query: where is new year 's eve celebrated first

pos: New Year's Eve first places to welcome the New Year while American Samoa and Baker Island in the United States of America are among the last. In Algeria, New Year's Eve (; "") is usually celebrated with family and friends. In the largest cities, such as Algiers, Constantine, Annaba, Oran, Sétif and Béjaïa, there are large celebrations which may feature concerts, late-night partiying, firecrackers, fireworks at midnight and sparklers and shouts of ""Bonne année !"". The Martyrs' Memorial and the Grand-Post Place in Algiers are the main attraction for the majority of Algerians during the celebration; while some others prefer spending this special

pos: New Year's Eve New Year's Eve In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve (also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries), the last day of the year, is on 31 December which is the seventh day of Christmastide. In many countries, New Year's Eve is celebrated at evening social gatherings, where many people dance, eat, drink alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks to mark the new year. Some Christians attend a watchnight service. The celebrations generally go on past midnight into New Year's Day, 1 January. Samoa, Tonga and Kiritimati (Christmas Island), part of Kiribati, are the

pos: New Year's Eve town, Queenstown is also a major new year party venue, with music and fireworks. Since changing the time zone from UTC-11 to UTC+13 in winter and UTC+14 in summer (including new year), Samoa is the first country to receive the New Year as a whole, sharing it with some parts of Kiribati. Music associated with New Year's Eve comes in both classical and popular genres, and there is also Christmas song focus on the arrival of a new year during the Christmas and holiday season. New Year's Eve In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve (also known as Old Year's

neg: New Year's Eve in London New Year's Eve in London New Year's Eve in London, a New Year's Eve firework display, is celebrated along the Victoria Embankment and South Bank areas of the River Thames where the London Eye and Big Ben are situated. The countdown is accompanied by the chimes of Big Ben, and a digital countdown timer projected onto the Shell Centre, until 2017. The fireworks are launched off the London Eye at midnight. A company, Titanium Fireworks are responsible for the pyrotechnics. The first major New Year's Eve fireworks display in London was planned in December 1999 to celebrate the year 2000.

neg: New Year's Eve called ""Carte de bonne année"", to their parents and relatives, featuring their resolutions and wishes. In Egypt the new year is celebrated with fireworks, fire crackers, smashing glass bottles or breaking things on the street also. In Ghana, many people celebrate New Year's Eve by going to Church; others go to nightclubs, pubs, or take to the street to celebrate. At midnight, fireworks are displayed across various cities of Ghana, especially in Accra and Tema. In Morocco, New Year's Eve (—"head of the year") is celebrated in the company of family and friends. People get together to eat cake, dance,

neg: New Year's Eve in London Soundtracks The fireworks are broadcast on BBC One on a show entitled "New Year's Eve Fireworks". In addition, the network's "2000 Today" broadcast the display for the very first time. Sky News, ITV News and CNN also provide coverage on the fireworks and still cover as of 2017. New Year's Eve in London New Year's Eve in London, a New Year's Eve firework display, is celebrated along the Victoria Embankment and South Bank areas of the River Thames where the London Eye and Big Ben are situated. The countdown is accompanied by the chimes of Big Ben, and a digital

neg: Thukpa bhatuk old year, to make way for a better positive new year. There are three main differences that make thukpa bhatuk into guthuk: Losar literally meaning lo (year) and sar (new) is the Tibetan New Year and is celebrated both in Tibet and Nepal. Losar begins on the first day of the first month of the Tibetan calendar and Nepali calendar and is celebrated on a different day each year. On the eve of Losar, which is called Nyi-Shu-Gu, the old year is expelled along with all its negativities. It is custom for homes and bodies to be purified and cleaned

neg: New Year's Eve from 1959 to 2006, the Japan Record Awards ceremony, recognizing outstanding achievements in the Japanese music industry, is held annually on 30 December since 2007 and is broadcast by TBS. Since 1996, artists from Johnny & Associates perform a special concert titled "Johnny's Countdown" at the Tokyo Dome and is broadcast live by Fuji TV every 31 December. There are two New Years celebrated in both North Korea and South Korea, which are Lunar New Year and Solar New Year. The Solar New Year are always celebrated on the first day of January while Lunar New Year varies. Sometimes there

