New Year’s Eve

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The last day of the year, New Year’s Eve, is on the 31st of December. In America and Great Britain many people go to parties, restaurants or nightclubs. For some parties people wear costumes and masks. At midnight it is traditional to sing the old Scottish song “Auld Lang Syne”. This song celebrates friendship.

In London lots of people go to Trafalgar Square and wait for the famous bell, Big Ben, to strike midnight. Some people jump into the fountains. In New York City lots of people go to Times Square. At midnight the words “Happy New Year” appear on an electronic sign. People cheer and there is a lot of noise. In some American cities office workers throw their old calendars out of the windows on the 31st of December. They are throwing the old year away. By the evening there is lots of paper in the streets. In Scotland New Year’s Eve is called Hogmanay. It is the most important celebration of the year for Scottish people. In Edinburgh and other cities people celebrate in the streets and there are concerts and fireworks.

This is the time of year when people make New Year’s resolutions. Resolutions are promises to change habits during the new year. Some typical resolutions are “I’m going to clean my room regularly” or “I’m going to do more sport”. Most people don’t keep their resolutions, but some do.