The document discusses how New Year's is celebrated in different countries. In Finland, people decorate their windows and trees with lights and make large decorations in the town square featuring symbols of faith, hope and love. In Russia, people say goodbye to the old year and discuss what was good about it with family and friends. In Great Britain, people decorate with Christmas trees and mistletoe, with a tradition of kissing under the mistletoe. In Ireland, houses are opened to visitors on New Year's Eve and people gather in central squares decorated with lights.

1. How people celebrate New Year
in different countries
Peter Vasquez Florida

2. New Year is a vacation celebrated in the last day of the
prior year and in the first day of the following one.
New Year trips is the time for the wonderful and kind fairy
tale. The New Year festivity consists with happiness, hope,
love and comfort. This night is for family members'
meetings to spend jointly in a cosy place.

3. New Year Day is one of the main vacations of the year.New Year Day is one of the main vacations of the year.
There are different customs, festive events and ofThere are different customs, festive events and of
course tasty food. Normally you can see a Christmascourse tasty food. Normally you can see a Christmas
Tree at home. It's a fur tree putting before ChristmasTree at home. It's a fur tree putting before Christmas
time and designing with balls, toys, lights, nuts, etc.time and designing with balls, toys, lights, nuts, etc.

4. Now you'll read and see how people celebrate newNow you'll read and see how people celebrate new
year all around the worldyear all around the world

5. FinlandFinland
If you visit Finland while in Christmas holidays you can see a lotIf you visit Finland while in Christmas holidays you can see a lot
of Christmas lights. All the windows, doors and trees shineof Christmas lights. All the windows, doors and trees shine
with vibrant lights.with vibrant lights.

6. In the town of persons make a huge decor inIn the town of persons make a huge decor in
Christmas Street every New year. The designChristmas Street every New year. The design
consists of 3 figures: a cross (faith), a balanceconsists of 3 figures: a cross (faith), a balance
wheel (hope) and a heart (love). It is lighted withwheel (hope) and a heart (love). It is lighted with
electric bulbs.electric bulbs.

7. RussiaRussia
There are some New Year cultures: a Christmas Tree,
a festive table and all the family around it. First
Russian people say “goodbye” to the “old” year and
discuss with relatives and friends about it: what was
good while in that year.

8. What other New Year traditions do you know?
(pictures can help you)

9. Great BritainGreat Britain
In Great Britain people beautify
their houses not only with
a Christmas Tree but with
the plant mistletoe The
mistletoe hangs up on
the lights.
There is a custom that you
can kiss a person
who is standing
under the mistletoe.

11. In Ireland there is a custom to open the doors of their
houses on the New Year Eve to every person coming.
If you want to be the visitor you're welcome.
At 11.30 pm all the Irish come out to meet on the
central square. Usually
the square is designed
with holiday lights.
But the next day (the 1st
of January) everyone
should spend at house.
IrelandIreland

12. ItalyItaly
There is a custom in Italy to throw away old
furniture out from the windows. Be cautious
when
you walk under them.
On the Christmas Eve individuals work only
before
lunch, then they go home to decorate Сhristmas
Trees and prepare gifts.
All the presents are presented
by the eldest woman in
the family.

13. JapanJapan
• At night on the New Year in Japan you can hear the
bell sound. It rings 108 times. Every stroke means
different vices. There are greed (жадность), stupidity
(глупость), anger (гнев), thoughtlessness
(легкомыслие), indecision (нерешительность), envy
(зависть).

14. IndiaIndia
In India people beautify themselves with pink, red,
yellow and white colours.
They have special guidelines how to existing gifts.
More than that they pour coloured water to
each other to wash their sins away.