neg: Aruba celebration of "Sinterklaas" on 5 and 6 December and other national holidays like 27 April, when in Aruba and the rest of the Kingdom of the Netherlands the King's birthday or "Dia di Rey" (Koningsdag) is celebrated. Christmas and New Year's Eve are celebrated with the typical music and songs for gaitas for Christmas and the Dande for New Year, and "ayaca", "ponche crema", ham, and other typical foods and drinks. Millions of florins worth of fireworks are burnt at midnight on New Year's Eve. On 25 January, Betico Croes' birthday is celebrated. Dia di San Juan is celebrated on

neg: New Year's Eve Mongolians began celebrating the Gregorian New Year in the Socialist period, with influence from the former Soviet Union. As a modern tradition, New Year's Eve as well as New Year's Day are public holidays, and are two of the biggest holidays of the year. They celebrate New Year's Eve with their family. It is common, just like in the former Soviet Union, that the National Anthem of Mongolia is to be played at the midnight hour on television. New Year's Eve is usually celebrated with fireworks in big cities (e.g. Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad). Musical nights and concerts are also

neg: Mărțișor The Thracians also celebrated New Year's Eve on the first of March, a month named after the god Marsyas Silen, the inventor of the pipe (fluier, traditional musical instrument), whose cult was related to the land and vegetation. Thracian spring celebrations, connected to fertility and the rebirth of nature, were consecrated to him. In some areas, Daco-Romanians still celebrate the agrarian New Year in spring, where the first days of March are considered days of a new beginning. Before March 1, women choose one of the first nine days of March; the weather on that day would predict how year

neg: New Year's Eve December is mostly spent at home or with friends. Grandfather Frost and his granddaughter Snowmaiden bring presents on New Year's Eve. On 13 January, some of people celebrates "Old New Year", according to the Julian calendar. New Year's Eve in Serbia is traditionally celebrated extensively. Indoors, families celebrate New Year's Eve with an abundance of food. Serbs decorate trees, "Novogodišnja jelka", at New Year's Eve, rather than at Christmas Eve. Near, or after midnight, Santa Claus ("Deda Mraz") visits houses and leaves presents under the tree, to be unpacked then or, if the family is asleep, to be discovered in

neg: New Year's Eve New Year's Eve is usually celebrated with friends and family. At exactly midnight, all radio and television programmes operated by ORF broadcast the sound of the Pummerin, the bell of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, followed by the "Donauwalzer" ("The Blue Danube") by Johann Strauss II. Many people dance to this at parties or in the street. Large crowds gather in the streets of Vienna, where the municipal government organises a series of stages where bands and orchestras play. Fireworks are set off by both municipal governments and individuals. In Belgium, New Year's Eve ("Sint Sylvester Vooravond" ("Saint Sylvester's Eve")

neg: New Year's Eve pastry ("chocolate con churros"). In Sweden, New Year's Eve is usually celebrated with families or with friends. A few hours before and after midnight, people usually party and eat a special dinner, often three courses. New Year's Eve is celebrated with large fireworks displays throughout the country, especially in the cities. People over the age of 18 are allowed to buy fireworks, which are sold by local stores or by private persons. While watching or lighting fireworks at midnight, people usually drink champagne. In Switzerland, New Year's Eve is typically celebrated at a residence with friends. There are no particular

neg: New Year's Eve Drivers") bring everyone home afterwards. On 1 January ("Nieuwjaarsdag" in Dutch) children read their "New Year's letter" and give holiday greeting cards of decorated paper featuring golden cherubs and angels, colored roses and ribbon-tied garlands to parents and godparents, on decorated paper. Belgian farmers also wish their animals a happy New Year. New Year is widely celebrated in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Streets are decorated for New Year's Eve and there is a fireworks show and concerts in all the larger cities. Restaurants, clubs, cafes and hotels are usually full of guests and they organize New Year's Eve parties. In Sarajevo,

