New Year is a holiday celebrated in the last day
of the previous year and in the first day of the
following one.
New Year holidays is the time for the beautiful
and kind fairy tale. The New Year celebration
consists with happiness, hope, love and comfort.
This night is for relatives' meetings to spend
together in a cosy place.
Calendar
New Year's is a
national holiday.
It is on January 1
st
.
It is the first day of a
new year.
Clock
New Year's Eve is
the evening before
New Year's.
Everyone tries to
stay awake until
midnight on New
Year's Eve.
click to stop
sound
Confetti and Streamers
Confetti and
streamers are
popular on New
Year's.
They are small
pieces of colored
paper.
Noisemakers
Noisemakers are
special whistles that
people blow at New
Year's parties.
Both adults and
children like
noisemakers
Sparklers
Sparklers are
handheld fireworks
that shoot sparks as
they burn.
People light them on
New Year's Eve
when it gets dark.
Clock Strikes Midnight
When it is 12:00
A.M., party goers
blow noisemakers
and throw confetti.
New Year's Kiss
Couples hug and
kiss at midnight.
They wish each
other a happy new
year.
HappyHappy
New Year!New Year!
How people celebrate New
Year in different countries
New Year Day is one of the main holidays of New Year Day is one of the main holidays of
the year. There are different traditions, festive the year. There are different traditions, festive
events and of course tasty food. Usually you events and of course tasty food. Usually you
can see a Christmas Tree at home. It's a fur can see a Christmas Tree at home. It's a fur
tree putting before Christmas time and tree putting before Christmas time and
decorating with balls, toys, lights, nuts, etc. decorating with balls, toys, lights, nuts, etc.
Now you'll read and see how Now you'll read and see how
people celebrate new year all people celebrate new year all
around the worldaround the world
RussiaRussia
There are some New Year traditions: a Christmas
Tree, a festive table and all the family around it. First
Russian people say “goodbye” to the “old” year and
talk with relatives and friends about it: what was good
during that year.
Great BritainGreat Britain
In Great Britain people decorate
their houses not only with
a Christmas Tree but with
the plant mistletoe (омела).
The mistletoe hangs up
on the lamps.
There is a custom that you
can kiss a person
who is standing
under the mistletoe.
JapanJapan
· At night on the New Year in Japan you can hear the
bell sound. It rings 108 times. Every stroke means
different vices. There are greed (жадность), stupidity
(глупость), anger (гнев), thoughtlessness
(легкомыслие), indecision (нерешительность), envy
(зависть).
ChinaChina
In China people light a lot
of lanterns (фонариков)
to show the right way
during the year.
They also use many
Christmas crackers
(хлопушек)and fireworks
to frighten the evils.