New Year's Around the World
In this country, people smash plates on their friends’ doorsteps to ring in the New Year.
What is Denmark?
Many people make these promises to themselves at the start of the New Year.
What are New Year’s resolutions?
The first baby born in the New Year is often called this.
What is the New Year’s baby?
This animal often represents New Year’s celebrations as it’s said to bring good luck.
What is a pig?
This Roman god, often depicted with two faces, inspired the name for the month of January.
Who is Janus?
This country celebrates Lunar New Year with a festival involving red envelopes and dragons.
What is China?
In the United States, millions watch this item drop in Times Square on New Year’s Eve.
What is the ball?
The first day of the Gregorian calendar year falls on this date.
What is January 1?
This object, commonly used to mark time, is a symbol of the New Year.
What is a clock?
The world celebrates New Year on January 1, but this holiday marks the start of the Jewish calendar year.
What is Rosh Hashanah?
In Spain, it’s traditional to eat 12 of these at the stroke of midnight for good luck.
What are grapes?
In Italy, people wear this color of underwear to attract luck and love.
What is red?
This president gave the first televised New Year’s address in 1941.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
People sing this traditional song at midnight to welcome the New Year.
What is “Auld Lang Syne”?
This city’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display over Sydney Harbour is world-famous.
What is Sydney?
This South American country burns life-sized dolls called “Años Viejos” to symbolize letting go of the past year.
What is Ecuador?
This famous parade in Pasadena, California, takes place every New Year’s Day.
What is the Rose Parade?
The first major sporting event of the New Year is this annual college football game.
What is the Rose Bowl?
This sparkling beverage is often used for toasts at midnight.
What is champagne?
This zodiac animal will represent 2025 in the Chinese calendar.
What is the snake?
Scotland’s New Year celebration is called this and includes the tradition of “first footing.”
What is Hogmanay?
At midnight in Japan, temples ring their bells this many times to cleanse people of worldly desires.
What is 108?
This country is one of the first to welcome the New Year because of its location near the International Date Line.
What is New Zealand?
Fireworks are used during New Year’s celebrations as a symbol of this.
What is warding off evil spirits?
The New Year marks the transition from one decade to the next every this many years.
What is 10?