https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n New Year Holiday Padlet Project en-us 2019-01-11 18:28:17 UTC 2019-01-15 18:10:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Optimplaces.png riveraluevanos97503 https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/319816447 On New Years Eve, thousands of people gather around Times Square in New York City.
In the last seconds of the year, the ball begins going down and everybody starts counting down. When it reaches midnight, fireworks go off to celebrate the new year and you can hear the words "Happy New Year!" almost everywhere. ]]> 2019-01-11 18:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/319816447 riveraluevanos97503 https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/319823155 Going into the New Year can be rough sometimes, but its your choice if you wanna make it an amazing year. In America, we make New Year resolutions to make this year better than the following year. Some examples of new year resolutions are saving money, getting healthier, finding love or even to quit smoking. 53% of Americans new years resolutions are to save money and 45% are to lose weight or get into shape. ]]> 2019-01-11 18:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/319823155 riveraluevanos97503 https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/319907888 2019-01-12 01:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/319907888 riveraluevanos97503 https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/319908022 2019-01-12 01:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/319908022 riveraluevanos97503 https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/320014978 The Rose Parade is an iconic parade on New Years day in Pasadena. The Bahamas like to have a Junkanoo Parade which expresses the Bahamian art and culture.]]> 2019-01-13 07:08:28 UTC https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/320014978 riveraluevanos97503 https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/320015746 2019-01-13 07:20:07 UTC https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/320015746 riveraluevanos97503 https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/320016033 In Japan, the entire family help clean and decorate the house together as a way of getting a fresh start to the year. A large bell inside a Buddhist temple is also rung 108 tomes to get ride of the "evil passions and desires of men."]]> 2019-01-13 07:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/320016033 riveraluevanos97503 https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/320016383 For the new year, parties are hosted everywhere in Brazil especially in Rio. Flowers are thrown in the ocean as gifts to Iemanja, a goddess who controls the ocean. A big show of fireworks can be seen on the beaches in celebration of the new year.]]> 2019-01-13 07:32:49 UTC https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/320016383 riveraluevanos97503 https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/320016746 2019-01-13 07:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/320016746 riveraluevanos97503 https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/320105661 A common dish eaten on Japanese New Year is "osechi" which is an assortment of different japanese foods. This is a traditional new years meal but is very difficult to make so the popularity of the dish has gone down over the years but you are still likely to see it on New Years Day. ]]> 2019-01-13 22:18:14 UTC https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/320105661 riveraluevanos97503 https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/320164442 In Brazil, the first meal you'll eat will probably contain Lentils. Lentils were a very valuable crop which is why they symbolize wealth and good fortune. ]]> 2019-01-14 06:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/320164442 riveraluevanos97503 https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/320452152 The song "breathin" by Ariana Grande sums up my 2018. Ariana refers to a person that helped her through the stress and to just keep going. For me, that was my mom. Right now me and my mom are the closest we've ever been because we kept working hard even through rough times. I can't think of anyone else who has helped me through 2018 then my mom. Just to see her smile makes me so happy. ]]> 2019-01-14 18:28:40 UTC https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/320452152 riveraluevanos97503 https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/320468488 2019-01-14 18:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/320468488 riveraluevanos97503 https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/320604953 In this video, the narrator goes over how his new year celebration went. He explains the food they eat, the places they visit and the activities they do. New Years is the biggest holiday in Japan which is why they do so much on that day. ]]> 2019-01-15 03:11:14 UTC https://padlet.com/riveraluevanos97503/9m1es43f9n9n/wish/320604953