Monday, December 31, 2012

The New Year


In the Gregorian calendarNew Year's Eve (also Saint Silvester's Day in many countries), the last day of the year, is on December 31. In many countries, New Year's Eve is celebrated at evening social gatherings, where many people dance, eat, drinkalcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks to mark the new year. Some people attend a watchnight service.[1] The celebrations generally go on past midnight into January 1 (New Year's Day).
Island nations of Kiribati andSamoa are the first to welcome the New Year while Honolulu,Hawaii is among the last places to welcome the New Year.[2]

(Curtsy of Wikipedia)

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