New Years Eve is coming.docx
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NewYearsEveiscoming
NewYear'sEveiscoming!
England
InEngland,clockssymbolizethetransitionthatoccursatthestrokeofmidnightonNewYear'sEve.ThecelebrationinLondonfocusesonBigBen(WestminsterClockTower)thebellandbyassociationtheclockhousedintheclocktoweratthePalaceofWestminster.ThesecelebrationsareairedbytheBBCandothernetworks.Partiesareheldacrossthecountry,inpubs,clubs,andprivatehouses.Atthestrokeofmidnight,peoplejoinhandsinaringandsingAuldLangSyne.
ThousandsofpeoplegatherincentralLondonforNewYearcelebrations,includingfireworksattheLondonEyeatmidnight
OnNewYear'sEve2010,anestimated250,000peoplegatheredtoviewaneight-minutefireworksdisplayaroundandabovetheLondonEyewhichwas,forthefirsttime,settoamusicalsoundtrack.ThecelebrationsinLondoncontinuedintoJanuary1,withtheNewYear'sDayParade,heldannuallysince1987.The2011paradeinvolvedmorethan10,000musicians,cheerleadersandperformers.[30]
OthermajorNewYeareventsareheldinthecitiesofBirmingham,Manchester,Liverpool,Leeds,andNewcastle.
Scotland
InScotland,NewYear's(Hogmanay)iscelebratedwithseveraldifferentcustoms,suchasFirst-Footing,whichinvolvesfriendsorfamilymembersgoingtoeachother'shouseswithagiftofwhiskyandsometimesalumpofcoal.
Edinburgh,theScottishcapital,hostsoneoftheworld'smostfamousNewYearcelebrations.ThecelebrationisfocusedonamajorstreetpartyalongPrincesStreet.ThecannonisfiredatEdinburghCastleatthestrokeofmidnight,followedbyalargefireworksdisplay.Edinburghhostsafestivaloffourorfivedays,beginningon28December,andlastinguntilNewYear'sDayorJanuary2,whichisalsoabankholidayinScotland.
OthercitiesacrossScotland,suchasAberdeen,GlasgowandStirlinghavelargeorganisedcelebrationstoo,includingfireworksatmidnight.
BBCScotlandbroadcastthecelebrationsinEdinburghtoaScottishaudience,withthecelebrationsalsoscreenedacrosstheworld.STVcoversbothworldwideNewYearcelebrations,anddetailsofeventshappeningaroundScotland.
Wales
AMariLwydc.1910-1914.TraditionallycarriedfromdoortodoorduringCalenniginWales
TheWelshtraditionofgivinggiftsandmoneyonNewYear'sDay(Welsh:
Calennig)isanancientcustomthatsurvivesinmodern-dayWales,thoughnowadaysitisnowcustomarytogivebreadandcheese.
ThousandsofpeopledescendeveryyearonCardifftoenjoylivemusic,catering,ice-skating,funfairsandfireworks.ManyofthecelebrationstakeplaceatCardiffCastleandCardiffCityHall.
EveryNewYear'sEve,theNosGalanroadrace(RasysNosGalan),a5-kilometre(3.1 mi)runningrace,isheldinMountainAshintheCynonValley,RhonddaCynonTaf,SouthWales.TheracecelebratesthelifeandachievementsofWelshrunnerGutoNythBrân.Foundedin1958bylocalrunnerBernardBaldwin,itisrunoverthe5kilometrerouteofGuto'sfirstcompetitiverace.ThemainracestartswithachurchserviceatLlanwynno,andthenawreathislaidonGuto'sgraveinLlanwynnograveyard.Afterlightingatorch,itiscarriedtothenearbytownofMountainAsh,wherethemainracetakesplace.
Theraceconsistsofadoublecircuitofthetowncentre,startinginHenryStreetandendinginOxfordStreet,bythecommemorativestatueofGuto.Traditionally,theracewastimedtoendatmidnight,butinrecenttimesitwasrescheduledfortheconvenienceoffamilyentertainment,nowconcludingataround9pm.Thishasresultedinagrowthinsizeandscale,andtheproceedingsnowstartwithanafternoonofstreetentertainment,andfunrunracesforchildren,concludingwiththechurchservice,eliterunners'raceandpresentations.
Australia
EachmajorcityinAustraliaholdsNewYear'sEvecelebrations,usuallyaccompaniedbyafireworksdisplayandotherevents.GloucesterPark,aracecourseincentralPerth,isthelargestandmostrecognizeddisplayintheWesternAustraliancity.InBrisbaneeventsareheldatSouthbank.Atnight,50,000peoplegatheratsitesaroundtheBrisbaneRivertowatchafireworksdisplay.
ThelargestcelebrationinAustraliaisheldinitslargestcity:
Sydney.Eachyear,thecelebrationsinSydneyareaccompaniedbyathemewithtwopyrotechnicshows:
the9:
00pmFamilyFireworksandtheMidnightFireworks.CenteringontheSydneyHarbourBridge,thefireworksaresynchronizedtoablendofpopularmusicandalightingdisplaycalledthe"BridgeEffect",whichdisplaysvarioussymbolsandotherimagesrelatedtothecurrentyear'stheme,locatedonthebridgeitself.The"MidnightFireworks"areregularlywatchedbyapproximately1.5–2millionpeopleatSydneyHarbour.AsoneofthefirstmajorNewYear'scelebrationsgloballyeachyear,Sydney'sMidnightFireworksareoftenbroadcastthroughouttheworldduringthedayof31December.Theyareregularlywatchedbyoveronebillionpeople.InMelbourne,thecityfollowssuitwithSydneyhavinga9:
30FamilyFireworksfollowedbythemidnightfireworks.CelebrationsaremostlycenteredontheYarraRiverandFederationSquare,aswellasDocklands.MostofthefireworkshowsinMelbournearelaunchedfromboatsalongtheriverandfromatopthecity'svariousskyscrapers.
