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New Year
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1st January
The first day of the year when using the Gregorian calendar.
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31st December
The last day of the year when using the Gregorian calendar.
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Auld Lang Syne
A traditional Scottish folk song that is sung at midnight on the 31st
of December.
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Bagpipes
Traditional Scottish musical instrument that are played a new year celebrations.
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Balloons
Small inflatable decorations for parties.
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Banquet
A large formal meal that many people attend as a party.
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Big Ben
A big clock in London that signals the start of the new year in the UK.
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Buffet
A meal where people select their own food while standing up.
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Calendar
A written record of the days and months in each year.
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Celebration
A happy gathering of people to mark a special occasion.
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Champagne
A white wine with bubbles in it that is drunk a celebrations.
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Clock
A device that measure the passing of time.
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Confetti
Small pieces of colored paper that are thrown in the air during certain celebrations.
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Countdown
To count backwards (from a higher number to a lower one) to the start of a specific event.
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Crowd
A large group of people.
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Custom
A specific action that is always done in the same way and at the same time.
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Dance
To move in time with music.
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Decorations
The items used to make something more beatify or nice to look at.
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Eve
The day before another day on which something happens.
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Family
The group of people that you are related to.
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Fancy dress
The clothes worn at a party were people dress-up as something different.
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Fireworks
A small explosive that produces bright colors that people use a celebrations.
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Gathering
A group of people that come together for the same occasion.
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Gregorian calendar
The most widely used dating system that started in Europe.
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Hangover
The after effects of drinking too much alcohol.
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Hogmanay
The traditional Scottish name for New Year.
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Holiday
A time when you do not need to work.
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Host/hostess
The person who gives and organizes a party.
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Invitation
A request for someone to attend an event or party.
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Invite
To ask someone to attended an event or party.
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Kilt
The traditional Scottish clothing that a piper would wear when playing the bagpipes.
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Lunar New Year
The new year under the Chinese calendar.
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Midnight
The time in the middle of the night when one day ends and another day starts.
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Music
The pleasant sound that people listen to for enjoyment.
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New Year
The time when the last year ends and the next one starts. The 1st of January in the Gregorian calendar.
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New Year’s Day
The first day of the year. The 1st of January in the Gregorian calendar.
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New Year’s Eve
The last day of the year. The 31st of December in the Gregorian calendar.
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Nightclub
A building where people go to dance and drink until very late at night.
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Noisemakers
An item that is used at a celebration to make happy noise.
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Party
A group of people who are celebrating something.
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Piper
A person who plays the bagpipes.
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Public holiday
A day when the whole country does not need to work.
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Resolution
A promise to do something or to change something during the following year.
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Reveler
A person who is attending a party.
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Sale
The act of selling items for a reduced price.
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Songkran
The traditional Thai new year that is celebrated in April.
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Stroke of midnight
The precise moment when a clock goes from 11.59pm to 12.00am.
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Toast
To celebrate an occasion or person by drinking something.
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Tradition
The actions and situations that are always done the same way each year.
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Vow
To promise to do something.
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