Новый Год во всем мире

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AUSTRALIA Known for hosting the second largest and one of the best New Year celebrations, Sydney is a place worth visiting during the holiday season. The illuminated Sydney Harbour Bridge and its spectacular firework show, is however the highlight of the New Years Eve in Sydney, Australia. If this was not all, you can also hear the melodious singers and musicians perform some of their best tracks during the celebrations. Fun and enjoyment does not end here. There are beach parties, bonfires, camping and picnics that form the essence of the New Year Eve celebrations in Sydney.

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BRAZIL New Years Eve in Brazil is sizzling hot, and is meant for those who wish for nothing but pure fun. Apart from the hot parties organized on New Years Eve, the prolific view of the fireworks show at midnight is simply stunning. Around the time of New Year, Brazil has a moderately hot weather, and therefore, people prefer to go to beaches with friends and families during the first half of the New Years Eve, and spend some time comforting there. There is a belief that lighting up candles on the sand of the beaches, throwing white flowers in the water, thanking Iemanja - The Goddess of Sea, and jumping seven waves while making wishes for the coming year, confer one with good luck, and fulfill one's wishes. The evening time of New Years Eve remains set aside for partying and celebrating hard. One of the prominent places to be in on New Years Eve is Copacabana, where people from all across the country and world gather to have a gala time celebrating the essence and spirit of New Year. Copacabana remains illuminated with fancy lights, crafted in very splendid way. Other than Copacabana, one will find almost every other place, street, and building in Brazil to be lit up with lights and decorations. Also, it is a part of Brazilian culture to set off firecrackers on New Years Eve, and therefore, everyone either in small, moderate, or big way ensures to have some sort of fireworks show in their neighborhood . .

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CANADA In Canada, New Years Eve saw many people organizing private parties, and there are many others who instead prefer to be a part of social celebrations, and thus, they move in to parties going on streets, pubs, discotheques, clubs, and restaurants. Usually, all sorts of parties are organized in Canada, from big time extravaganzas with throng of people coming in, to small scale private parties with only friends and members of the extended families invited. There are some others who wish to keep their celebrations on New Years Eve confined to their house and family members, by and large planned around a special dinner on the occasion. In all these parties, adequate arrangements are made for music, dance, eating, and drinking, so that all those coming in can have a good and memorable time while bidding goodbye to the Old Year and welcoming the New Year. Most of these parties begin on New Years Eve and go on till the dawn of the New Year. At the stroke of the midnight, champagne and wine bottles are opened, toasts are raised, and everyone wishes one another with the best luck wishes for the New Year. One highlighting aspect of the moment is the fireworks show, which is organized in major cities of Canada.

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CUBA The most important spot in Cuba regarding the New Year celebrations, is the Havanna , as people gather in large numbers at the Havanna Sea Front to celebrate or to be a part of the New Year celebartions and also to derive pleasure from the beautiful fireworks that are an integral part of the New Year festivities of Cuba. On this day in Cuba, you can see a long queue in front of the food shops as well as the drinks stores, as the inhabitants of Cuba want to enjoy this day in the best possible way. The people of Cuba on New Years Eve gather at the different hotels and restaurants of Cuba, to have a meal with their friends , family or relatives and this meal is accopmpanied with deserts and drinks.

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NEW YEAR IN PARIS The city of love needs no introduction and the Parisian love for grandeur surely does not need to be elaborated upon. One simply goes to Paris because it is Paris after all, no questions asked. The champagne and fireworks studded night near Champs-Elysees, which is an all-time favourite , because of its great location and also the view of Paris’ crowning glory; the Eiffel Tower which is lit up at midnight. If in want of things that are slightly different you can opt to celebrate at Montmartre, which is basically a hill that will probably affront you with the best view of the Parisian skyline along with the fireworks that shall stud the sky at midnight. Also one cannot exclude the raving street parties and the famous chic Parisian bars that provide you with an array of options.

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New year in London The south bank of the river Thames is generally crowded to a tee on New Year’s Eve as everyone waits for the spectacular fireworks that erupt into the sky and is perhaps one of the best firework shows that you will ever witness anywhere else. With an attendance that is estimated to be almost a quarter of a million, once the famous Big Ben chimes the time to be twelve, the advent of the New Year is celebrated with the famous fireworks that lasts for almost ten minutes. One of the most popular ways to be a part of London’s New Year experience is to climb aboard one of the numerous party boats as they take you to the Thames Barrier from the Festival Pier and then bring you back in time for the display. Once the celebratory fireworks are over, the bars become the favourite haunt, as you c an party and drink the night away in merriment.

