New Year Celebrations Around the World by Linda Sanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq Made with a taste for adventure en-us 2021-12-11 13:41:54 UTC 2023-06-12 08:46:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f30f.png United States of America lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941753609 The custom of having a ball drop from Times Square, in New York City, on New Year’s Eve began in 1907. Some people in the south, believe eating black eyed peas will bring prosperity in the new year. Tradition says that legumes bring prosperity because beans and peas look like coins. No wonder why so many people eat black eyed peas on Jan. 1.]]> 2021-12-11 13:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941753609 Continent Song lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941759867 2021-12-11 14:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941759867 Continent drill Song lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941765612 2021-12-11 14:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941765612 Materials lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941767584 pencils
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]]> 2021-12-11 14:12:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941767584 How to lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941769068 Read how countries around the world celebrate the new year.
In your purple journal, write a paragraph with details about how U.S.A. celebrarte and how you celebrate the new year.  (include who, where, how, and why)
Next,  choose 2 countries from 2 different continents. 
Then, write a paragraph telling how these two countries celebrate the new year. Include as many details as possible. 
Finally, write an essay  to compare how you celebrate the New Year with how countries around the world celebrate the new year.




]]> 2021-12-11 14:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941769068 Puerto Rico Island and Territory lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941777129 Did you know that throwing a bucket of water outside a window at midnight on New Year’s Eve is done in Puerto Rico? It is to get rid of bad spirits. ]]> 2021-12-11 14:22:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941777129 Ireland lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941778248 In Ireland, some people bang bread on the walls and doors of their homes at midnight. This is done to scare away evil spirits and to bring good luck. ]]> 2021-12-11 14:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941778248 Philippines lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941779813 People in the Philippines believe that round things bring good luck and often wear cloths with polka dots on New Year’s Eve. Another custom is to have all the lights on in the home on New Year’s Eve so that it will insure a good new year. ]]> 2021-12-11 14:25:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941779813 Did you know that April Fool’s Day involved New Year’s Day? lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941782184 People used to celebrate the new year around March 25-April 1st. When the calendar changed the new year to January 1st, pranks were played on those that continued to celebrate the New year on April 1.]]> 2021-12-11 14:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941782184 Mexico lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941783006 In Mexico, don’t be surprised if you see people carrying empty suitcases around their house or street on New Year’s Eve. The custom is done if you would like to travel in the new year. ]]> 2021-12-11 14:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941783006 Venezuela lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941783785 In the South American country of Venezuela, people like to write a wish on a piece of paper and then burn it so that the wish may come true in the new year. ]]> 2021-12-11 14:28:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941783785 Scotland lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941784454 Hogmanay is a custom celebrated in Scotland at New Year’s. The word means “last day of the year”. One of the activities is “first footing”, being the first person to visit a neighbor or friend in the new year. Usually, a gift is brought, too.]]> 2021-12-11 14:29:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941784454 Spain lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941785599 Did you know that eating 12 grapes as the clock strikes midnight is considered good luck in Spain? ]]> 2021-12-11 14:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941785599 Switzerland lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941785934 In Switzerland, don’t be surprised if you see people drop a bit of cream onto the floor on New Year’s Eve. It is thought that this will bring good luck in the new year. 
 
