2. Federal Holidays New Year’s Day January 1, 2011

3. New Year’s Day This Holiday is celebrated on January 1 st of a year. This Holiday originated from a culture called Gregorian.

4. Symbols of New Year’s Day The symbol that America uses to symbolize New Year’s Day is the following: - A ball is dropped by the count of ten. This is followed by a traditional parade and football game.

5. New Year Wishes With every new year, we expect a whole new life. We wish each other good luck and promise ourselves to do better in the new year. People gather together with friends and family to watch the ball drop in Time Square. The next morning people watch the Rose Bowl tournament and watch a traditional football game.

6. History of New Year’s Day New Year’s Day became a holiday on January first of the year 1752.

7. The Why and the How of New Year’s Day People celebrate the holiday by gathering together to count down to the New Year.

8. Bibliography http://www.usis.usemb.se/Holidays/celebrate/new years.html http://www.wilstar.com/holidays/newyears.htm