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For 2020, I would like to become more open not only to people but to different things I usually would have rejected in my past years. I would like to feel more secure in my identity and know that my mind isn't always accurate when it makes assumptions that surround my friendships and self esteem.

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Sweet Sound of Ignorance was my representation for 2019. The first few verses "I don't have many friends, but I know who they are and you're not one of them" is my favorite due to it sounding like a mantra 2019 me would live by. For the past few years, I isolated myself from making new friends, because there would be times in which I would cry, because I would remember about old friendships and know I won't be able to carry the same bond we once had even if they were amazing people; I fear change.

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SOKO :: Sweet Sound of Ignorance (Official Video)

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It has been said that certain dishes and beverages have power to cause prosperity to whoever indulges them. Foods such as eating 12 grapes would represent luck for 12 months, rounded cake for luck, and pork for progress. Beverages being champagne, red wine, even 3 shots of whiskey are said to raise the spirit of the drinker.

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Other American traditions consist of partying, drinking champagne, counting out the remaining seconds of last year, and wishing friends and relatives "Happy New Year!"

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Many American have other traditions which include family and friend gatherings on new years eve so together they can go in to the new year. Another

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The Greyhound Lines were reported to have helped runaways from ages 15-21 by giving them free tickets to reunite them with their families. The deed was put into motion during the winter holidays.

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In medieval Europe, the Council of Tours abolished celebrating New Years Day on January 1st due to being associated with paganism and thought to be ¨unchristian like¨. Later years in 1582, the Gregorian calendar brought back January 1st being the beginning of the year.

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In America, watching the New Years Eve Ball Drop has been considered a long time tradition among many Americans. Americans began this tradition back in 1904, but it was not until 1907 that the New Years Eve Ball was located on top of One Times Square.

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New York welcomes 2020 with New Years Eve ball drop | CNN

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Watch the moment the New Year’s Eve ball dropped in Times Square in New York to say goodbye to 2019 and hello to 2020.

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US History:  New Year's Eve & New Year's Day Holiday

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US History:  New Year's Eve & New Year's Day Holiday

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January 1st was declared as ¨New Year day¨ by the Julius Caesar in 46 B.C..  Julius instituted January 1st as the New Year, because he thought the Roman´s version was wildly inaccurate due to it being a lunar-based calendar and made his own which was solar-based.

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The celebration of New Years Eve and Day has long been a practiced tradition in many cultures that were celebrated by the Egyptians,
Greeks, and Persians. It has been said that ancient cultures would have had usually celebrated the new year during the fall equinox and/or winter solstice.

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                  The History Behind New Year

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                  The History Behind New Year