New Year Traditions
The first New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square happened this year.
1800 1907 1970
What is B. 1907?
Nowruz, the Persian new year is held in which season?
Spring
New York's Waterford crystal ball weighs
11,875 pounds 22,953 pounds 54,309 pounds
11,875 pounds
True or False: Lobster and chicken are both considered bad luck foods during the New Year.
It is True!
According to superstition, because of a lobster's ability to move backward and a chicken's ability to scratch itself backward, if you eat either on New Year's, you won't be able to move forward.
It’s estimated that the average distance travelled in a car for this holiday season is
50km or 85km or 120 km
What is 85?
People set new year's ________________ which are goals they want to accomplish in the year.
resolutions
This is the most popular New Year's Day parade.
A. Rose Parade B. Macy's Day Parade
The Rose Parade, a New Year's tradition more than 100 years old, uses more than 18 million flowers for the floats that travel through the streets of Pasadena, California. The Tournament of Roses demands about 80,000 hours of manpower every year.
These are often used at midnight to ring in the new year. Hint: loud and colorful
fireworks
True or false: Each year, it is estimated that 80 % of New Year’s resolutions are abandoned by February
True
Canadians will spend approximately ___ on food and drinks celebrating the New Year. $50 $500 $200
What is $50?
Another name for Chinese New Year
Lunar New Year or Spring Festival
This country celebrates from April 13 to 15 by throwing water
Cambodia Thailand Japan
The traditional Thai New Year Songkran was transformed into a national holiday. Celebrations are famous for the public water fights that symbolize cleansing.
In the ancient Roman calendar, the new year began on February 1. March 1. January 1
March 1
True or False: Eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day is believed to bring prosperity for the next year
Bring prosperity for the next year
The Times Square New Year's Eve Ball in diameter is 3.7 m (12 feet) or 7.62 m (25 feet)
3.7 m (12 feet)
During Chinese New Year, children receive what colored envelopes with money inside?
Red
New Year's gift that ancient Persians give?
Money Eggs Gold
The ancient Persians gave New Year's gifts of eggs, which symbolized productiveness.
True or False: The first country to celebrate the New Year is New Zealand.
True. New Zealand is located just west of the International Date Line, positioned to be the first to cross into the new day.
In Denmark, the Danes throw unused plates that have been saved up throughout the year at the front doors of family and friends for good luck.
True or False?
True.
Name an animal that is commonly used in Chinese New Year parades
Lion, Dragon
In Spain, eating 12 of these are said to bring you good luck in the New Year.
Grapes.
Churros.
Candies.
Grapes
In Bolivia, _____are baked into sweets.
Whoever finds the ____has good luck for the next year.
Beans Coins Almonds
One of the sweetest New Year traditions to come out of South America, in Bolivia, they bake coins into their desserts. Whoever finds a coin will be blessed with good fortune for the year ahead.
The Dutch believe eating this on New Year's Day will bring good luck.
Donuts
Cake
Cookies
Donuts.
True or False: The Niagara Falls Festival of Lights uses over 3 million lights
True
This is the Flower For January
Carnation
Rose
Lily
What is Carnation?