Happy New Year

New Year Day Celebrations

New Year's Day marks the end of one year and beginning of the other. New Year is celebrated by all countries that measure yearly calendars. Most countries across the globe follow the Gregorian calendar and celebrate their New Year's Day on January 1. In several countries January 1 is a holiday. Grand bashes, balls and parades are organized to welcome the New Year and bid adieu to the old.
History of New Year's Day Celebrations
New Year's Day is said to be the oldest and most universally celebrated holiday. The tradition of celebrating New Year's Day is said to have started by Romans circa 153 BC. Romans celebrated their New Year on March 1 according to old Roman Calendar. Even before the Romans, Mesopotamians are said to have celebrated new years at the time of the vernal equinox in mid-March around 2000 BC. After a series of changes in calendar, in 1582, Pope Gregory XIII instituted the Gregorian calendar still in use today, and set January 1 as New Year's Day.

New Year's Day Eve
Celebrations for New Year's Day begin on the eve of the New Year on December 31. Late night parties and bashes are organized to give farewell to the year gone by and welcome the New Year. Just as the clock strikes for midnight, people hug everyone around and wish each other a 'Happy New Year'. Cakes are cut and firecrackers are burst to give a celebratory welcome to the upcoming year.

Exchanging Greetings on New Year's Day
On the New Year's Day people wear bright new clothes and spring clean their houses. At several places people follow the tradition of 'first footing' and do not leave the house before someone comes in first. First footing person should ideally get some gifts and is accorded a warm welcome by the people. Later, people move out to exchange greetings and New Year gifts with their friends and dear ones. Popular New Year gifts include cake, flowers, chocolates, decorative and New Year Greeting cards. The idea behind exchanging gifts and greetings is to give warm wishes for a New Year and strengthen the bond of love shared with dear ones.

New Year's Day Resolutions
There is also a very strong tradition to make New Year Resolutions on January 1. This is done to give away old bad habits and adopt better ones. Some of the most popular New Year resolutions include weight reduction, quitting smoking, giving up junk food and being punctual. Though it has been noticed that many people fail to keep their resolutions a week after New Year's Day, the importance of making a fresh New Year's Day resolution every year is still the same.

New Year's Day Outing
Several countries observe a holiday on New Year's Day. And in some countries, especially those dominated by Christians have their Christmas holiday extended till New Year's Day. Hence, people have all the time and reasons to celebrate the occasion. A popular trend is to go out for vacations in tourist places. Those who are unable to go in far off places go out for picnics, campings, trekking, skiing etc. A huge rush is also observed in malls, theaters and restaurants as many people especially, youngsters celebrate the New Year's by moving out with their dear ones. Some countries organize New Year Day Parades and Sports, many people participate and witness these joyful events. Those who prefer a bit of sobriety organize New Year's Day parties in their homes and spend the first day of the year with their friends and dear ones.

New Year's Day Review
In modern times, media, such as newspapers, magazines, radio and television make a review of the pas year. They give reports recollecting the events of the past and make predictions for the coming year. Various types of astronomical predictions for the coming year are also made which are lapped up by people too eager to peep into the coming year.

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New Year Eve Celebration Ideas

New Year time is the most important event of the year and it becomes more cherished one if it is celebrated with fun, pranks and excitement. It's real fun to see people splurging in the wonderful celebrations.

Here are some of the ideas to make your New Year celebrations the best one:

    The most common but the best New Year celebration idea is to partyout. Parties can be a public as well as a private affair. These days many groups of people believe in partying publically.
    Enjoy your new year celebrations at a good holiday destination or you can make a classy New Year on a cruise.
    Children love to be adventurous when it's the holiday festival time. Families go out to watch New Year Circus with their children.
    A peculiar idea can be to blow balloons and fill your room with it. It is so much fun to pop them out on New Year Eve.
    Another idea is to participate in the masquerades. People dance on streets weraing colorful clothes and masks.
    Some people prefer to sit back home and enjoy watching New Year's Special Programs on T.V.
    Families hosting the New Year party can arrange some good games. Games usually played on New Year are musical chair, play board games, ring the article and mask dances.
    This can be followed by a lavish dinner party.
    Singing the New Year songs after dinner would be a good idea. When clock strikes 12 at night, gather all the partiers to sing songs and dance.
    Take pictures or make a video of whatever you do on the celebrations day. Make an album of these pictures and show them to your relatives and friends.

