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New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is celebrated on December 31, the final day of the year, and the day before New Year's Day. New Year's Eve is an International holiday observed with parties around the world. You can ask questions about resolutions, late-night partying, fireworks, and the countdown to midnight, to name a few. Many cultures use fireworks and other forms of noise making as part of the celebration.
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What is the ethnic composition in japan?
For the most part, Japanese society is linguistically and culturally homogeneous with small populations of foreign workers, Zainichi Koreans, Zainichi Chinese, Filipinos, Japanese Brazilians and others. The most dominant native ethnic group is the Yamato people; the primary minority groups include the indigenous Ainu (northern japan) and Ryukyuan (southern japan and okinawa), as well as social minority groups like the burakumin (although genetically the same as the yamato, they are socially considered a different race by most Japanese; often described as dirty, lazy, and dumb. As a result they suffer a lot discrimination).
Does it cost any money to watch the ball drop in Times Square?
Times Square, please not Time Square.
No, it costs nothing to watch the ball drop. Any money you spend would be on food, souvenirs, a place to stay (if you don't live in NYC), and transportation to get there.
How many days in Chinese New Years?
The Chinese New Year runs from the new moon on the first day of their new year to the full moon 15 days later.
It lasts for 15 days.
On the first day we eat dumplings.
The last day we eat yuanxiao.
How heavy is the New Year's Eve ball?
The NYE ball is 11,875-pounds (5,386 kgs) and 12 Feet in Diameter
What year did the first ball drop for new years?
The first New Years Eve ball was dropped in 1904 after they changed the name of the square to Times Square. When they celebrated that was the first new years eve where they dropped the ball adn the tradition started...perhaps The Times Building opened 12/31/1904, there was a party on the roof with fireworks, but no ball. The ball was first dropped in 1907. The ball was not dropped in 1942 or 1943 because of World War II dimouts of the lights. Instead chimes were rung.
Who is singing in Times Square on New Year's Eve 2010?
Taio Cruz will be performing twice along with performances by Ke$ha, Elvis Crespo, Backstreet Boys & New Kids On The Block, and Rick Springfield. There are still a few performances that have yet to be announced.
I have also heard that Mariah Carey is to perform.
How many countries celebrate Thanksgiving?
No. Thanksgiving as a national holiday is also celebrated in Canada. There are also harvest festivals and celebrations around the world at various time of year coinciding with the yearly gathering of crops. Most are not called "Thanksgiving" yet they celebrate the same thing.
What is the origin of the song Auld Lang Syne?
It is either a traditional Irish song, or a traditional Scottish song. I did a few Google searches, and half the webpages said it was Irish, while the other half said it was Scottish.
What country did the famous New Year's Eve song Auld Lang Syne originate from?
"Auld Lang Syne" is a Scottish poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 and set to the tune of a traditional folk song. It is well known in many countries, especially in the English-speaking world; its traditional use being to celebrate the start of the New Year at the stroke of midnight. The song's Scots title may be translated into English literally as "old long since", or more idiomatically, "long long ago","days gone by" or "old times". Consequently "For auld lang syne", as it appears in the first line of the chorus, might be loosely translated as "for (the sake of) old times".
Why do we sing “Auld Lang Syne” on New Year’s Eve?
Auld Lang Syne is a Scottish folk song that roughly translates into "Old Long Since"; or "For Old Times Sake". It became a New Year's Eve favorite in the U.S. thanks to Canadian bandleader Guy Lombardo, who hosted an annual end-of-year concert in New York City starting in 1929.
In 1965, Lombardo told LIFE magazine that he chose the song because Auld Lang Syne is our theme song-and was long before anyone ever heard us on the radio. In our particular part of western Ontario, where there's a large Scottish population, it was traditional for bands to end every dance with Auld Lang Syne. We didn't think it was known here. When we left Canada we had no idea we'd ever play it again.
The popularity of Lombardo's yearly concert helped the song become a U.S. tradition to celebrate the end of the year and the beginning of the next, and its status as the New Year';s anthem was reinforced in classic Hollywood films such as An Affair To Remember and It's a Wonderful Life.
How do you say Happy New Year in Portugal?
