New Year Celebrations Across Europe and Beyond
Holiday traditions vary widely as countries honor the new year. England’s honors list excites, France and Germany mimic US festivities, and Paris hosts carnival energy. Poland Lithuania and Czechoslovakia exchange calls and host official receptions. Food, drink, and gifts fill tables. a Greek cake hides a gold coin for luck. Bulgaria builds bonfires and proclaims army promotions with carols. Sweden notes officials signing a king’s book, and many travel to church by sleigh at dawn with torches lighting the way.
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Scotch Festivity Marks New Year in Scotch Tales
Scotch revelers burst with restrained cheer as they bless the New Year. The wassail bowl circles with apples afloat and the lambs wool decoration evokes spring and luck for the year ahead. Youths rush to the nearest spring at midnight to drink the cream of the well, while Handsey Monday remains a big day for local children.
Feasting Roles In New Year Food Traditions
The article notes how New Year feasting reflects home and abroad customs. It cites England’s New Year fare of roasted turkey duck or goose with plum pudding as the key variation from American holiday meals.
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England
Two-Faced January and the Janus Myth
The article explains January named from the two faced god Janus. It notes his original role as god of light and day and his later association with beginnings. A festival Aginia marked year starts and people sought Janus for guidance at the outset of important undertakings.
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Aginia
Lincoln Holds Notable New Year Reception at White House
President Lincoln hosted a historic New Year reception in 1863 at the White House. At noon, Secretary Seward carried the Emancipation Proclamation to Lincoln for his signature, and the president quipped that he had been shaking hands since 10 o clock this morning and his right hand was nearly paralyzed.
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Lincoln
Seward
Omens of Luck and Superstition for New Year
A compact discussion of New Year superstitions notes that good or bad luck stems from unseen powers. Traditions include wearing something new, not leaving home until an outsider enters, and a weather omen by wind direction. The piece also mentions delaying giving a present until one is first received.
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England
Scotland
Nations Have Own New Year Customs
Nations celebrate the New Year at different dates and in varied ways. The Druids held the New Year on the year's shortest day, viewing the returning sun as bringing light and warmth. Priests led processions to sacred groves to harvest mistletoe with gold sickles, a symbol of health and prosperity for the year.
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Earth
New Year's Day Celebrated Across States Since Colonial Times
U S public holidays have deep roots with New Year's Day receiving major receptions from presidents and a long tradition of visiting friends and relatives. The gay nineties popularized social visits, and today many Americans plan festive activities or travel to mark the day.
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United States
Yost
Miscellaneous reduce by doctors system
A terse classified item notes a reduction by doctors system and directs inquiries to Vitatex Inc located in Canton South Dakota, inviting information requests for a wanted to buy listing.
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Vitatex, Inc
Canton
Dak
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