New Year's Celebration: The History Behind It

New Year’s Eve is here and in a couple of days the world will be saying goodbye to 2020 a year

that has left a mark on everybody. In the midst of the pandemic, people throughout the globe will

be celebrating New Year’s Eve. In the Gregorian calendar, New Year’s Eve or sometimes known

as Old Year’s Day is celebrated on the night of December 31st . In a lot of countries, New Year’s

Eve is celebrated with evening parties where people dance, drink, eat, and watch or light fireworks.

Also, some Christians attend a watchnight service. Celebrations usually go on past midnight into New Year’s Day, January 1.

The Line Islands (part of Kiribati) Tonga, and Samoa are the first ones to welcome the New

Year. These are followed by New Zealand, Japan, Australia, and South Korea. The country that

celebrates New Year’s last is American Samoa.

Ghana: Many people celebrate New Year’s Eve by going to church, others go to nightclubs,

pubs, or take to the street to celebrate. Fireworks are displayed across various cities of this

country.

South Africa: People vote on a top ten music countdown before the 31 st of December. When the

countdown reaches to number one, the song with most votes plays on all the country’s radio

stations. People engaged in occasional drinking.

Argentina: In Argentina, the celebrations include family dinners of traditional dishes. Before

midnight, people walk out to the streets to enjoy fireworks and light firecrackers.

United States: New Year’s Eve is celebrated with parties, concerts, family-oriented activities

and large public events like firework shows. The most significant celebration is the “ball drop” at

New York’s Time Square.

To conclude, this was a little bit of background regarding the New Year’s Eve celebration. May

2021 bring to the homes of each and every one of you a lot of good things. Happy New Year!!!

*Anthony Quintano, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

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