"Feliz Ano Novo". (Pronunciation: fay-LEEZ uhnoo NO-voo)
By the way, they speak Portuguese in Brazil, which is the same language spoken in Portugal, only "slightly" different (to get an idea, just think about the differences between US English and UK English).
What are the Three Kings Day colors and what do they mean?
it means the three kings went to the birth of christ and brought gold,frankinsense,andmhrry
What are you supposed to eat on new years?
Different countries and regions have different customs and traditions. In the US, the basic traditional foods served on Christmas would include turkey, ham, possibly goose, and various side dishes might include sweet potato casserole, stuffing, and vegetables.
Hogmanay is the traditional Scottish way to bring in the New Year. For details about the ceremonies and customs of this tradition, see the related links.
What did the Celts believe happened the night before their new years?
They believed that, on that day, the barrier between the fairy world and the human world was thin enough to be moved between, so fairies could enter the human world and wreak their havoc.
When did New Year's Eve start to be celebrated?
The celebration of the new year is the oldest of allholidays
. It was first observed in ancient Babylon about 4000 years ago. In the years around 2000 BC, the Babylonian New Year began with the first New Moon (actually the first visible cresent) after the Vernal Equinox (first day of spring).
The beginning of spring is a logical time to start a new year. After all, it is the season of rebirth, of planting new crops, and of blossoming. January 1, on the other hand, has no astronomical nor agricultural significance. It is purely arbitrary.
The Babylonian new year celebration lasted for eleven days. Each day had its own particular mode of celebration, but it is safe to say that modern New Year's Eve festivities pale in comparison. The Romans continued to observe the new year in late March, but their calendar was continually tampered with by various emperors so that the calendar soon became out of synchronization with the sun.
In order to set the calendar right, the Roman senate, in 153 BC, declared January 1 to be the beginning of the new year. But tampering continued until Julius Caesar, in 46 BC, established what has come to be known as the Julian Calendar. It again established January 1 as the new year. But in order to synchronize the calendar with the sun, Caesar had to let the previous year drag on for 445 days.
THE CHURCH'S VIEW OF NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS
Although in the first centuries AD the Romans continued celebrating the new year, the early Catholic Church condemned the festivities as paganism. But as Christianity became more widespread, the early church began having its own religious observances concurrently with many of the pagan celebrations, and New Year's Day was no different. New Years is still observed as the Feast of Christ's Circumcision by some denominations.
During the Middle Ages, the Church remained opposed to celebrating New Years. January 1 has been celebrated as a holiday by Western nations for only about the past 400 years.
I n countries which use the Gregorian calendar, New Year is usually celebrated on January 1.
Traditionally, the Roman calendar began the first day ofMarch. However, it was in January (the eleventh month) when the consuls of ancient Rome assumed the government.Julius Caesar, in 47 BC, changed the system, creating the Julian calendar. It was modified in the time of Mark Antony consul in 44 BC, again by the emperor Augustus Caesar in 8 BC and finally by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, which brought the calendar to its present day form. This year begins on January 1. Subsequently, this day was marked with a religious significance during the Middle Ages and later centuries.
With the expansion of Western culture to the rest of the world during the twentieth century, the January 1 date became universal in nature, even in countries with their own New Year celebrations (e.g., China andIndia).
Celebrating the arrival of the new year is believed to be the oldest holiday in recorded history. It started with the ancient Babylonians over 4,000 years ago and continued with the Egyptians, Romans, and Celts. January 1st officially became the first day of a new year in 46 B.C. when Julius Caesar established the Julian calendar.
Why do the Japanese celebrate New Year's Day?
The Japanese New Year changed because Japan went from the Chinese Lunar Calender to the Gregorian calendar, In 1873. But, they are villages in Japan that still go by the Lunar calender.
The Julian calendar decreed that the new year would occur with January 1, and within the Roman world, January 1 became the consistently observed start of the new year.
Why eat pork on New Year's Day?
The custom of eating pork on New Year's is based on the idea that pigs symbolize progress. The animal pushes forward, rooting itself in the ground before moving. Roast suckling pig is served for New Year's in Cuba, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, and Austria-Austrians are also known to decorate the table with miniature pigs made of marzipan. Different pork dishes such as pig's feet are enjoyed in Sweden while Germans feast on roast pork and sausages. Pork is also consumed in Italy and the United States, where thanks to its rich fat content, it signifies wealth and prosperity.
