https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv Worldly New Year's Traditions en-us 2019-01-11 16:09:48 UTC 2019-01-15 16:07:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/320775521/5a5594268de63383814c8edbed864218/tenor.gif hardy_bricej04603 https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/319742228
New Year's Day marks the start of a new year according to the Gregorian Calendar.  According to the Gregorian Calendar, the first day of the year is January 1.  The Gregorian Calendar was introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XII.   The Julian calendar that had been in use and was slightly inaccurate, causing the vernal equinox to move backwards in the calendar year.  It marks the end of New Year's Eve celebrations in the United States and gives Americans the chance to look back on the previous year.]]> 2019-01-11 16:22:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/319742228 hardy_bricej04603 https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/319754184 2019-01-11 16:42:49 UTC https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/319754184 hardy_bricej04603 https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/320376863
The Finale show on New Year's Eve is the traditional drop of a Waterford Crystal ball from 1 Time Square.
Learn more facts about the New Year's Eve Ball]]> 2019-01-14 16:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/320376863 hardy_bricej04603 https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/320382422 New Year's has been recorded since 45 B.C., New Year's is celebrated on January 1.  Celebration of New Year's Day ceased in the Middle Ages.  In 1582, the Gregorian Calendar was implemented, and since then people around the world have gathered together to celebrate New Year's.
Read in Greater Detail about New Years]]> 2019-01-14 16:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/320382422 hardy_bricej04603 https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/320386648 2019-01-14 16:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/320386648 hardy_bricej04603 https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/320387529
A New Year's Tradition in Spain is eating  12 grapes, one for each stroke of midnight, and if you're successful tradition says you'll have a year of prosperity.  The place this tradition is performed is in the Puerta de Sol is Madrid for New Year's Eve.]]> 2019-01-14 16:43:30 UTC https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/320387529 hardy_bricej04603 https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/320590793
New Year's Eve tradition in Japan is celebrated by ringing bells in Buddhist temples.  Ringing a bell 108 times causes suffering, according the Buddhist tradition is thought to dispel negative emotions and mentalities.]]> 2019-01-15 01:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/320590793 hardy_bricej04603 https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/320593223 A Bahamian festival takes place on both Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Thought to have started in the late 18th century, when slaves were allowed to leave plantations to celebrate Christmas as a community. Groups of dancers hit the streets, while musicians beat ghostskin drums and cow whistles.

]]> 2019-01-15 01:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/320593223 hardy_bricej04603 https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/320608542 2019-01-15 03:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/320608542 hardy_bricej04603 https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/320609196
1) Hoppin' John, American South
A major New Year's food tradition in the American South, Hoppin' John is a dish of pork-flavored field peas or black-eyed peas

2) Tamales, Mexico
Tamales, corn dough stuffed with meat, cheese and wrapped in a banana leaf or a corn husk, make appearances at almost every special occasion in Mexico.

3) Oliebollen, Netherlands
In the Netherlands, fried oil balls, or oliebollen, are sold by street carts and are traditionally eaten on New Year's Eve and at special celebratory fairs]]> 2019-01-15 03:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/320609196 hardy_bricej04603 https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/320613682 1) Pork
So naturally, pork, with its rich, delicious fattiness has come to symbolize wealth and prosperity. 

2) Lentils
Italians eat lentils on New Year's for wealth and prosperity because the flat legumes were believed to resemble Roman coins.

3) Greens
Leafy greens resemble folded paper money symbolizing wealth and prosperity. Pair them with black–eyed peas and ham for a truly Southern New Year's tradition and triple your luck for the year.]]> 2019-01-15 04:19:19 UTC https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/320613682 hardy_bricej04603 https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/320616172
The song named " New Year's Resolution" by Otis Redding and Carla Thomas.
In the Lyrics it talks about how they want to make promises to each other and finish what they had started. "And baby let's make promises that we can keep and call it a New Year's resolution, hmm"
It also talks about how they've their ups and downs, and times they've needed each other. "Many times we had our ups and downs and times you needed me I couldn't be found."

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This year I've learned that death is natural and can't be avoided, and everything happens for a reason. Earlier last year, my dog had been murdered and my cousins mother had died in the hospital, due to blood clots. ]]> 2019-01-15 04:52:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/320617416 hardy_bricej04603 https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/320618095 During this last year I've improved myself by getting back into art, music, school, and my relationships with other people.]]> 2019-01-15 04:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/hardy_bricej04603/klglzsslnixv/wish/320618095