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New year in Russia Irrespective of the fact that if one is partying at home or is in a social party place, the midnight time draws everyone out to gather at the famous squares in the city. Anadyr is the first place in Russia to witness the arrival of New Year. The event organized at Kremlin is one of the highlights of the evening, in which people from all over Russia as well as other countries come all the way to be a part of. Also, the opulent celebration is too worthy to be missed by anyone. Red Square is another popular spot to witness some spectacular midnight firework shows, and other cultural programs. At the stroke of midnight, most of the Russians break open the champagne bottle, and raise a toast on the name of the New Year. In Kremlin, the midnight bell rings twelve, thus announcing an official arrival of the New Year. As soon as that occurs, people cheer out loud, and wish everyone around with ‘Happy New Year!' or ‘ Snovum Godom '.

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New year in U.S.A. New York City, NY: Whenever you think of a perfect New Year eve, this can be nothing but the first choice. Every year almost thousands of people from all across the globe visit the city to be a part of the grand event of the Giant crystal ball drop, held at the time square. You can also take your family to see the famous Holiday Lights at Bronx Zoo. If you are a party animal then you can hit any hot club of downtown or midtown and welcome the New Year with a “larger than life” spirit.

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New year in U.S.A Los Angeles, CA: one thing that makes this city a choice of many on the New Year eve is the cozy weather during the month of December. The choice is yours-whether you want to be a part of the casino or shake legs with your partner at the luxurious ball rooms. You may opt for rocking beachside ceremonies or Bowl or be a part of the Bowl gathering at Pasadena. If you are movie buff, you can also grab some passes of those celebrity parties that take place every year on the Hollywood hills, or else you can quench the thirst of dancing at various street parties arranged each year, to welcome the New Year.

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New year in Japan New Years Eve is traditionally considered as a mark, which distinct the Old Year with the New Year. New Years Eve is also a point to give a new and fresh start to the life, leaving behind all troubles, miseries, and failures. This is quite reflective in an old tradition or event of ‘ bonenkai parties', which in its literal meaning refers to ‘Year Forgetting Parties'. It is an occasion which calls for moving ahead, leaving behind all the past worries, troubles, miseries, and failures with the passed second. Other than that, New Years Eve is also a deadline for Japanese people to completely fulfill all their past duties. As a part of the preparations of celebrations on New Years Eve, people clean up their houses and clothes, and decorate the entrance part of the house with pine, bamboo, and plum trees. This ‘cleaning up the house' process is traditionally referred as ‘ Ousouji ' in Japan. Performing it is considered as a sign of willingness with which one is welcoming the New Year, and also one's hope and expectations of a better New Year in comparison to the Old Yea

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New year in Hong Kong On the New Years Eve in Hong Kong, prefer a restaurant to dine which has a good atmosphere and serves great food. It's better to book your New Year table in advance to avoid the last minute.

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New year in Spain Puerta del Reloj is another prominent place for the evening. This ‘open to all' festivity invites thousands and more to be a part of the grand affair. Council distributes hats, streamers, balloons, and the very important twelve grapes for free to everyone present there, to have a united and grand welcome to the New Year. Fireworks shoot off, as soon as the countdown to New Year ends. New Years Eve is also a time to abide by the traditions and customs associated with the occasion. As far as that goes, people can remain pleasantly engaged in fulfilling traditions only, all through the New Years Eve as they are plenty in numbers. People usually stay back to their homes, along with their family members till the moment of the arrival of New Year occurs. At the stroke of twelve, there is a tradition of eating twelve grapes. It is a prominent and highly popular tradition, which is followed in many other countries, though with different beliefs and in different ways. In Spain, one has to eat one grape with each ring of the bell, and thus, has to complete one's share of twelve grapes by the time the clock rings the last bell. Usually, people in Spain listen to the rings of the bell from the live telecast of the clock of Puerta del Sol in Madrid.

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New year in Egypt New Year celebrated in accordance to Christianity traditions is popularly referred as ‘Coptic New Year' in Egypt. On the aspects of religion, it is considered to be a time of the recurrence of the Sirius or the Dog Star in the skies of Egypt. It is the time when Coptic martyrs are remembered by the Copts. As a part of the same, everything is ensured to be put in red, from altars to vestments of the religious officials; and also red dates are eaten on the occasion. It is considered to be a mark of honor to the spilled red blood of Coptic mart yrs.