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    New Year's Eve

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  1. Feb 16, 2010 · Learn how different cultures and civilizations have marked the start of a new year for thousands of years. Discover the origins of New Year’s Eve, the ball drop, resolutions and more.

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    • New Year's Eve 2024

      • Tuesday, December 31
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  3. In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve, also known as Old Year's Day, is the evening or the entire day of the last day of the year, 31 December. In many countries, New Year's Eve is celebrated with dancing, eating, drinking, and watching or lighting fireworks. Some Christians attend a watchnight service.

    • Host a Party. This is probably the most popular tradition for New Year's Eve. Who doesn't like to celebrate with friends and family in the comfort of home?
    • Watch Fireworks. Fireworks are a bright and mesmerizing part of New Year's. Getting together with friends to watch them is a fun tradition for all!
    • Listen to "Auld Lang Syne" Bid farewell to the passing year by playing this traditional song for everyone to sing along to!
    • Make a Toast. What better way is there to start a new year than to toast to all the good times from the previous year? Doing so may even allow some of that prosperity to spill over!
  4. Dec 28, 2011 · Learn about the origins and traditions of New Year's Eve and New Year's Day around the world and through history. Discover the meanings of "Auld Lang Syne," the ball drop, resolutions, foods and more.

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    • Mallory Moench
    • Times Square ball drop. Some version of the famous ball has been dropped in Times Square in New York City on New Year’s Eve since 1907, although the history of using a ball on a pole to notify ship captains of the time dates back to the 1800s.
    • Jumping waves and wearing white. In Brazil, revelers often wear white and go to the beach to celebrate the new year. At the ocean, some practice the tradition of making offerings to Iemanjá, or Yemanja, an ocean goddess from traditional Afro-Brazilian religions Candomblé and Umbanda.
    • First footing. One tradition in Scotland, where New Year’s Eve is known as Hogmanay, is “first footing”—literally the first foot to enter someone’s home after midnight.
    • Ringing bells 108 times. In Japan, Buddhist temples ring bells 108 times on New Year’s Eve. This is because in Buddhism, it is believed that there are 108 types of earthly desires, and each strike of the bell will remove one desire.
  5. 5 days ago · New Year’s Eve is celebrated by gathering with friends and family. Popular rituals include serving food that symbolizes good fortune and making resolutions concerning what one hopes to accomplish in the next year.

  6. Dec 27, 2023 · Explore New Year's Eve celebrations and festivities in Columbus and ring the new year in with friends and family.

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