New Year - реферат

One of the most important holidays in the world, that everybody looks forward to, is New Year. On this day the new calendar year begins. According to Gregorian calendar this holiday falls on the 1st of January. Old style New Year falls on the 14th of January and some countries in Eastern Europe still celebrate it. Even the countries with different dates for New Year, such as Israel, China, acknowledge the global festival of January 1st. Chinese people traditionally celebrate New Year between 21 of January and 21st of February. Jewish people celebrate it in September and call it Rosh Hashanah. There are other variations in dates in different countries. However, everyone celebrates this holiday festively and joyfully.

One of the common traditions for most countries is to watch a parade or fireworks at midnight. It is usually a spectacular sight so many people don’t go to bed until they see the colorful lights of fireworks. Traditionally people exchange presents on this night or early in the morning and wish each other a prosperous and happy New Year. So many countries, so many traditions. If in Russia people associate New Year with snow and fir-trees, Australians go on a picnic or to the beach to celebrate this day, as they have warm weather and comfortable temperature. Thai New Year, which falls on April 13th, comes with water festival, known as Songran.