https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz en-us 2020-01-15 04:41:34 UTC 2025-04-19 14:35:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f930.png belks52603 https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695178 Learn more about ball drop.]]> 2020-01-15 04:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695178 belks52603 https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695179 New Years Eve is not a federal holiday in the US, it is simply a day to celebrate the end of one year at 12 and the start of a new one.]]> 2020-01-15 04:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695179 belks52603 https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695180

Tamales are corn dough stuffed with meat, cheese and other delicious additions and wrapped in a corn husk  make appearances at pretty much every special occasion in Mexico. But the holiday season is an especially favored time for the food.

In Japanese households families eat buckwheat soba noodles, or toshikoshi soba, at midnight on New Year's Eve to bid farewell to the year gone by and welcome the year to come. The tradition dates back to the 17th century, and the long noodles symbolize longevity and prosperity.

The tradition of a New Year's cake is one that spans countless cultures. The Greeks have the Vasilopita, the French the gateau or galette des rois. Mexicans have the Rosca de Reyes and Bulgarians enjoy the banitsa.

]]> 2020-01-15 04:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695180 belks52603 https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695181 Most people usually go and meet up with their friends before the clock hits 12. They might go to a friends house or out at a place just chilling and drinking some champagne until it is time to start counting down.]]> 2020-01-15 04:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695181 belks52603 https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695182 2020-01-15 04:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695182 belks52603 https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695183 2020-01-15 04:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695183 belks52603 https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695184   I know in more cultures like to eat because it really just brings the family together and I feel like food is just something that is loved and comforting all around the world. Recurring themes are green , gold & coins and ham.  As far as we know in history people have eaten certain foods on New Year's Day, hoping to gain riches, love, or other kinds of good fortune during the rest of the year. For people of several nationalities, ham or pork is the luckiest thing to eat on New Year's Day. In Europe hundreds of years ago, wild boars were caught in the forests and killed on the first day of the year.  Maybe people liked the idea of moving forward as the new year began!]]> 2020-01-15 04:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695184 belks52603 https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695185 A photo collage from pictures taken in 2018
  Ive learned a lot last year. I learned that you cant just expect people to do everything for you. Ive also learned that time moves fast so I really need to get myself together before it gets to late.]]> 2020-01-15 04:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695185 belks52603 https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695186                                                  New Year and a new me.]]> 2020-01-15 04:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695186 belks52603 https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695188 2020-01-15 04:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695188 belks52603 https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695189 Happy New year columbia. In hopes of a travel-filled new year, residents of Columbia carry empty suitcases around the block. Thats one New Years tradition that happens in a different country. While Ecuadorians will run around the block with an empty suitcase, it's equally acceptable to carry your suitcase in and out of your front door 12 times if you don't feel like running!]]> 2020-01-15 04:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695189 belks52603 https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695190 In Brazil as well as other Central and South America countries like Ecuador, Bolivia, and Venezuela, it is thought to be lucky to wear special underwear on New Year’s Eve. The most popular colors are red, thought to bring love in the New Year, and yellow, thought to bring money.]]> 2020-01-15 04:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695190 belks52603 https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695191 An onion is traditionally hung on the front door of homes on New Year’s Even in Greece as a symbol of rebirth in the New Year. On New Year’s Day, parents wake their children by tapping them on the head with the onion.]]> 2020-01-15 04:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695191 belks52603 https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695192 I usually just stay in my house and chill with my family so I know my mom is happy about that. But when I am home I like to clean my room alot for some reason.I dont really go out but when i do I go to the movies or to the mall or I just go and hang out with my friends. I go to school and do my work just like everybody else.]]> 2020-01-15 04:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695192 belks52603 https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695193 For this year I really want to work on myself because honestly I feel like I have been slacking and I dont want that to happen again. I want to learn how to drive for I can be more independent and for I can take myself to school and let my mom and sister rest from been in that traffic everyday. I want to try and get a job because getting one will really help me become more responsible and more mature and I will be able to have my own money. I really want to focus on school because last semester I did very bad and I dont want that to ever happen again. Plus I just want to work on myself because I feel like I missed out on alot of opportunities because I am very shy but to be honest im doing way better with that type of stuff.]]> 2020-01-15 04:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695193 belks52603 https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695194 2020-01-15 04:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695194 belks52603 https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695195 A Video Relating to the New Year's Holiday]]> 2020-01-15 04:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/belks52603/3tluiq2oharz/wish/431695195