21 photos that show what New Year's celebrations look like around the world
has several possible origins, including Renaissance masquerade balls, English and German folklore, and the ancient Romans' pagan celebration called Saturnalia.The ball has been a tradition since 1907 and has been redesigned and rebuilt several times over the years. The current version weighs a whopping 11,875 pounds and is covered with over 2,000 Waterford Crystal triangles.
Firecrackers and fireworks are lit to scare away evil spirits from the previous year, making way for the new year.Hollis Johnson/Insider Other common treats include sweet rice cakes , steamed fortune cakes , Cantonese sweet fried dumplings filled with coconut, sesame seeds, peanuts , and sesame balls filled with black bean paste . Hollis Johnson/Insider
Commercially, Songkran is celebrated with a water festival where people throw water at each other either at home or in the streets.Water guns are often used, including by tourists who take part in the festival during their time in Thailand. The water is a symbol of washing away the bad from the previous year as you move into the new year.
Rosh Hashanah is celebrated on the first and second day of the Hebrew lunar month of Tishrei. Jewish holidays follow a lunar calendar, so the dates in the Gregorian calendar vary.Hollis Johnson/Insider Before eating the honey-dipped apple, a short prayer is recited:"May it be Your will, God, to renew for us a good and sweet year."The prayer services include special liturgical poems called"piyutim." The themes of the prayers center around divine judgment, human mortality, and redemption from exile.
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