Ringing in around the world - From eggs to pilaf to gifts, new year's...

The Boston Herald;  December 30, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Celebrating the new year in the United States is pretty typical - you drink champagne...seem unusual in other lands. How do other countries welcome the new year? The new year is a time of renewal and most cultures celebrate in some way...

Road Trip: New Year's Maine

Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.;  December 28, 2008 ;     610 words ...New Year's Day is the oldest holiday in the world...celebrated in Babylon about 4,000 years ago. The new year celebration once lasted 11 days. It was...modern day calendar. During the Middle Ages, new year's celebrations were forbidden as they were...

A SPIRITUAL NEW YEAR THOUGH SEEN AS MOSTLY SECULAR, WELCOMING RITUALS ARE...

Evansville Courier & Press;  December 28, 2002 ;     675 words ...W ant to usher in the New Year in a new way? Try giving up the sparkling...island of Bali, where the beginning of a new year is a religious ritual, not a reason...Japan. Instead of counting down to the New Year watching Dick Clark's annual "Rockin...

L.A.'s New Year rituals diverse

Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA.;  December 31, 2005 ;     700+ words ......born Natalia Garduno welcomes the new year by wearing red underwear. Chinese-born Jack Chen isn't even celebrating New Year's Day until month's end. And Japanese...there are as many ways to ring in the new year as there are cultures to celebrate...

Celebrate this new year with happiness and health.(Neighbor)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  January 2, 2000 ;     458 words ......hope you all enjoyed a safe and happy New Year's celebration and were not effected by...Bug - or any other bug, for that matter. New Year's is the time of year most noted for celebrations, superstitions and for resolutions. New Year's celebrations are celebrated in many...

Why we get fired up for the new year; As Scotland gears up for its biggest...

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  December 29, 2008 ;     700+ words ...WHILE New Year's Eve is celebrated around the world, Scotland...to the rebirth of life in every formas the new year was celebrated and people looked towards the spring. Although celebrating the new year goes back for centuries, doing so on January...

NOTHING NEW ABOUT NEW YEAR'S

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 29, 2006 ;     519 words ......issued the following official news story: New Year's revelers sit on surfboards off the shore...SMITH, Hawaii (Dec. 29, 2006) - It's New Year's Eve. Ten seconds left until the celebration...methods of celebration may have changed, but New Year's still holds the same meaning. It's a...

Guilt, religion and New Year's resolutions

Redlands Daily Facts;  January 6, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Ah, hardly is the New Year upon us when it's already past time to make my New Year's resolutions! Of course, I did not keep very many...next time around. What do you plan to do for the New Year, and would any of the professor's set of resolutions...

So What Are You Doing For Your New Year's Eve?; Traditions Include Jumping...

The Washington Post;  December 31, 1995 ;     700+ words ...New Year's equals drunken parties, Dick Clark and...area residents have developed to mark the new year. Perhaps more than any other major holiday...Christmas or watching fireworks on July 4. "At New Year's, there's nothing to commemorate. That...

Hurrah for the New Year!

New Straits Times;  December 31, 2002 ;     340 words ......Straits Times 12-31-2002 Hurrah for the New Year! Edition: 2* Section: Prof's Page PEOPLE around the world celebrate the new year differently. Most people in the United...with family and friends. The Chinese New Year is often celebrated for several days...

New Year's Eve: The party's over.(SHOW)(ON THE EDGE)

The Washington Times;  December 30, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Blanchard, THE WASHINGTON TIMES I gave up New Year's Eve cold turkey in 2000 and haven't...of regret since. What's to miss? To me, New Year's Eve is the worst blind date, nightmare...rolled into one. A hangover looms over New Year's Eve even before you've had your first...

New Year services.

La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI);  January 4, 2007 ;     356 words ...Jan. 4--Special services New Year's Eve and New Year's Day: Bangor St. Mary's Catholic Church: 6 p.m. New Year's Eve Coon Valley St. Mary's Catholic Church: 8 a.m. New Year's Day Genoa St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church: 4 p.m. New Year's Eve...

Channel-Surf-in the New Year: With Merv, Howard and Janet

Chicago Sun-Times;  December 31, 1993 ;     549 words ...New Year's Eve is a special night wherever you are...to to stay up until midnight - celebrate the New Year on Eastern Standard Time (all times below are Chicago time). Merv Griffin's New Year's Eve 8 p.m. WPWR-Channel 50. From Atlantic...

THE NEW YEAR'S DAY

The Hindustan Times;  January 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ......by HT Syndication. Guwahati Jan. 01 -- New Year's Day is the first day of the calendar...Gregorian Calendar" restored Ist January as New Year's Day. Most of the calendars are based...world, there are special beliefs about the New Year. In ancient Egypt, New Year was ...

Ring in New Year with music, hikes or an ice-cold swim

The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  December 22, 2007 ;     460 words ...Celebrate New Year's Eve Family Fest: New Year's Eve, 5 to 8 p.m., Quincy Center. Quincy's annual year-end...Quincy Parks Department at 617-376-1251. First Night Boston: New Year's Eve, 1 p.m. to midnight, downtown Boston. Daylong festival...