↠ The first recorded New Year’s celebration took place in the city of Babylon in Mesopotamia some 4,000 years ago.
↠ The first king to accept January 1st as the date for New Year was Julius Caesar in 46 B.C.
↠ Prior to Julius Ceasar Romans celebrated the New Year in March.
↠ The New Year’s Eve tradition of kissing to start the New Year was started by the Romans in association with their Saturnalia festival.
↠ Over 50 tons of trash are left in Times Square after New Year’s Eve celebrations.
↠ The confetti in Times Square has thousands of people's wishes written on them. In 2015 "wishfetti" became a part of the tradition.
↠ The famous Times Square ball drop in New York City has been a tradition since 1907.
↠ A baby wearing a sash with the new year's date is a common symbol for the start of the year.
↠ Fireworks and loud noises are traditionally used to scare away bad spirits from the previous year.
↠ The island nation of Kiribati, in the Central Pacific, is the first location to ring in the Near Year.
↠ A ball dropping to signal the passage of time dates back to 1833.
↠ Many American homes will serve pork, greens, citrus and pomegranate on New Year’s Day for good luck.
↠ There is a phobia for New Years called Neoannophobia – fear of New Years.
↠ It is estimated that one million people will fill Times Square to watch the ball drop.
↠ The current ball at Times Square is a 12-foot sphere and weighs 11,875 pounds and is covered with 2,688 Waterford Crystals.
↠ The tradition for fireworks began in ancient China in the 2nd century for the Chinese New Year.
↠ England and the American colonies officially adopted January 1st as the beginning of the New Year in 1752.
↠ Scottish poet Robert Burns published the Scots Musical Museum containing the song Auld Lang Syne in 1796.
↠ In some places, like Canada and the US, people jump into freezing water for charity, known as a "polar bear plunge".
↠ In Japan and Korea, watching the very first sunrise of the year is believed to bring good luck.
↠ The first king to accept January 1st as the date for New Year was Julius Caesar in 46 B.C.
↠ Prior to Julius Ceasar Romans celebrated the New Year in March.
↠ The New Year’s Eve tradition of kissing to start the New Year was started by the Romans in association with their Saturnalia festival.
↠ Over 50 tons of trash are left in Times Square after New Year’s Eve celebrations.
↠ The confetti in Times Square has thousands of people's wishes written on them. In 2015 "wishfetti" became a part of the tradition.
↠ The famous Times Square ball drop in New York City has been a tradition since 1907.
↠ A baby wearing a sash with the new year's date is a common symbol for the start of the year.
↠ Fireworks and loud noises are traditionally used to scare away bad spirits from the previous year.
↠ The island nation of Kiribati, in the Central Pacific, is the first location to ring in the Near Year.
↠ A ball dropping to signal the passage of time dates back to 1833.
↠ Many American homes will serve pork, greens, citrus and pomegranate on New Year’s Day for good luck.
↠ There is a phobia for New Years called Neoannophobia – fear of New Years.
↠ It is estimated that one million people will fill Times Square to watch the ball drop.
↠ The current ball at Times Square is a 12-foot sphere and weighs 11,875 pounds and is covered with 2,688 Waterford Crystals.
↠ The tradition for fireworks began in ancient China in the 2nd century for the Chinese New Year.
↠ England and the American colonies officially adopted January 1st as the beginning of the New Year in 1752.
↠ Scottish poet Robert Burns published the Scots Musical Museum containing the song Auld Lang Syne in 1796.
↠ In some places, like Canada and the US, people jump into freezing water for charity, known as a "polar bear plunge".
↠ In Japan and Korea, watching the very first sunrise of the year is believed to bring good luck.