NewZealand
Gisborne,NewZealand—496.3kilometres(308.4 mi)westoftheInternationalDateLine—isthefirstmajorcitytoseethebeginningofthenewyear.InNewZealand,citiescelebratewithlargestreetpartiesandfireworksdisplays.Localcouncilsusuallyorganisepartiesandstreetcarnivalsandfireworksdisplays,however,liquorbanshavebeenimposedonmanyofthemorepopularareasduetodisorder,vandalismandotheranti-socialbehavior.
InAuckland,thetopoftheSkyTower(Auckland)—thetallestfreestandingstructuretowerintheSouthernHemisphere—isthelaunchsiteforafireworksshow.
TheNewZealandnationalcricketteamhavebegunplayingaone-dayInternationalcricketgameinQueenstownduringthedayofNewYear'sEve.
Canada
NewYeartraditionsandcelebrationsinCanadavaryregionally.NewYear'sEve(alsocalledNewYear'sEveDayorVeilleduJourdel'AninFrench)isgenerallyasocialholiday.Inmanycities,suchasTorontoandNiagaraFallsinOntario,EdmontonandCalgaryinAlberta,Vancouver,BritishColumbiaandMontreal,Quebec,therearelargecelebrationswhichmayfeatureconcerts,late-nightpartying,sportingevents,andfireworks,withfreepublictransitserviceduringpeakpartytimesinmostmajorcities.Insomeareas,suchasinruralQuebec,peopleicefishintheolddays.Since2000,thehighlightofNewYear'sEvecelebrationsisinMontreal'soldport,whichcomesalivewithconcertsthattakeplaceandfireworksatmidnight.
From1956to1976,GuyLombardoandhisRoyalCanadiansserenadedCanadaontheCBC,viaafeedfromCBS,fromtheballroomoftheWaldorf-AstoriaHotelonParkAvenueinNewYorkCity.AfterLombardo'sdeathin1977,theRoyalCanadianscontinuedonCBCandCBSuntil1978.
In1992,thesketchcomedytroupeRoyalCanadianAirFarcebeganairingitsannualYearoftheFarcespecialonCBCTelevision,whichfeaturessketcheslampooningthemajoreventsandnewsstoriesoftheyear.Whiletheoriginal1992editionwasaone-offspecial,YearoftheFarceepisodescontinuedasaregularfeatureoftheAirFarcetelevisionserieswhichranfrom1993to2008—airingitsseriesfinaleonDecember31,2008.Followingthefinaleofthetelevisionseries,theoriginalcastcontinuedtoparticipateinNewYear'sEvespecialsintheyearsfollowing.
Similarly,theCBC'sFrenchlanguagenetworkIciRadio-CanadaTéléairsitsownyearlyNewYear'sEvecomedyspecial,ByeBye.UnlikeYearoftheFarce,ByeByehasbeenpresentedbyvariouscomedians;originallyrunningfrom1968to1998,itwasrevivedin2006bytheQuébécoistroupeRocketBellesOreilles.Its2008edition,hostedandco-producedbyQuébécoistelevisionpersonalityVéroniqueCloutier,becameinfamousforseveralsketchesthatmanyviewersperceivedasoffensive,includingsketchesmakingfunofEnglishCanadiansandthenAmericanpresident-electBarackObama.
UnitedStates
TheballdropinNewYorkCity'sTimesSquareattractsamillionspectatorsyearly.
IntheUnitedStates,NewYear'sEveiscelebratedwithformalparties,family-orientedactivities,andotherlargepublicevents.
Oneofthemostprominentcelebrationsinthecountryisthe"balldrop"heldinNewYorkCity'sTimesSquare.Inspiredbythetimeballsthatwereformallyusedasatimesignal,at11:
59 p.m.ET,an11,875-pound(5,386 kg),12-foot(3.7 m)diameterWaterfordcrystalballlocatedontheroofofOneTimesSquareislowereddownapolethatis70feethigh,reachingtheroofofthebuilding60secondslatertosignalthestartoftheNewYear.TheBallDrophasbeenheldsince1907,andinrecentyearshasaveragedaroundamillionspectatorsannually.Thepopularityofthespectaclealsoinspiredsimilar"drop"eventsoutsideofNewYorkCity,whichoftenuseobjectsthatrepresentaregion'sculture,geography,orhistory—suchasAtlanta's"PeachDrop",representingGeorgia'sidentityasthe"PeachState",orNashville's"MusicNoteDrop".
TheportrayaloffestivitiesonradioandtelevisionhashelpedingraincertainaspectsofthecelebrationinAmericanpopculture;beginningontheradioin1928,andonCBStelevisionfrom1956to1976(whichalsoincludedcoverageoftheballdrop),GuyLombardoandhisband,TheRoyalCanadians,presentedanannualNewYear'sEvebroadcastfromtheballroomofNewYork'sWaldorf-AstoriaHotel.ThebroadcastswerealsowellknownfortheRoyalCanadians'signatureperformanceof"AuldLangSyne"atmidnight,whichhelpedpop
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