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

Article: New Year services.
La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI);  December 31, 2006 ;     618 words ... ... services New Year's Eve and New Year's Day: Bangor St. Mary's Catholic ... s Catholic Church: 8 a.m. New Year's Day Genoa St. Charles Borromeo Catholic ... New Year's Eve; 10 a.m. New Year's Day Holmen St. Elizabeth Ann Seton ...

Article: New year is counted in different ways Jews, ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  December 31, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... a theme of the Chinese New Year, the holiday has its ... beginning at sunset on the day of the second new moon ... winter solstice. A few days before the New Year families give their homes ... the tone on New Year's Day for the rest of the year ...

Article: New Year welcomed tonight; Nations air wish for ...
Manila Bulletin;  December 31, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Filipino holiday tradition. New Year's Day is listed a holy day of obligation ... as anticipated and obligatory New Year's Day masses. Church officials claim ... early morning hours of tomorrow, New Year's Day, a practice believed to guarantee ...

Article: THE NEW YEAR IS AN OLD STORY-JUST ASK CAESAR.(News)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  January 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... New Year's Day is a product ... own approach to New Year's. Humanity ... March 25, for 11 days. ``Late March ... about 383.5 days, about 18.5 days longer than the ... start of the New Year. The Roman Empire ... New Year's Day. But Roman rulers ...

Article: New Year celebration an age-old tradition, BUSINESS ...
Business Times (Malaysia);  December 28, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... is a logical time to start a new year. After all, it is the season ... Incidentally, "The Babylonian new year celebration lasted for 11 days. Each day had its own particular mode ... is safe to say that modern New Year's eve festivities pale in ...

Article: Fashion: New Year's Eve: the designer's cut Where ...
The Independent - London;  December 29, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... What was your worst ever New Year? Two years ago, in Rio ... Very ill. The last two days were spent on a beach with ... What was your best ever New Year? The year I went skiing ... What was your worst ever New Year? I haven't had one ...

Article: CHINESE NEW YEAR; 2005; YEAR OF THE ROOSTER
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  February 8, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... America. The first three days of the Chinese New Year are the most important, and ... businesses are closed for seven days. Even after the seventh day, many families continue to ... another week. The Chinese New Year festival ends on the 15th ...