New Year Greetings

New Year Party Ideas

Say cheers! It's a Happy New Year. Every person would be planning to celebrate this year in a very special manner. To plan out a perfect New Year party is not an easy task. Create an auspicious start to New Year by partying hard this year. Check out the following ideas to throw New year's party bash worth memorizing:

Invitation for New Year Party
List out the names of the people whom you would invite for the New Year party. Invitations should be given as soon as possible because most of the partiers make their New Year plans well in advance. Guests can be invited for dinner or games party.

New Year Party Themes
Primarily, a theme should be decided so that decorations can be done accordingly. Most popular New Year themes are an effigy or a casino theme party. But these days, the most common theme is to dress up like celebrities or in some fancy dress. You can even announce a prize to the best dressed up person.

New Year Party Decoration
The party's basic requirement is good a decor. Don't forget to decorate your house according to the theme of the party. It can also be adorned with New Year greetings, banners, bunches of flowers and streamers. By lighting up the outdoors and indoors of your house add extra sparkle to the celebrations. To know more about New Year decorations, click here New Year Decoration

New Year Party Music and Songs
New Year party should be accompanied with good music and songs. Play light tune music near the dining area to keep the party lively and cheerful. Dance competition can be arranged amongst the kids. Click here for New Year Songs

New Year Games
New Year Games are liked by elders as well as kids too. New Year Games peps up the guests and mesmerize the whole celebration. Different types of games are played on this day keeping in mind the theme of the party. The most popular ones are musical chair and the grouping game. To know more about, Click here New Year Games

New Year Dinner
This is the most crucial part of the New Year party. Set out the dinner table with a white cloth which symbolizes high spirits and creates a soothing party aura. It can also be lighted with scented candles and fluorescent bulbs. If possible, a buffet should be laid out and menu should be planned according to the tastes and preferences of the guests and children. On New Year, people usually gorge on non-vegetarian food and cocktails. New Year special cake should always be served at the end of the dinner.

New Year Dance Party
Parties without dance are soured up. Everybody enjoys the party by dancing and drinking. Dance themes can be organized. There can be a couple dance, mat dance or the dance representing one's the culture.

New Year Party Favors
To receive your guests appreciation, New Year Party Favors will be a good idea. Different types of favors can be party poppers, tiaras, noise makers, hats, blowouts and serpentine for kids while parents and other guests can be given some utility item.

Happy New Year Wishes

New Year Decoration

New Year decorations form a very creative and innovative part of the celebrations. People in all parts of the world take active interest in decorating their houses and workplaces. New Year is the time to splurge in parties, enjoy festive drinks, relish sumptuous meals, follow customs and traditions and colorful New Year decorations.
Adorn your house with different decoration items to give it an impressive look. Here, are some of the eye-catching ideas for your sweet home:

    Think in advance which area requires maximum attention for decoration.
    Create garland swags and hang it over the entrance gates, balconies and doors of other rooms.
    Light the guest area and the main entrance of the house.
    A New Year theme can be a good idea to give your house a splendid look.
    Decorate the party area with New Year imprinted and mylar balloons, ribbons and New Year cards to give the feel of the occasion.
    Golden and silver colors should be used maximum to jazz up the decorations.
    Items used in decorating the house should be color and must add a zing to the mood.
    Beautiful scented candles with champagne glasses can be placed on the dining table.
    Use white color table cloth to give an elegant look to your dining area.
    Wall hangings add grace to the house and surrounding areas.
    A patriotic New Year theme reflects the love for one's native country. It can be a different idea for flashing out New Year's excitement. Small flags or colors of the flag can be used indoors and outdoors to highlight the theme.
    Wind chimes hung upon the entrance charges up the New Year mood.
    Handmade decoration stuff an essence of the festival and the enthusiasm of people to celebrate it. Decorative paper flowers can be made or you can cut stars from papers and sparkle it out with various attractive colors. Hang the stars in the room and see the shine of the glittering stars.