neg: Meteņi Meteņi Meteņi () or Metenis is an ancient Latvian spring waiting holiday, that ends on Ash Wednesday, which is followed by Lent. Meteņi is celebrated in February or early March, seven weeks before Lieldienas. The Meteņi celebration preserved the ancient traditions of New Year's Eve, because ancient Indo-European people celebrated New Year's Eve in mid-February. This came from the early Latvian word "meti", which meant turn of time, gauge. The original meaning is preserved in the word "laikmets" (era). Lithuanian word "metai" even now means "year". In Livonian populated regions and Riga, this celebration is known as Fastelavn (possibly originating

neg: New Year's Eve has become the main «character» of many jokes and anecdotes. There are several versions about where the name Olivier comes from, but most people say that it appeared thanks to the French chef Olivier, who lived in the USSR in the 1960s and was the owner of a French restaurant in Moscow. He was the first one to cook this dish. Nowadays this salad is also called Russian, potato and meat salad. New Year is often considered a "pre-celebration" for Greek Catholics and Eastern Orthodox living in Eastern Europe, primarily in Ukraine, since Christmas is celebrated on 7 January. The

neg: Meteņi then burned to drive winter away. Meteņi Meteņi () or Metenis is an ancient Latvian spring waiting holiday, that ends on Ash Wednesday, which is followed by Lent. Meteņi is celebrated in February or early March, seven weeks before Lieldienas. The Meteņi celebration preserved the ancient traditions of New Year's Eve, because ancient Indo-European people celebrated New Year's Eve in mid-February. This came from the early Latvian word "meti", which meant turn of time, gauge. The original meaning is preserved in the word "laikmets" (era). Lithuanian word "metai" even now means "year". In Livonian populated regions and Riga, this celebration

neg: Karl Ristikivi to this novel. The first germ of an idea occurred when he was walking home alone one New Year's Eve through the almost empty streets of Uppsala, Sweden, in the mid-1940s. He then conceived of a short-story (which was never written) where a young man enters a completely unknown building, and it is not the people in there that are embarrassed at the fact that he is a stranger, but the young man himself. This idea gelled when Ristikivi celebrated the New Year at the Stockholm Concert Hall some years later. There are also musical and literary references in Ristikivi's

neg: New Year's Eve Valletta Although professional fireworks are very popular in Malta, they are almost totally absent on New Year's Eve. Usually the Maltese hit nightclubs and specific dance music parties to celebrate New Year's Eve. In Montenegro, New Year's Eve celebrations are held in all large cities, usually accompanied by fireworks. It is usually celebrated with family or friends, at home or outside. Restaurants, clubs, cafés and hotels organize celebrations with food and music. New Year's Eve ("Oud en Nieuw" or "Oudejaarsavond") in the Netherlands is usually celebrated as a cozy evening with family or friends, although many people attend big organized

neg: New Year's Eve New Year's is still celebrated in Russia and has become a Russian tradition. There is an old superstition that if the first visitor (especially an unexpected one) on 1 January is a male, the year will be good. People also try to start the new year without debts. The celebration usually starts one or two hours before midnight. A common tradition is to "say farewell to the old year" by remembering the most important events of the last twelve months. At five minutes to midnight most people watch the president's New Year speech on TV and watch popular films or

neg: New Year's Eve Company broadcasts the reception of the New Year at Helsinki Senate Square. Countdown to New Year is with the Helsinki Cathedral clock. In the afternoon programme, the German comedy sketch "Dinner for One" is shown every year. On the radio, just before midnight, the poem "Hymyilevä Apollo" (Smiling Apollo) by Eino Leino is read. In France, New Year's Eve ("la Saint-Sylvestre") is usually celebrated with a feast, "le Réveillon de la Saint-Sylvestre" ("Cap d'Any" in Northern Catalonia). This feast customarily includes special dishes including foie gras, seafood such as oysters, and champagne. The celebration can be a simple, intimate dinner

