song written byRobert Burns, the song most closelyassociated with the holiday)

"It Was A Very Good Year" by Frank Sinatra. "It's Just Another New Year's Eve" byBarry Manilow. "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" recorded by various singers, most of them

female. "Same Old Lang Syne" by Dan Fogelberg "Happy New Year" by ABBA "The New Year" byDeath Cab For Cutie "A Long December" by Counting Crows "New Year's Eve" by The Walkmen "New Year's Day" byU2

During the festivities for the year 2000,Prince's1999 was re-released and enjoyed increasedpopularity due to the song's namesake year. Will Smith also released a song entitled Will 2K,which also proved successful, owing to the lyrics' celebration ofmillennium parties. RobbieWilliams enjoyed a similar success with his 1998 singleMillennium

A song that may also receive some moderate airplay on this night as well is The FinalCountdown, for obvious reasons, which was recorded by the Swedish hard rock band EUROPE,who delivered a notable performance of the song on New Year's Eve 1999, with both of theirlead guitarists John Norum and Kee Marcello, the only such performance EUROPE ever hadwith both of them on stage together with the rest of the band.
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It's Another New Year...

...but for what reason?

"Happy New Year!" That greeting will be said and heard for at least the first couple ofweeks as a new yeargets under way. But the day celebrated asNew Year's Day in modern America was not always January 1.

ANCIENT NEW YEARSThe celebration of the new yearis the oldest of all holidays. It was first observed inancient Babylon about 4000 years ago. In the years around 2000 BC, the Babylonian

New Year began with the first New Moon (actually the first visible cresent) after theVernal Equinox (first day of spring).

The beginning of spring is a logical time to start a new year. After all, it is the season ofrebirth, of planting new crops, and of blossoming. January 1, on the other hand, has noastronomical nor agricultural significance. It is purely arbitrary.

The Babylonian new yearcelebration lasted for eleven days. Each day had its ownparticular mode of celebration, but it is safe to say that modern New Year's Evefestivities pale in comparison.

The Romans continued to observe the new year in lateMarch, but their calendar was continually tampered with byvarious emperors so that the calendar soon became out ofsynchronization with the sun.

In order to set the calendar right, the Roman senate, in 153BC, declared January 1 to be the beginning of the new year.But tampering continued until Julius Caesar, in 46 BC,established what has come to be known as the JulianCalendar. It again established January 1 as the new year. Butin order to synchronize the calendar with the sun, Caesar had

to let the previous year drag on for 445 days.

THE CHURCH'S VIEW OF NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONSAlthough in the first centuries AD the Romans continued celebrating the new year, theearly Catholic Church condemned the festivities as paganism. But as Christianitybecame more widespread, the early church began having its own religious observancesconcurrently with many of the pagan celebrations, and New Year's Day was no different.
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New Years is still observed as the Feast of Christ's Circumcision by somedenominations.

During the Middle Ages, the Church remained opposed to celebrating New Years.January 1 has been celebrated as a holiday by Western nations for only about the past

400 years.

NEW YEAR TRADITIONSOther traditions of the season include the making of New Year'sresolutions. That tradition also dates back to the early Babylonians.Popular modern resolutions might include the promise to lose weight orquit smoking. The early Babylonian's most popular resolution was toreturn borrowed farm equipment.

The Tournament of Roses Parade dates back to 1886. In that year,members of the Valley Hunt Club decorated their carriages with flowers.

It celebrated the ripening of the orange crop in California.

Although the Rose Bowl football game was first played as a part of the Tournament ofRoses in 1902, it was replaced by Roman chariot races the following year. In 1916, thefootball game returned as the sports centerpiece of the festival.

The tradition of using a baby to signify the new year was begun inGreece around 600 BC. It was their tradition at that time to celebratetheir god of wine, Dionysus, by parading a baby in a basket,representing the annual rebirth of that god as the spirit of fertility. EarlyEgyptians also used a baby as a symbol of rebirth.

Although the early Christians denounced the practice as pagan, thepopularity of the baby as a symbol of rebirth forced the Church toreevaluate its position. The Church finally allowed its members tocelebrate the new year with a baby, which was to symbolize the birth ofthe baby Jesus.

The use of an image of a baby with a New Years banner as a symbolicrepresentation of the new year was brought to early America by the Germans. They hadused the effigy since the fourteenth century.

FOR LUCK IN THE NEW YEARTraditionally, it was thought that one could affect the luck theywould have throughout the coming year by what they did or ateon the first day of the year. For that reason, it has becomecommon for folks to celebrate the first few minutes of a brandnew year in the company of family and friends. Partiesoftenlast into the middle of the night after the ringing in of a newyear. It was once believed that the first visitor on New Year's
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Day would bring either good luck or bad luck the rest of the year. It was particularlylucky if that visitor happened to be a tall dark-haired man.

Traditional New Year foods are also thought to bring luck. Manycultures believe that anything in the shape of a ring is good luck,

because it symbolizes "coming full circle," completing a year'scycle. For that reason, the Dutch believe that eating donuts onNew Year's Day will bring good fortune.

Many parts of the U.S. celebrate the new year by consumingblack-eyed peas. These legumes are typically accompanied by

either hog jowls or ham. Black-eyed peas and other legumes have been consideredgood luck in many cultures. The hog, and thus its meat, is considered lucky because itsymbolizes prosperity. Cabbage is another "good luck" vegetable that is consumed onNew Year's Day by many. Cabbage leaves are also considered a sign of prosperity,being representative of paper currency. In some regions, rice is a lucky food that is

eaten on New Year's Day.

AULD LANG SYNEThe song, "Auld Lang Syne," playing in the background, is sung at the stroke ofmidnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year.At least partially written by Robert Burns in the 1700's, it was first published in 1796after Burns' death. Early variations of the song were sung prior to 1700 and inspiredBurns to produce the modern rendition. An old Scottish tune, "Auld Lang Syne" literallymeans "old long ago," or simply, "the good old days."


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Introduction

All over the world, people welcome the new year for it is one of the oldest of all

holidays. Most New Year celebrations focus on family and friends. It is a time to

reflect on the past and envision a future, perhaps, in a world where people livetogether in harmony.

In the United States we celebrate the New Year on the first day of January

but not all New Year celebrations take place on the same day or in the same way!

Sometimes this is because people in different parts of the world use different

calendars. China and Israel keep a lunar calendar. It is based on the movement of

the moon around the Earth. Some countries celebrate in the spring when new

crops begin to grow or in autumn when the crops are harvested. Adults and

children have many different ways of welcoming the New Year. Wouldn't it be fun

to travel around the world and celebrate the New Year all year long?

Task

It's party time! Our class will have a New Year's celebration to learn about the

cultural and religious differences and similarities between ourselves and other

diverse cultures. Each of you will be required to present the New Year traditions

from a different country or culture to the class (see list below), complete a chart(see Evaluation) for comparisons, and then plan a trip around the world to

experience as many of the New Year celebrations as possible in the year 2000.

Choose a partner and select one of the countries or cultures below for

your research.

With the teacher's approval, you may also select a different country than

the ones listed.

Yuan Tan (Chinese) Shougatsu (Japanese

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