Happy New Year 2010

Happy New Year 2010
Ask your students to celebrate the New Year January 1 or not, they will use to learn about different celebrations for the new year. Students should know when the new year is celebrated in every time zone by time and date.com.Study New Year around the world in a multicultural calendar of Kidlink and learn about customs in dozens of countries.

Various New Year
Spaniards rush to eat 12 grapes at the beginning of the new year, feeding one to each ring clock.
Peruvians eat grapes Total sitting under the table. They also wear yellow underwear.
Brazilians in Rio de Janeiro, gathered at the beach and plunge into the ocean at midnight, taking the victim flowers, candles, candy, cigars and alcohol sugar in the ocean goddess Iemanja.
In Fort de Chartres, Illinois, residents made costumes shucks or go door to door singing tunes.This old French is an old French tradition.
Norwegians eat lutefisk a traditional meal: mashed green peas, bacon, mustard, boiled potatoes and lutefisk. A. Lukefisk dried cod fish is made with caustic soda.
Hogmanay in Scotland
Hogmanay, New Year Scotia, celebrated December 31 of each year. In large cities such as Glasgow and Edinburgh, he became a great celebration. For submission in 1000 Pipers gather in Edinburgh Castle and pipe them down to Holyrood Palace, go to Homnanay.com and video click on "1000 Pipers.

The celebration will begin in early evening, and when the bells of Big Ben at the end of midnight, there are lots of kisses and everyone sings Auld Lang Syne.

In the most remote areas of Scotland "firstfooting" and the Scottish dancing, or ceilidhs, take place. Over the centuries, torchlight processions played an important role in the celebration of Hogmanay.

Hogmanay roots in pagan practices of CS and the cult of fire in the depths of winter.
A fire at Hogmanay symbolizes many things. It shows how to bring the light of knowledge from one year to another. He takes the light of hope for a better world
It is assumed that you have a prosperous new year, when a large black man comes to your door at midnight with a piece of coal into the fire, cake, or a coin. You must offer him food, wine or whiskey. Each year, groups of friends or family members to visit the other "house" first level "with each other. Each family in turn, provide food for the group.
Scottish children go from house to house collecting sweets.
Parties held in this night is called ceilidhs, Scottish dancing.
At midnight, everyone sings "Auld Lang Syne." The words of this song:
Auld knowledge must be forgotten
And never mind?
Auld knowledge must be forgotten
And the good old days?
In the good old days, my dear,
In the good old days
We even o'kindness cup
In the good old days!
New Year's Day in Philadelphia, PA: Mummers Parade
One of the most unusual celebrations of New Year in the United States in Philadelphia Mummers Parade on January 1. Featuring elaborate costumes, which compete with parades of Mardi Gras, comedy, and a string orchestra, the show is truly unique. To see more photos Back to the Art Gallery of the Mummers Parade. Slideshow with a parade can be downloaded fromMummer's Museum.

Philadelphia Mummers Parade was born of customs is the Philadelphia region by European settlers. The parade, probably dates back to medieval England, where the troupe of performers in period costume going from house to house folk theater or reading a comic for Christmas.
Immigrants from Finland and Sweden celebrated the New Year, beating pots and guns firing. Other cultures have also left their mark in New Year holidays, especially the Germans, including the word "Mummers" means the mask. The oldest known clowns club was established in 1840 and the first official "Mummers Parade" was held in Philadelphia in 1901.
More than 25,000 "clowns" of clubs take different, develop standardized procedures and costumes decorated for the parade. In the New Year's Day, they wear their costumes and continuing along the parade route, with the accompaniment of bands that are composed of accordions, saxophones, drums, violin, banjo, bass, violin, glockenspiel and clarinet . To see the different sections and get a sense of tradition to go to the Mummers Parade.
New Year's Eve in Japan
People in Japan celebrate the New Year January 1. At midnight on December 31, Buddhist temples ring bells 108 times, symbolizing the 108 sins of man in the Buddhist faith. It is believed that bells can take the sins of the past year.

The food consumed by their symbolic value and play an important role in the celebration of Japan. Herring roe [fish eggs] eaten for fertility, health, black beans, dried chestnuts to the success and shrimp as an omen of happiness.

New Year cards are sent to the new year and the post office and keeps the book at once on January 1.

In your class Japanese ESL students can do the following to teach classmates to celebrate their new year:

Home of Japanese ESL Students May be asked to provide information on the food served in Japanese-Osho Gatsu (New Year). This student may submit to the food served and label them.
False beginners may be responsible for developing and labels kimono and write some suggestions for its use in the new year. This script will be accompanied by drawings.
Experienced students will be asked in May to interview the parents and explain the following:
Karuta - a card game played by children on New Year's Eve
hanetsuki - the type of game of badminton for the new year.
kites - one of the traditional New Year for boys
Hatsu-mode - an important visit to the families of the New Year to Shinto temples to pray for the new year healthy and happy.
Kada-Matsu - pine and bamboo decorations put up outside the house to celebrate the New Year
Nengajo - postcards
otoshidama - funds allocated for children to mark the new year.
Kagami-mochi - ideal for a couple of rice cakes and displayed in a place of importance in the house until January 11 when he ate.
History of the New Year on the field of Time's, New York
In 1904, the New York Times held the first celebration of the roof to one side of Times Square. This amount consisted of fireworks at the opening of its new headquarters in Times Square. The first ball to reduce the celebration was held December 31, 1907 and continuing for the last 100 years. In 2008, the ball was used in the celebration of New Year New ball Times Square New Year's, the 12-foot geodesic sphere, two times more than previous balls, weighing 11.875 pounds. All Waterford Crystal in 2668 and was powered by 32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel, the new ball is able to create a palette of over 16 million colors and billions of modes of production spectacular kaleidoscope effect on top of Times Square. For more information on Waterford Ball New Year's Jump to the ball. For more information the New Year's Eve in Times Square Go to Times Square.

Times Square 2009 New Year's Celebration
See the ball drop in Times Square on EarthCam.com. EarthCam will broadcast the celebration of 2008 New Year's Eve in Times Square with streaming video with audio from multiple webcams.
Guliako begin to arrive at the end of the day before the new year. By 6:00 pm, bow Times Square (42-47 St. between Broadway and 7 Ave.) Will be closed to traffic. Plan to go early.
Once a lighted Christmas Ball, the City Council and guests during the countdown in the heart of Times Square hit a Bell Memorial.
Special guest is sure to click on Waterford Crystal, which marks the seventy-final countdown seconds before the ball down.
Noting the New Year at midnight, the lights on Ball New Year's Eve are turned off, the figures for the new year "2009" Shine above Times Square.
Two-minute fireworks display lit the sky over one of Times Square. Bursts mixed custom colors sparkle in the night sky, and managed by computer and synchronized with other special effects.
The world famous Eve confetti New Year is released from the roofs of buildings throughout Times Square as the revelers welcome the New Year.