neg: Nu people the end of lunar December to the beginning of lunar January. It is mainly celebrated by the Nu living in Bijiang, Fugong, Gongshan, Lanping and Weixi counties of Yunnan Province, although Losar is also celebrated by the Tibetan Buddhist Nu. On the eve of the festival, households in every village butcher pigs, make soft-rice dumplings, brew wine and clean their ourtyards, similar to the Chinese New Year. On New Year's Eve, before eating, they put corn and dishes of food on a three-legged barbecue. On top of the three legs, three cups are put and also three pieces of meat,

neg: Swedish festivities Walpurgis night and Christmas Eve). New Year is celebrated with fireworks, starting at midnight on New Year's Day, and sparkling wine and lots of snacks, usually after a shellfish dinner late on New Year's Eve. In recent years, many people start the fireworks already on New Year's Eve or even many days before. This has led to much debate, since it is not only in violation of the tradition but many people also find it disturbing or even frightening to have fireworks go off for days instead of only in the half-hour or so after midnight on New Year's night.

neg: New Year's Eve off all the lights and reopen their eyes to "enter the year with a new light". After the fireworks show, they cut the "Vassilopita" and serve it. The person that gets the wrapped coin is the lucky person of the day and he is also blessed for the rest of the year. Gifts exchanges may follow. New Year's Eve ("Szilveszter") in Hungary is celebrated with home parties and street parties, including a gathering in downtown Budapest. Fireworks and firecrackers are popular. Champagne, wine and traditional Hungarian New Year dishes—frankfurter sausages with horseradish, lentil soup, fish, and roast pig—are consumed. The

neg: New Year's Eve "pan dulce". Just before midnight, people flock to the streets to enjoy fireworks and light firecrackers. The fireworks can be seen in any terrace. The first day of the New Year is celebrated at midnight with cider or champagne. People wish each other a happy New Year, and sometimes share a toast with neighbours. Parties often continue until dawn. The celebration is during the summer, like in many South American countries, so it's normal to see many families in the New Year at tourist centers of the Argentine Atlantic coast (Mar del Plata, Necochea, Villa Gesell, Miramar, etc.). The New

neg: Striker's Independent Society Mardi Gras celebration in Mobile, where it had started back in 1703. Striker's Independent Society The Strikers Independent Society (S. I. S.) is a mystic society founded in 1843 in Mobile, Alabama (during Mobile's first American period) and participated in Carnival during New Year's Eve and New Year's Day celebrations. It is the oldest remaining mystic society in America but no longers hosts an annual parade. The "Strikers Independent Society" was formed initially by young men in Mobile who had been refused membership to the older Cowbellion de Rakin Society (which had been formed in year 1830 by "more sedate

neg: New Year's Eve focuses satirically on the past year, and shows little mercy for its victims, especially politicians, artists, prominent business people and activists. New Year's Eve ("Oíche Chinn Bliana", "Oíche na Coda Móire", or "Oíche Chaille") celebrations in major cities are modest, with most people favouring small parties in the home for family and friends. In Italy, New Year's Eve ("Vigilia di Capodanno" or "Notte di San Silvestro") is celebrated by the observation of traditional rituals, such as wearing red underwear. An ancient tradition in southern regions which is rarely followed today was disposing of old or unused items by dropping them

neg: Dali (goddess) of the hunter Betkil, his death at Dali's hands is sometimes set at the moment that the morning star appears in the sky, or moment the night becomes dawn. Dali was also celebrated on New Year's Eve as the bringer of a peaceful transition from the old year to the new. During these celebrations, she was referred to with the epithet of "Dæl Ešxwamiš", or "Dali of New Year's Eve". Both male and female heads of household would make offerings of special bread baked from consecrated grain to Dali of New Year's Eve. Georgian ethnologist Vera Bardavelidze documented a number

