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New Year's Eve New Year‘s Eve is observed on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian calendar, the day before New Year’s Day. New Year‘s Eve is a separate observance from the observance of New Year’s Day.

Taiwan In Taiwan, the end of the year is celebrated with concerts held in cities. With each number they count, one of the layers of Taipei 101 lights up until zero, when the fireworks shoot out from the top of each layer in different directions.

Taiwan

United States In the past 100 years the “ball dropping" on top of One Times Square in New York City, in recent decades broadcast to all of America, is a major component of the New Year celebration.

Video of New York Times Square Ball Drop

Spain Spanish tradition says that wearing new, red underwear on New Year's Eve brings good luck. It is traditional to eat twelve grapes, one on each chime of the clock. Nowadays, the tradition is followed by almost every Spaniard, and the twelve grapes have become synonymous with the New Year.

Spain the "12 grapes of good luck"

England Hundreds of thousands of people gather for London's New Year fireworks at the London Eye. Clocks symbolize the transition that occurs at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve.

England The celebrations in London continue into January 1, with the New Year’s Day Parade which has been held annually since 1987 and in 2011 marks its 25th year, involving more than 10,000 musicians, cheerleaders and performers.

London Fireworks on New Year's Day

Japan The day is a preparation day to welcome toshigami ( 年神 ), new year's god. Buddhist temples ring their bells 108 times at midnight. This tradition is called joya no kane ( 除夜 の鐘 ) which means "bell rings on new year eve's night."

Japan The rings represent 108 elements of bonō ( 煩惱 ), defilements, or Kilesa in Sanskrit, which is said people have in their mind. which is said people have in their mind. The bells are rung to repent 108 of the bonnō.

2011 東京 增上寺

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