New Year Traditions
The first New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square happened this year. A. 1800 B. 1907
What is B. 1907?
The original name of New York City was New Haven or New Amsterdam
What is New Amsterdam?
New York's Waterford crystal ball weighs
A. 11,875 lbs B. 14,250 lbs
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
What is 85?
The annual New Year's Eve celebration in U.S. takes place. Hint: New York City or Miami
New York City is the most famous place to spend New Year's Eve in the United States, thanks to the legendary party thrown every year in Times Square.
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.
The crystal ball begins lowering in Times Square at this time: A. 11:59 PM or B. 12:00 PM
11.59 PM
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 or $30
What is $50?
The celebration known as the Lunar New Year: Dragon Celebration or Chinese New Year
What is the Chinese New Year?
This country celebrates from April 13 to 15 by throwing water A. Cambodia. B. Thailand
The traditional Thai New Year Songkran was transformed into a national holiday. Celebrations are famous for the public water fights framed as ritual 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)
On this calendar, New Year's Day falls on Jan. 1, Gregorian Calendar, Chinese Calendar
Gregorian Calendar. Fun Fact: New Year's Day on the Chinese calendar moves each year but always lands between January 21 and February 20th.
New Year's gift that ancient Persians give? A. Money. B. Eggs
The ancient Persians gave New Year's gifts of eggs, which symbolized productiveness.
True or False: The first major 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.
January was named after this Roman God A. Janus B. Thor
As the Roman god of beginnings and transitions, Janus is the namesake of January, the first month of a new year.
In Spain, eating 12 of these are said to bring you good luck in the New Year. A. Grapes. B. Churros.
What are Grapes?
In Bolivia, _____are baked into sweets and whoever finds the ____has good luck for the next year. A. Beans. B. Coins
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.
True or False: The Niagara Falls Festival of Lights uses over 3 million lights
True
This is the Flower For January A. Carnation B. Rose
What is Carnation?