neg: New Year's Eve or "Oudjaar" ("old year")) is celebrated with family parties, called "réveillons" in the French speaking areas. On television, a stand-up comedian reviews the past year after which a musical or variety show signals midnight, when everyone kisses, exchanges good luck greetings, and toasts the New Year and absent relatives and friends with champagne. Many people light fireworks or go into the street to watch them. Most cities have their own fireworks display: the most famous is at Mont des Arts in Brussels. Cities, cafés and restaurants are crowded. Free bus services and special New Year's Eve taxis (the "Responsible Young

neg: Malanka Malanka Malanka (, "Schedry vecher — Generous Eve", , "Malanya") is a Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Russian folk holiday celebrated on 13 January, which is New Year's Eve in accordance with the Julian calendar (see Old New Year). The Ukrainian New Year obtained the name Malanka from a Christianized folk tale of pagan origin, as collected and published by a Ukrainian ethnologist. The story is based on the creator god Praboh, and his four sons and one daughter. One of his sons was the Devil, the second son was St. George (Yar-Yarylo), the third St. John (Rai), and the fourth was

neg: Don't Forget About Us to the waist", Carey completed the song before accepting the first award of the evening. Dave West from Digital Spy described it as a "blistering performance", and claimed Carey "wowed" the crowd with her live rendition of the song. Two months later, she celebrated the new year on television, placing as the featured performer at the Times Square Ball drop on New Year's Eve in New York. The special, titled Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest, aired on ABC at 10 pm on December 31, and featured Carey on stage wearing a short sparkling dress, and performing

neg: New Year's Eve involved more than 10,000 musicians, cheerleaders and performers. Other major New Year events are held in the cities of Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, and Newcastle. In Scotland, New Year's ("Hogmanay") is celebrated with several different customs, such as First-Footing, which involves friends or family members going to each other's houses with a gift of whisky and sometimes a lump of coal. Edinburgh, the Scottish capital, hosts one of the world's most famous New Year celebrations. The celebration is focused on a major street party along Princes Street. The cannon is fired at Edinburgh Castle at the stroke of midnight, followed

neg: Padstow - pass along the streets of the town. Finally, late in the evening, the two 'osses meet, at the maypole, before returning to their respective stables where the crowd sings of the 'Obby 'Oss death, until its resurrection the following May Eve. On Boxing Day and New Year's Day, it is a tradition for some residents to don blackface and parade through the town singing 'minstrel' songs. This is an ancient midwinter celebration that occurs every year in Padstow and was originally part of the pagan heritage of midwinter celebrations that were regularly celebrated all over Cornwall where people would

neg: Antri superior forces, are remembered to this day. She died fighting and Antri was captured. Tantya Tope was hanged and Rao Sahib escaped. All national festivals, Diwali, Holi, Makar Sankranti, Eid-ul-Fitr, Rakhi, Mahavir Jayanti and other local ones like Nag Panchami, Ahilya Utsav, Ganesh Utsav, Gudi Padwa (Marathi new year), Navratri, Kullu Dussehra, Durga Puja are celebrated with equal enthusiasm. Last decade has seen a rise in celebration of events like Valentine's Day, Rose Day and New Year's Eve. Antri also celebrates Rang Panchami quite differently. This festival is celebrated five days after Dulendi or Holi. This is also celebrated like

neg: New Year's Eve in the New Year's Eve of 1956. Most Russians celebrate New Year's Eve with their families and close friends. The origin of this holiday in Russia derives from Christmas. Christmas was also a major holiday in Russia until it was banned, with all other religious holidays, by the Communist Party. To compensate for the absence of Christmas, New Year's was celebrated as much as Christmas was, but without the religious aspect of the holiday and lot of a Christmas attributes were repurposed, such as Christmas tree, which became a New Year tree. Even after the fall of the Soviet Union,

neg: Malanka to be won and ends with a zabava (dance). At midnight, once everyone cheers for the New Year, individual and pair polka dancing is stopped and the kolomyjka begins. When the kolomyjka is finished, everyone resumes to their previous dancing and continue to party the night away. Malanka is often the last opportunity for partying before the solemn period of Lent which precedes Easter. Malanka Malanka (, "Schedry vecher — Generous Eve", , "Malanya") is a Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Russian folk holiday celebrated on 13 January, which is New Year's Eve in accordance with the Julian calendar (see Old New

