New Years history
December 31 is called_
New year's eve
People shoot these into the air when the clock reaches 12:00
Fireworks
If you lived in ancient Persia, what gift would you give out on New Year's?
Eggs
What time do you shoot fireworks on New years
00:00 / 24:00
What year will we celebrate this New Years?
2025
This is the most common new years resolution.
Lose weight/Work out
Finish the saying: Out with the ____, ______________.
old, in with new.
When is the Chinese New Year?
February 10th
Name 3 things you could find at a New Years Eve party
Streamers, Games, Refreshments, Speakers (Music), Fireworks, a Countdown, Photo ops/backdrops
Is 2025 a leap year?
No
Why are firework part of new years
Scare away spirits / Welcome new year
According to tradition what vegetable do southerner's eat on January 1st to promote prosperity for the year?
Black eyed peas
In Denmark, people throw and break what kitchen item on their neighbors outside door to represent putting any ill will in the past.
Dishes
What is New Years called in India?
Gudi Padwa
When was the last leap year?
2024
The first New Year’s celebration dates back _ years
4,000 years
What is the most common firework?
Roman candles (romerlys)
What is the most common thing to eat after New Years
Left-overs, soup and takeout
What percentage of resolutions fail by February?
80%
What year was the celebration of Y2K?
2000
Where did the first New Years celebration take place?
_ celebrates New Years first every year.
New Zealand
What is the most common danish new years song
Kong Christian stod ved højen mast
Where in New York city is the annual ball drop?
Times Square
In what year did Christians gather in Jerusalem on December 31st, fearing the apocalypse was imminent?
1000