https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions New Year's Holiday Worldly Traditions and My Reflection of the Past Year en-us 2018-12-28 20:22:12 UTC 2025-10-17 17:58:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/29245221/99d970410001dc94578bb2c6c0f287b0/newyearball.gif TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316811760 New Year's Day, also called simply New Year's or New Year, is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar. In  Rome under the Julian calendar, the day was dedicated to Janus, god of gateways and beginnings, for whom January is also named!]]> 2018-12-28 20:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316811760 TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316811917

The tradition of eating 12 grapes at midnight comes from Spain. Revelers stuff their mouths with 12 grapes in the final moments of the year—one grape for every chime of the clock!

In the southern US, black-eyed peas and pork foretell good fortune. 

Eating any ring-shaped treat (such as a doughnut)  symbolizes “coming full circle” and leads to good fortune. In Dutch homes, fritters called olie bollen are served.

]]> 2018-12-28 20:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316811917 TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316812205 Learn more fun facts about the New Year's Eve Ball Drop.]]> 2018-12-28 20:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316812205 TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316812280 Read about the history of celebrating New Year's Eve in New York City's Time Square.]]> 2018-12-28 20:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316812280 TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316812316 2018-12-28 20:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316812316 TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316812392 2018-12-28 20:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316812392 TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316812495 In most cultures, foods prepared on New Year's Day bring good luck. Which foods? Depends upon the culture. Recurring themes are green (life), gold & coins (money/wealth) and pork/ham (because pigs root forward as they eat, embracing challenges).

  Throughout 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. How did the pig become associated with the idea of good luck? In Europe hundreds of years ago, wild boars were caught in the forests and killed on the first day of the year. Also, a pig uses its snout to dig in the ground in a forward direction. Maybe people liked the idea of moving forward as the new year began!

]]> 2018-12-28 20:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316812495 TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316814283 A photo collage from pictures taken this past year.]]> 2018-12-28 21:43:48 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316814283 TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316814335   Hey, hey!  Can't you see...it's a New Year and a new ME!]]> 2018-12-28 21:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316814335 TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316814491 2018-12-28 21:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316814491 TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316814556 Happy New Year's Holiday from Scotland! The most famous of Scotland's many New Year's Hogmanay Fire Festivals is the one in Stonehaven, where right before midnight a parade of trained professionals swing balls of fire over their head and then toss them into the sea. The tradition dates back over 100 years. Some believe it's based on a ritual meant to purify and ward off evil spirits. Others think that its timing with the winter solstice signifies that the fireball symbolizes the sun.]]> 2018-12-28 21:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316814556 TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316814777  What began as a pagan ritual to ward off bad spirits has become a unique New Year's Eve tradition in Romania. 
During the "dance of the bear," dancers dress up as bears that are native to the Romanian forests and gypsies who chain the bear, to represent both the death of the old year and the coming of the new one.]]> 2018-12-28 22:00:12 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316814777 TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316815188 If you're looking to travel well this year, don't forget your suitcase walk or run. 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!]]> 2018-12-28 22:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316815188 TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316815449 This past year has been like a movie.  It sure gave my mom a good laugh.
She always said that she and her friend always would joke about their young kids one day dating as teenagers. 
Jacob's family moved away when we both were 5.  
I never expected sparks to fly when he moved back and walked into my Geometry class this year!]]> 2018-12-28 22:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316815449 TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316815789 This year I would like to do a better job dealing with my anxiety.  I always seem to worry and get nervous over little things that really aren't that important!
I guess this is similar to a New Year's Resolution.  For me, it's a change that I hope is permanent.
One strategy that I have is to learn to control my breathing when I feel stressed and to meditate before going to school if possible.
I recently downloaded the Stop, Think, and Breathe app.  It's already making a difference in the way I think and react!]]> 2018-12-28 22:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316815789 TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316822851 Multimedia Post
The phrase 'auld lang syne' roughly translates as 'for old times' sake', and the song is all about preserving old friendships and looking back over the events of the year.
It is sung all over the world, evoking a sense of belonging and fellowship, tinged with nostalgia.

It has long been a much-loved Scottish tradition to sing the song just before midnight. ]]> 2018-12-29 04:00:18 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316822851 TeenTechUniversity https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316822975 A Video Relating to the New Year's Holiday]]> 2018-12-29 04:04:43 UTC https://padlet.com/TeenTechUniversity/new_years_traditions/wish/316822975