New Year's Eve

Kiribati - This country straddled the international date line which in 1995 was adjusted by 2000 miles making Kiribati the first country to see every new day, including New years and Christmas.

Most staples are closing to the public no later than 1700 hours - 5pm

Yes they are but they may close a little earlier then usual. Call ahead if it's late afternoon.

'Auld Lang Syne' is probably the one most people sing. At least they attempt to sing it, as not many know Burns' words properly!

9 o'clock at night

It's just the symbols that they made up. I know the swirl is not actually made up by them, but it was used for a song symbol. If you notice on the back of the album, there are 14 symbols. These represent the 14 songs on the album. Each song has a different symbol, the swirl is the symbol for "Hurts Like Heaven". The thing with Coldplay, is they don't just create great music, they always create a look to go with the theme of the album. Check out the story behind the album with their "Mylo Xyloto" comics. It's great and very creative!

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I have no idea but my mother always says it no dirty clothes when the new year comes in.

New Year's Eve

Philadelphia doesn't drop anything on new years eve. new york city, drops a ball in a time square to welcome the new incoming year.

because people hog things

I wish you and your family a happy new year.

New Year's day itself doesn't have anything to do with Jesus. Jesus was Jewish and celebrated Jewish New Year (Rosh HaShanah) which occurs in September. But nearly every culture and country has a calendar that marks the changing of one year into another. And the calendar date of 2012/2013 does have something to do with the Christian religion, and so, tangentially, with Jesus. Christians marked time by when they believed Jesus was born, so they began to determine the calendar by BC (before Christ) and AD (Anno Domini-- in the year of our Lord). Thus, 2012 refers to 2012 years since the birth of Jesus (it should be noted that not many scholars believe he was really born in the year 0, but that is a different conversation).

While the Christian calendar has become commonly used by almost everyone, non-Christian religions use different terms to describe the calendar year -- for example, Jews use BCE (before the Common era-- the era commonly accepted by everyone, even if the world is much older than the birth of the Christian religion; since Jews do not believe Jesus was the Christ, Jews do not use BC. It should be noted that some scholars also prefer BCE, since they feel that time should not be marked by the beliefs of one religion or another). But even though the calendar we use may be Christian in origin, these days, the new year's celebration is generally secular, and all religions participate in it in whatever ways their culture encourages.

It's always a good idea to have nice music at a New Year's Eve party - whether it's a dance party or a classy cocktail party. To make the event special and memorable for your guests, have live musicians play. Just think of the type of music your guests like and then book that kind of performer. I found a great website where you can browse performers who you can book to perform at special parties and events. Here's an example of a performer from the site: bit.ly/1m24Bk9

You might be able to find an essay about New Year's resolutions on a site that sells essays, or you could write one in your own unique style and say what only you would say.

Mistletoe

New Life

Praise be to Allaah.

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-`Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on

him) was asked: What is the ruling on congratulating people on the

occasion of the Hijri new year, and how should one reply to a person

who offers congratulations?

He replied:

If someone offers you congratulations, then respond to him, but do

not initiate such greetings. This is the correct view concerning this

matter. So if a person says to you, for example, "Happy New Year",

then you can say, "May Allaah make it a good and blessed year for

you." But you should not initiate such a greeting, because I do not

know of any report that the salaf [early generations of Islam]

congratulated one another on the occasion of the new year, rather the

salaf did not regard the first of Muharram as the first day of the

new year until the caliphate of `Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allaah be

pleased with him.

Shaykh `Abd al-Kareem al-Khudayr said concerning offering

congratulations on the occasion of the hijri new year:

Praying for another Muslim in general terms, in phrases that are not

meant as a kind of ritual on special occasions such as Eid, is

acceptable, especially if what is meant by this greeting is

friendship and to show a friendly face to one's fellow Muslim. Imaam

Ahmad (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: "I do not initiate the

greeting but if someone greets me I return the greeting, because

responding to the greeting is obligatory. But being the first to

offer congratulations is neither Sunnah nor forbidden

Countries that were part of Englands empire I think?

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Government

maligayang pasko at MANIGONG BAGONG TAON,merry Christmas & Happy New Year...

Most major banks, such has Bank of America and Wachovia/Wells Fargo, will be open on New Year's Eve, despite the observance of New Year's Day. Smaller banks such as those serving local towns and credit unions will be closed. It is best to check with your bank.

*Note: Wall Street is open too.

-HR manager. I asked this same question of our payroll specialist in regards to our payroll.

You don't need an Ipad, its gay anyway.

There's no real answer to this question......it depends on what the resolution is, your level of responsibility, whether or not you (or whoever) can be held accountable to something, and so forth.