neg: New Year's Eve from the window. Dinner is traditionally eaten with relatives and friends. It often includes zampone or cotechino (a meal made with pig's trotters or entrails), and lentils. At 20:30, the President reads a television message of greetings to Italians. At midnight, fireworks are displayed all across the country. Rarely followed today is the tradition that consist in eating lentil stew when bell tolls midnight, one spoonful per bell. This is supposed to bring good fortune; the round lentils represent coins. New Year's Eve is celebrated across Macedonia. New Year's Day is celebrated by day-long fireworks shows. The day is celebrated

neg: New Year's Eve modern favourites. In Finland, New Year's Eve is usually celebrated with family or friends. Late supper is served, often featuring wieners, Janssons frestelse, and potato salad. Some municipalities organize fireworks at midnight. Consumer fireworks are also very popular. A Finnish tradition is molybdomancy - to tell the fortunes of the New Year by melting "tin" (actually lead) in a tiny pan on the stove and throwing it quickly in a bucket of cold water. The resulting blob of metal is analyzed, for example by interpreting shadows it casts by candlelight. These predictions are however never taken seriously. The Finnish Broadcasting

neg: Silvesterklaus Silvesterklaus Silvesterklaus is a masked person taking part in Saint Sylvester's Day festivities in Appenzell, Switzerland, and thus contributing to maintain the "Chlausen" tradition. A Silvesterklaus or New Year’s Mummer ("Chlaus" in Swiss German) is dressed up as a Saint Sylvester or New Year’s Eve character. In the Reformed half-canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, the turn of the year is still celebrated in this way. Saint Sylvester, or New Year’s Eve is commemorated twice, once according to the Gregorian calendar on 31 December and again according to the Julian calendar on 13 January. The "Silvesterkläuse" put on their strange costumes and,

neg: La Guiannee La Guiannee La Guiannée (or La Guignolée) is celebrated on December 31 (New Year's Eve) It is a French medieval New Year's Eve tradition that is still practiced in two towns in the United States. The tradition related to poor people being able to ask the more wealthy for food and drink at the celebrations of winter. Customarily a troupe of traveling male singers went from door to door to entertain and ring in the new year. Hosts were expected to give them food and drink. Other sources say the young men were seeking donations for Twelfth Night. Begun as

neg: Vissarion Belinsky died of consumption on the eve of his arrest by the Tsar's police on account of his political views. In 1910, Russia celebrated the centenary of his birth with enthusiasm and appreciation. His surname has variously been spelled "Belinsky" or "Byelinski". His works, in twelve volumes, were first published in 1859–1862. Following the expiration of the copyright in 1898, several new editions appeared. The best of these is by S. Vengerov; it is supplied with profuse notes. Belinsky early supported the work of Ivan Turgenev. The two became close friends and Turgenev fondly recalls Belinsky in his book "Literary Reminiscences

neg: New Year's Eve nightclubs, street parties, Soca raves. The people are celebrating not only the new year but the beginning of the carnival season as well. In the United States, New Year's Eve is celebrated with formal parties and concerts, family-oriented activities, and large public events such as firework shows and "drops". The most prominent celebration in the country is the "ball drop" held at New York City's Times Square, which was inspired by the time balls that were formerly used as a time signal. At 11:59 p.m. ET, an , ball (which is adorned with crystal panels and an LED lighting system)

neg: New Year's Eve grand opening by Father of Albert Effendy Darmawan Effendy, Medan Pelita Harapan University Angelia Chairiana, Medan Pelita Harapan University Viona Valencia, President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo, CEO of MNC Group Hary Tanoesoedibjo and Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan in time for regional celebrated its first years of anniversary alongside fireworks, Mayor Dzulmi Eldin lit an "eternal flame". In Japan, New Year's Eve is used to prepare for and welcome "Toshigami" (年神), the New Year's god. People clean their home and prepare Kadomatsu or Shimenawa to welcome the god before New Year's Eve. Buddhist temples ring their bells

