New Year Rites in Bowery Grotto of Modern Miracles
A lurid Bowery grotto near a saloon hosts New Year’s Eve revelry where hoboes, panhandlers, and jailbirds drink cheap liquor, discard crutches, and watch the blind, deaf, and deformed perform for five cent ale. Patrons pass a counterfeit five dollar bill, prompting a scramble as laughter and chaos unfold in a squalid crowd.
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Paris
Victor Hugo
Notre Dame
Bowery
Patrick
Blind Phil
Bill
Green Goods Ike
James
New York World
New Year Superstitions Across Cities
London clocks mark 12 25 AM as 1009 reaches Dublin while myths linger in ancient custom. Tales from the London Chronicle and Philadelphia Press describe superstitions about shadows on New Year Eve, the first visitor, and crossing roads with a cow hide.
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Ut Sreina
Ord
London
Dubli
London Chronicle
A New Leaf Questioning a Fresh Start
Poem of a student asking for a new leaf to replace a spoiled one and a teacher aftercare. The scene shifts to the old year ending as a child seeks renewal. The teacher grants a spotless new leaf and urges improvement. The cadence mirrors a moral about beginnings and growth.
The Children's Holiday and New Year in Asia
The article contrasts Chinese New Year traditions with Japan’s extended New Year observance. It notes beggar children in China and their earnings, festive attire, theater outings, and the difference between boys and girls. It also describes Japan’s New Year season lasting from December 11 to January 16 with a shared stew of red beans, rice, fish, and konpyika.
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China
Ing
Nicholas
Japan
Every Little Bit Helps New Year Resolution Debate
A man predicts a friend will break his New Year resolution within six weeks, arguing any progress still leaves the friend ahead. The exchange underscores varying views on personal goals and persistence.
Cut It Out A New Year's Poem From Times-Der
A New Orleans Times-Der newspaper poem mocks resolutions through a sandwich man with a one line sign urging specificity. The year turns and villagers vow to “cut it out” while a stubborn cycle of old habits returns after a brief reform.
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St. Paul's
Greenwich Meridian
Globe
Pacific Islands
Greenwich
Mole
Glasgow
Anné
New Orleans Times-Der
Aztecs Horrible Holiday Rituals Recounted by Herald
New York Herald describes a ritual period honoring the sun god with initiatory rites atop a pyramidal sanctuary and bloody sacrifices. Priests led ceremonies as youths were offered to the gods amid feasting and wild dances, while common people likely avoided bloodshed and celebrated the new year.
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New York Herald
The Jewish New Year and Its Atonement Beliefs
The Chicago Tribune contrasts Jewish Yom Kippur customs with Christian joy, noting two day observance, divine judgment on New Year, and a sealed fate for the coming year. The article describes heavenly books opened, records reviewed, ten days of repentance, and fate sealed on the Day of Atonement.
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Christendom
Chicago Tribune
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