]]> 2021-12-11 14:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941785934 Netherlands lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941786489 Christmas trees are made into bonfires to celebrate New Year’s Eve in the Netherlands. This custom is done to symbolize getting rid of the old and welcoming the new year. ]]> 2021-12-11 14:31:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941786489 Russia lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941787335 In Russia, divers place a New Year’s tree into Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest lake. ]]> 2021-12-11 14:31:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941787335 Sweden and Norway lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941788221 Finding an almond in rice pudding on New Year’s Eve means good luck in the new year. This custom is found in Sweden and Norway. ]]> 2021-12-11 14:32:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941788221 lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941789438 2021-12-11 14:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941789438 lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941790062 2021-12-11 14:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941790062 lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941792917 2021-12-11 14:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941792917 lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941794422 2021-12-11 14:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941794422 lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941795853 2021-12-11 14:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941795853 lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941796491 2021-12-11 14:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941796491 lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941797154 2021-12-11 14:43:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941797154 lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941797652 2021-12-11 14:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941797652 Icestock lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941798932 Icestock is an all-day, outdoor music festival held annually at McMurdo Station, Antarctica on or around New Year's Day. It was started in 1989 by three United States Antarctic Program employees who wanted to host a music festival i]]> 2021-12-11 14:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941798932 Mark the Pole lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941802807 Moving the Pole. South Pole Station rings in the New Year with a solemn and meticulous ceremony to adjust the South Pole. The Pole is atop an ice sheet that moves slightly every year, so the marker for the South Pole drifts somewhat—about 30 feet every year.]]> 2021-12-11 14:49:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1941802807 Canada lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1942036466 For New Year's celebrations, some Canadians head out of the cities to go on ice-fishing trips with friends and family or catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights in one of the many destinations the country has to offer.]]> 2021-12-11 19:53:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1942036466 READ, WRITE, THINK lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1943400734 Write an informational essay. 
Include information about how we celebrate the new year and information from two other countries. ]]> 2021-12-13 00:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1943400734 Brazil lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944159319 As midnight strikes on New Year's Eve, magnificent fireworks light up the length and breadth of Copacabana beach and people dance until daylight in the streets, as the first samba of the New Year strikes up.]]> 2021-12-13 10:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944159319 Peru lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944162095 At midnight, fireworks and smoke fill the sky as thousands of people take to the street and light off their own fireworks. Everyone hugs and wishes each other a happy New Year, and after that, they begin to feast. First, Peruvians eat 12 grapes; each grape represents one month and one wish that you make.]]> 2021-12-13 10:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944162095 Argentina lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944164501  New Year in Argentina involves a late midnight dinner with close friends and family either at home or at one of the many restaurants offering a holidays special menu.]]> 2021-12-13 10:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944164501 Guatemala lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944167038 Guatemalans celebrate with lively music, colorful costumes and fireworks. Locals wear new clothes which is hoped to bring good luck for the coming year and then gather in the center of each town before the street parties begin.]]> 2021-12-13 10:46:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944167038 lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944171379 2021-12-13 10:49:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944171379 Panama lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944172765 On New Year's Eve, they are stuffed with fireworks and are burned at midnight. The dolls represent everything you would like to forget or leave behind from the past year. Burning them is a sign of starting the new year with a clean slate.]]> 2021-12-13 10:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944172765 Belize lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944174272 Children and adults alike love to celebrate the arrival of the New Year with plenty of fireworks and sparklers.]]> 2021-12-13 10:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944174272 Swaziland lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944185150 In Swaziland the harvest festival is called Newala or "first fruits" ceremony and takes place at the end of the year. The ceremony consists of many events, which last for up to a month, these include the gathering of foam from the tops of waves, the collection of water from the major rivers by a group of Bemanti or Swazi water officials. The end of Newala occurs when warriors, chanting sacred songs, dance around the nhlambelo, the king's sacred enclosure, persuading him to rejoin his people. A bonfire is held at the end of Newala which is suppose to represent the burning of the previous year.]]> 2021-12-13 10:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944185150 South Africa lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944186524 A large population of South Africa parties all night. People indulge in extravagant dinners and dances. There fireworks and countdown when midnight strikes. The church bell chimes to officially declare the New Year.]]> 2021-12-13 11:00:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944186524 Morocco lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944188859 Most of the Moroccan young people like to spend the New Year's Eve in interesting ways, so that they prefer to attend one of the huge festivals in Rabat, Meknes, Marrakesh, or Casablanca where music concerts are held gathering the most national and international music and song figures.]]> 2021-12-13 11:01:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944188859 Cameroon and Egypt lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944193225 There are celebrations including concerts, fireworks displays, and street parties.]]> 2021-12-13 11:05:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944193225 Australia lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944194734 Many Australians celebrate New Year's Eve on boat cruises, urban parklands or beaches. Others hold special parties or barbecues at their own homes. ... As the clock strikes midnight to mark New Year's Day, fireworks are launched to farewell the old year and to welcome the new year.]]> 2021-12-13 11:06:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944194734 Papua New Guinea lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944196527 Many Australians celebrate New Year's Eve on boat cruises, urban parklands or beaches. Others hold special parties or barbecues at their own homes. ... As the clock strikes midnight to mark New Year's Day, fireworks are launched to farewell the old year and to welcome the new year.]]> 2021-12-13 11:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944196527 It's summer in New Zealand: one of the first countries in the world to celebrate the New Year. lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944205173 Camping, festivals, and boating take place in New Zealand. Lots of music and fireworks. Rhythm & Vines in Gisborne, North Island, is the biggest New Year’s festival by being in the first city in the world to see the New Year! ]]> 2021-12-13 11:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944205173 Germany lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944212093 Germans call New Year's Eve "Silvester. Some superstitious people therefore state that one should avoid fish that night, or at least eat it very carefully. Carps are considered a lucky charm. It is believed that keeping a carp scale in your wallet guarantees that it will be filled with cash all year.]]> 2021-12-13 11:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944212093 Poland lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944213649 New Year's Day and New Year’s Eve, known in Poland as Sylwester (St Silvester's Day), marks the start of the carnival period, which features celebratory events like balls and parties. A fun tradition that has been popular for centuries is the kulig (sleigh rides). Many people in Poland celebrate New Year’s Day with dances, concerts, and meals featuring traditional Polish dishes including bigos (hunter’s stew).]]> 2021-12-13 11:19:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944213649 Did you know... lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944216903
  • Almost 4000 years ago it was the Babylonians who promised their Gods that they will pay their debts at the beginning of every year.

