“New Year’s Day: Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.”
-Mark Twain
New Year’s Eve is one of the biggest parties of the year. In addition to partying, many celebrators take the time to look back on the past year, and decide on their goals and hopes for the coming one. Modern New Year’s Eve parties typically feature dancing, drinking and a countdown to midnight. Cheering, the singing of “Auld Lang Syne,” kissing on the stroke of midnight, and the use of loud noisemakers and fireworks to ring in the new year are all common ways of celebrating in Western culture.
New Year’s Eve on AM
Whether you’re staying in to watch the ball drop or heading out on the town, count on a good time. It’s the only party so wild the country takes a day off to recover from it. It’s also the perfect time to set your goals for the coming year, and look back on what you accomplished in the past 365. And do we need to mention it’s an opportunity to drink champagne with beautiful women? Asking about new year’s resolutions is a surefire conversation starter.
New Year’s Eve fact
The new year’s celebrations in Sydney, Australia are some of the biggest in the world. Sydney is a major city in one of the first time zones, so its celebration is one of the first. Over two million people gather around Sydney harbor for an acclaimed fireworks presentation, which is broadcast internationally.
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