Christmas traditions New Year celebration
What is one holiday which people of nearly every religion and region celebrate? New Years! s Day marks the beginning of the calendar year. It’s often joyously celebrated in a number of ways and is fun for everyone. In America and many other nations, the focus is on the night before the first day of the New Year, New Year’s Eve.
New Year is an all around fun holiday for everyone celebrating. The holiday is celebrated in numerous ways by the numerous cultures of the world, but it’s all in celebration of a new beginning.
In America, most of the celebration for New Years actually happens on December 31st, the last day of the year. People will often attend parties where the goal is to stay up past midnight to welcome the beginning of the next year. Across the nation, in large cities, especially New York, massive celebrations will take place. Roadways are blocked off and usually business is hampered as thousands and thousands of people go to the heart of New York City each year to celebrate the New Year. New York also happens to be the location of the “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” a popular show that occurs every year. The show documents the symbolic dropping of a large ball, which reaches the ground at exactly midnight.
New Year is an all around fun holiday for everyone celebrating. The holiday is celebrated in numerous ways by the numerous cultures of the world, but it’s all in celebration of a new beginning.
In
America, most of the celebration for New Years actually happens on
December 31st, the last day of the year. People will often attend
parties where the goal is to stay up past midnight to welcome the
beginning of the next year. Across the nation, in large cities,
especially New York, massive celebrations will take place. Roadways
are blocked off and usually business is hampered as thousands and
thousands of people go to the heart of New York City each year to
celebrate the New Year. New York also happens to be the location of
the “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” a popular show that occurs every year.
The show documents the symbolic dropping of a large ball, which reaches
the ground at exactly midnight.
Other
nations around the world celebrate New Year slightly different. In
England, the center of attention lies in London, where people gather
near the Big Ben to hear it chime in the New Year. The French often
celebrate this holiday with a large feast and fireworks displays.
Germans too enjoy fireworks displays, drinking, and partying on New
Year’s Eve. In Japan the day is often spent cleaning one’s house in
preparation for the arrival of the New Year’s God. Buddhist temples
across Asia also ring their bells 108 times at midnight to welcome the
New Year. In Australia, fireworks also prove to be a major part of the
celebrations, along with gathering in major cities to celebrate. Many
other nations also have their own unique traditions and customs, many
of which involve drinking, fireworks, and of course partying.
Celebrations aren’t the only part of the New Year holiday. In fact, an equally important aspect of the holiday is New Year’s resolutions. Resolutions are promises to yourself to achieve a certain goal within one year. These goals range in topic and difficulty, but they are almost always an advantageous life change. Some common goals include weight loss, getting in shape, earning more money, quit smoking, and other goals which many share to improve themselves. Although each year making a resolution is popular, it also seems that breaking the resolution is just as popular. Of the men and women who make a resolution, only 12% actually achieve their goals.
Across the world, New Year’s Day is celebrated. It is celebrated in a variety of ways, with each nation and culture having their own unique customs. The United States has New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, England has the Big Ben, and a host of other nations revolve their celebrations around massive gatherings and fireworks displays. The celebration of New Years as a new beginning is seen in the existence of resolutions. Resolutions show the determination of people to better their selves with this new beginning. Overall, New Year’s Day and the day before it is a time for joy, celebration, family and friends, and all around good times.