    • ]]>     2021-12-13 11:21:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944216903     Did you know... lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944217571
  • Almost 30 percent of people never make new years resolutions because they know they won’t be able to keep it.

    • ]]>     2021-12-13 11:22:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944217571     Did you know... lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944217953 people who make new year’s resolution are ten times more likely to achieve their goals than the ones who don’t.]]> 2021-12-13 11:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944217953 Did you know... lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944219080 Be sure to eat leafy greens on New Year’s. Tradition says that the more leafy greens a person eats, the more prosperity he or she will experience (what an incentive for staying healthy!]]> 2021-12-13 11:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944219080 India lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944222912 People in all parts of India dress colorfully and indulge in fun filled activities such as singing, playing games, dancing, and attending parties. They greet each other saying Happy New Year!]]> 2021-12-13 11:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944222912 China: January 21 and February 20 lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944225518 The main Chinese New Year activities include 1) putting up decorations, 2) eating reunion dinner with family on New Year's Eve, 3) Offering Sacrifices to Ancestors, 4) firecrackers and fireworks, 5) giving red envelopes and other gifts, and 6) watching lion and dragon dances.]]> 2021-12-13 11:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944225518 Turkey lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944229495 Many people in Turkey start celebrating New Year's Eve with a large family dinner. The main course is traditionally a roasted turkey. Many people also congratulate each other, toast to a New Year and exchange small gifts at midnight between New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.]]> 2021-12-13 11:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944229495 Indonesia lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944239979 1000 Lantern Festival, where spectators will release 1000 lanterns into the sky.

    The beating of gongs,  the event consists of a gamelan, or traditional orchestra involving around 75 gongs.

    Festival with musical performances by Balinese artists, a dance parade and an opera performance.



    ]]>     2021-12-13 11:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1944239979     Vietnam: February 1st, 2022 lsanchini https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1947299393 Tet celebrates the beginning of a new year as well the coming of spring. Exuberant festivities are held — traditional food, music and dragon dancing performed along the streets. It is believed that what they do on the first day of the new year will affect their rest. Therefore, they pay great attention to every word they say and everything they do.]]> 2021-12-14 15:27:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1947299393 Uruguay https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1949721249 Every year, New Year's Day is celebrated with a big tango party at around 8 p.m., in the Líber Seregni square in the neighborhood of Cordón. The party is organized by “Milonga Callejera,” famous tango dancers participate and everyone is invited to join in the traditional dance or watch the show.They also have a Cider War. Hundreds of people gathered in the place, willing to celebrate the end of the year by getting soaked in cider. Eventually, fireworks were displayed to motivate people and end up the celebration.]]> 2021-12-15 15:28:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1949721249 Paruguay https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1949739131 Streets are decorated with lights and flowers. Carnivals, street processions, live shows, cultural shows, concerts, and parties. The most popular way is to take a cruise or go out on your own boat in the middle of the ocean or a lake to see the arrival of the new year.]]> 2021-12-15 15:34:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lsanchini/voc6td9l5xyguhpq/wish/1949739131