11 Interesting Facts About New Year& New Year Celebration Around The World
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The Chinese New Year is celebrated on a different day each year and is based on the lunar calendar.
In Italy, people wear red underwear on New Year's Day to bring good luck all year long.
The tradition of making New Year’s resolutions dates back over 4,000 years to the ancient Babylonians.
While nearly half of all Americans make resolutions, 25 percent of them give up on their resolutions by the second week of January.
The Roman calendar originally started the New Year in March, but Emperor Julius Caesar later moved it to January 1st in 46 BC.
In Medieval Europe, the New Year was celebrated with a great feast and a parade featuring people dressed in costumes.
About 1 million people gather in New York City’s Times Square to watch the ball drop
In some countries, such as Spain and Mexico, people eat 12 grapes at midnight on New Year’s Eve as a superstitious way of bringing good luck in the upcoming year.
In Scotland, New Year’s Eve is known as “Hogmanay” and is traditionally celebrated with a huge street party.
The traditional New Year's song, “Auld Lang Syne,” means, “times gone by” which was written by Poet Robert Burns in 1788
Today, most cultures around the world celebrate the New Year on January 1st.
Common traditions include fireworks, parades, and the exchanging of gifts.
Happy New Year
Wishing you health, wealth, and happiness in the New Year ahead.