neg: Amrum women is coloured black and white and is amply decorated with silver ornaments. It is mostly worn on confirmation services or at tourist events. There are two peculiar traditions on Amrum. On February 21 the "Biakendai" is celebrated, where a great bonfire is lit to dispel winter. On the occasion people blacken each other's faces with soot. The festival originates from the old liturgical holiday of Cathedra Petri, which was originally celebrated on February 22. The custom is also popular in other North Frisian municipalities. On New Year's Eve the "Hulken" takes place, where groups of mostly young people dress

neg: New Year's Eve a reduction in the number of firework shells launched during the show, as part of an effort to produce less pollution. In Central Asia, New Year's Eve celebrations were inherited from Soviet traditions; thus they are similar to those of Russia. An example of such traditions would be the playing of the national anthem at midnight and the presidential address before it. Most celebrations take place in the major metropolitan cities like Kochi, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune, Ahmedabad. New Year is also celebrated in other cities and towns around the country like Agra, Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, Cuttack,

neg: St. Martin's Day St. Martin's Day Saint Martin's day, also known as the Feast of Saint Martin, Martinstag or Martinmas, as well as Old Halloween and Old Hallowmas Eve, is the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours (Martin le Miséricordieux) and is celebrated on November 11 each year. This is the time when autumn wheat seeding was completed, and the annual slaughter of fattened cattle produced "Martinmas beef". Historically, hiring fairs were held where farm laborers would seek new posts. Saint Martin of Tours was a Roman soldier who was baptised as an adult and became a bishop in a French town.

neg: Sweden Day significant contribution or having made outstanding achievements within the Swedish American community. Key events include the selection of the annual Miss Sweden Day Contest and Sweden Day Man of the Year. In Sweden, Midsummer's Eve and Midsummer's Day (Swedish: "Midsommarafton" and "Midsommardagen") are traditionally celebrated from the eve of the Friday between the week of June 19–25. The event is considered to be one of the most important holiday of the year and one of the most uniquely Swedish in the way in which it is celebrated. Annually Sweden Day Committee Scholarship Awards are announced during the Sweden Day festivities.

neg: Nowruz especially for the festival. On the day of Navroz, they dress in their new and best clothes and put on gold and silver kustis and caps. They decorate the doors and windows with garlands of roses and jasmines, and use color powders for creating patterns known as "rangoli" on the steps and thresholds. Fish and floral motifs are a favorite among rangolis and considered highly auspicious. Charshanbe Suri (, ; ; ) is a prelude to the New Year. In Iran, it is celebrated on the eve of the last Wednesday before Nowruz. It is usually celebrated in the evening

neg: Saint John's Eve it three, seven or twelve times. This is done to cleanse the body from bad luck and give good luck for the following year. In Norway, as elsewhere in Scandinavian countries, this event is celebrated with a communal bonfire. In nynorsk, the event is also known as "Jonsok", meaning "wake of Saint John". The Johnsmas Foy festivities on the Shetland Isles, where the people are still proud of their Nordic roots also take place in the week building up to the 23/24 June. These may also have their origins in the Scandinavian St John's Eve festivities. The traditional midsummer party

neg: New Year's Eve Bye". Unlike "Year of the Farce", "Bye Bye" has been presented by various comedians; originally running from 1968 to 1998, it was revived in 2006 by the Québécois troupe Rock et Belles Oreilles. Its 2008 edition, hosted and co-produced by Québécois television personality Véronique Cloutier, was criticized for featuring sketches that viewers perceived as offensive, including sketches making fun of English Canadians and then American president-elect Barack Obama. New Year's Eve is celebrated in Chile by the observation of traditional rituals, such as wearing yellow underwear and yellow clothing. It is said to restore vitality to your life. People who

