Resolutions
The Philippines wear this particular pattern in honor of New Year's Eve.
Polka Dots
After the New Year's celebration, Times Square in NYC is left with this amount of New Year's trash to clean up.
~50 tons
This country is credited with creating what we know as the modern firework.
China
The Chinese Lunar New Year Falls in between this range of dates every year.
Between January 21st and February 20th
Only this percentage of people stick to their resolutions throughout the year.
~20%
Some Latin Americans start the new year involving their table as they perform this tradition with it.
Get Under a Table
Daily Double
Of all the trash left in Times Square after New Years, this many pounds of it are just confetti.
3,000lbs
Adding Copper to a firework produces this aesthetic affect within the explosion.
Makes it Blue
The Persian New Year is celebrated typically this day later in the year.
March 29th OR March 21st
This is the second most common new year's resolution.
Save Money
This tradition gets rowdy as Denmark do this activity towards the front doors of friends and family to welcome good fortune.
Throw Plates
America rings in the new year with this many glasses of sparkling wine
~360 Million Glasses
This country invented the ariel/shell type firework we see in most firework shows today.
Italy
The Thai New Year is celebrated in the middle of this month.
April
This civilization started the practice of new year's resolutions.
The Babylonians.
Before it was a new year's tradition, the ball drop was used for this more practical purpose.
Help Sailors
(It helped keep their equipment working well)
AAA provides this service free of charge around new year's to prevent accidents.
Free Rides Home
Fireworks have been a part of pranks and jokes for years, being banned for pranks in Rhode Island since this century.
18th Century
Matariki is the Māori New Year and is celebrated between these two months.
Labelled "Quitter's Day", this date is when most people give up on their resolutions.
January 19th
Miami brings their own spin on the ball drop dropping this round item instead of the traditional ball.
A sunglass wearing orange
These citizens are the last in America to celebrate the American new year
America Samoa
Sparklers are one of the most dangerous fireworks readily available reaching this temperature just by being lit.
2,000 Degrees Farenheight
Enkutatash is the Ethiopian New Year, celebrated around September 11th or 12th to mark this yearly event.
The end of the rainy season