New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve is the evening until the evening of December 31 which is the last day of the Gregorian calendar year, the day before the New Year. In Western culture, New Year's Eve is celebrated with parties and gatherings with relatives, friends, or families waiting at the turn of the year.

In some major cities of the world, New Year's Eve is celebrated with a joint party in the open field to wait for the turn of the year. The world's big cities with New Year's Eve party are often covered by television networks and news agencies, including Edinburgh, Sydney, Toronto, Tokyo, Moscow, London, Berlin, Rio de Janeiro, Paris and New York City.

Among the countries most rapidly celebrating the turn of the year are Kiribati and Samoa. One of the places that celebrate New Year's is at the latest is Honolulu, Hawaii.

December 31 is a holiday in a number of countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Greece, Philippines, and Venezuela.

United States of America

New York City's year-end party is centered in Times Square. People flooded Times Square to take part in the timing of the turn of the year on national television networks. Since over 100 years ago, the turn of the year marked the tradition of giant ball drops in Times Square. The ball is made from Waterford Crystal with a diameter of 182.8 cm, and weighs 485.34 kg. The ball can be seen from a distance because it is decorated with lights. At 23:59:00, the ball was lowered from its binding pole above the One Times Square building, and reached the bottom of the post at exactly midnight. Similar to the nickname given to New York City, this ball is also dubbed the "big apple"

Australia

Semua kota besar di Australia melangsungkan pesta malam tahun baru yang biasanya disertai pesta kembang api. Di Perth, Australia Barat, kembang api diluncurkan dari tongkang di sepanjang Sungai Swan. Di Brisbane, sejumlah 50.000 orang berkumpul setiap tahunnya, di daerah sekitar Sungai Brisbane untuk menyaksikan kembang api. Pesta malam tahun baru di Melbourne dan Sydney adalah pesta malam tahun baru terbesar di Australia. Lebih dari satu juta orang berkumpul di Pelabuhan Sydney untuk merayakan pesta malam tahun baru.

Brazil

Malam tahun baru (Véspera de Ano Novo) adalah salah satu perayaan termeriah dalam setahun di Brasil. Sebagian besar kota-kota besar di Brasil, dan kota-kota berukuran sedang mengadakan pesta kembang api dan pertunjukan musik selepas tengah malam. Pesta malam tahun baru yang terkenal adalah pesta di Pantai Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro. Kota São Paulo juga mengadakan pertandingan Maraton Saint Silvester (Corrida de São Silvestre).

great Britain

In Scotland, people waiting for cannons were fired from the Edinburgh Castle marking a new year has arrived. New Year's celebration in Scotland is called Hogmanay. Scotland is known as the home of Auld Lang Syne's song which is often used as the ending song of the year. The creator is a Scottish poet named Robert Burns. New Year's Eve parties are held in major cities such as Edinburgh and Glasgow. In London, a massive fireworks party takes place for 10 minutes at the London Eye.

Denmark

Danish people usually celebrate New Year's Eve (called Nytårsaften in Danish) with fireworks and champagne with family and close friends. The sumptuous dinner dishes complement the New Year's Eve. New year's specials are traditional sponge cake marzipan ring cake (Danish: kransekage, literal translation: sponge ring). Danish people often see the New Year's welcoming speech the Queen of Denmark has made on television. The peak when the clock at Copenhagen City Hall shows exactly at midnight. People gathered in the grounds of the city cheered and lit fireworks. Like the German television station, the national television station DR1 has a tradition of showing Dinner for One comedy (Danish: 90 års fødselsdagen, or 90th Birthday).

Ecuador

Ecuadorians have a unique tradition of celebrating New Year's Eve. Unpopular characters, such as hated politicians, are made from straw models, newsprints, worn out clothes, and paper masks. Often also the puppets are filled with fireworks. After midnight the puppeteer was burned to symbolize the disappearance of the year, and the coming of the new year. The origin of this tradition is unclear. The possibility of this tradition began after a yellow fever epidemic that killed many people. The bodies of the victims were destroyed by burning.

Another well-known tradition is the tradition of "crying widows". Men dressed as women should make as many people laugh by crying out. The people around him then gave him a little money. In addition, Ecuadorians also have a tradition of eating grapes while wishing for a new year. There are 12 grapes that represent 12 wishes, and should be eaten before midnight. The tradition of wearing yellow underwear that is believed to bring good luck in the new year. Meanwhile, the luggage that was brought around outside the house is believed to make the owner can travel to the ideal place.

Philippines

Filipinos usually celebrate the new year with family and close friends. In the houses there was a dinner party called media noche. Among the food served there are main dishes such as pancit, jamon (ham), or lechon (babi guling) if the family is quite capable.
Some Filipinos adhere to a series of New Year's Eve traditions. Among them there is a tradition wearing a round patterned shirt (polka dot), because the circle is believed to bring in money and luck. In addition, the tradition of shaking the coin in a covered pot while walking around inside the house, and serving rounded fruit is believed to bring good luck. At the turn of the year, Filipinos also light firecrackers and fireworks. Private entrepreneurs have new year's eve party in towns with the help of local government. Among the famous party is a party held at Plaza Sulayman Square, Manila.

Indonesia

In Indonesia, New Year's Eve is celebrated by going around the city using cars and motorcycles. The trumpet of cardboard that sounded in the streets and entertainment venues has become the culture of society when welcoming the turn of the year. The star hotels offer packages for families celebrating the new year by staying in hotels and villas or similar accommodations. In addition, hotels and entertainment venues host dinners and musical performances. Bali is a favorite destination on New Year's Eve.

In Jakarta, the streets of protocol were dimaketi road users who enliven the party turn of the year by blowing trumpets from cardboard. The year-end party in Jakarta is centered on Monas and Ancol Bay City. Monas area enlivened thousands of people who come using motorcycles and cars. New year's turn in Ancol is enlivened with a musical stage and fireworks party. In the turnover of the year features a traditional dangdut and arts scene.

Mexico

Mexicans eat 12 grapes one by one while following the sound of church bells that sounded before the turn of the year. A wine is eaten while saying a hope in the new year. On New Year's Eve, people who want to find a partner in the new year wear red underwear. Yellow underwear worn by people who want to get a lot of sustenance. Other New Year's Eve traditions, including sweeping out, bringing suitcases outdoors (symbolizing future travel), and hanging sheepskins from woolen threads on the door handle. New Year's Eve celebrations in Mexico and Spain have many similarities

Venezuela

Venezuela and Spain have a tradition of New Year's Eve in almost the same. People who want to get a boyfriend are required to wear yellow underwear on New Year's Eve. Meanwhile, people who want to earn sustenance must have a large denomination banknote when raising a glass to toast. People who want to travel believe his wish comes true when
carrying a suitcase around the house.
Some people listen to special events on the radio that present year turn events. In addition, Caracas residents look forward to 12 church bells from the Caracas Cathedral Church. Radio in Venezuela has a tradition of broadcasting songs of sadness at the end of the year. Among the popular songs to air on New Year's Eve, there are songs like "Viejo año" ("Old Year") by Gaita group Maracaibo 15 and "Cinco pa 'las 12" ("Five minutes after twelve "). The latter song is often reproduced by pop singers such as Nestor Zavarce, Nancy Ramos, and José Luis Rodríguez El Puma. The most favored song of the Venezuelans for the first five minutes after the turn of the year was "Año Nuevo, Vida Nueva" ("New Year, New Life") by Billo's Caracas Boys.