neg: Fox New Year's Eve specials Orlando's Walt Disney World, and appearances by Martin Lawrence, Elton John, Bobcat Goldthwait from the Mayfair Theatre, and an escape act by Penn and Teller. For 2000, Fox broadcast special coverage from Times Square hosted by Fox News Channel anchors Brit Hume and Paula Zahn. In 2005, "New Year's Eve Live" was revived with "American Idol"s Ryan Seacrest as host. The 2006 edition was hosted by Regis Philbin, who had guest-hosted ABC's "New Year's Rockin' Eve" the previous year due to Dick Clark's stroke (Seacrest became the new main host of "New Year's Rockin' Eve" the same year). Various personalities,

neg: Bret Michaels brand new song "Hit and Roll" for "Top Gear (U.S. TV series)" which also included a music video featured on the series and the promo commercials. On December 31, 2011, Michaels celebrated the new year with a New Year’s Eve concert from the 'Get Your Rock On' Solo tour. The concert took place in Springfield, IL at the Prairie Capital Convention Center. To make the night complete, this New Year's Eve bash will be featured and well documented in the music video for the new single "Get Your Rock On" from Bret's upcoming new album. The single "Get Your Rock

neg: Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church (Indialantic, Florida) Christmas Eve, 1959, the first Mass was celebrated by Father Martin B. Power, founding Pastor of Ascension as well as the mission parish in Canova Beach, across the street from where HNJ now resides. The Christmas Eve Mass was celebrated in an unfinished house in Indian Harbour Beach. Bishop Joseph P. Hurley, of St. Augustine, affectionately known as "Ten Acres Joe" by his priests, for his farsighted policy of buying all over Florida for future parish sites, had purchased in 1965, just south of the Eau Gallie Boulevard. In a letter dated January 1961, the pastor informed the Archbishop that

neg: Magician's Lantern 2004, Laterna magika created the production "Argonauts" to commission for the Greek Olympic Committee. Choreographed by Jan Kodet, it was premiered on the eve of the Summer Olympic Games in Athens. The following year, the co-production with ’s "Rendez-vous", choreographed by Jean-Pierre Aviotte, was first performed in Avignon. In 2008, Laterna magika celebrated its 50th anniversary with the production "Cocktail 008", made up of extracts from its best repertoire works, and supplemented with a bonus in the form of the short retro revue "Code 58.08", which was created to mark the anniversary of Expo 58 and premiered under the title

neg: Lagos Countdown Lagos Countdown The Lagos Countdown, now One Lagos Fiesta, is an annual New Year's Eve event at the Bar Beach in Lagos. The event lasts for 21–23 days and traditionally begins on the 7th or 8 December and lasts through January 1 of the new year. The first Lagos Countdown was held in 2012 as an attempt to drive up tourism and make an event similar to New Year's events in New York, Sydney, and other major cities, and in 2013 an estimated 200,000 people celebrated the event during a ten-day period and earned the city about one billion naira.

neg: Facts (song) Facts (song) "Facts" (often stylized as "FACTS") is a song by American rap artist Kanye West. It was released as a promotional single on New Year's Eve 2015, marking his first solo release since 2015's "All Day" – West released "Only One" on New Year's Eve the previous year, but that was released as an actual single and not a promotional one. The song was later released on West's seventh studio album "The Life of Pablo" (2016) as "Facts (Charlie Heat Version)". The track is a diss from West to Nike. As soon as the song was released, there was

neg: Eve and the Fire Horse Eve and the Fire Horse Eve and the Fire Horse is a 2005 Canadian film written and directed by Julia Kwan. It won the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and the Claude Jutra Award for the best feature film by a first-time film director in Canada. Eve, a precocious nine-year-old with an overactive imagination, was born in the Year of the Fire Horse, notorious among Chinese families for producing the most troublesome children. Dinners around Eve’s family table are a raucous affair, where old world propriety and new world audacity mix in even measure. But as summer

neg: New Year's Eve together with family or friends at home or in restaurants, clubs, cafés and hotels. During the day-time celebration, children get gifts. Evening celebrations include food, music, and dancing to both traditional Macedonian folk music, and modern music. New Year's Eve is celebrated on 31 December and also on 14 January according to the Macedonian Orthodox Calendar. Malta organized its first New Year's street party in 2009 in Floriana. The event was not highly advertised and proved controversial, due to the closing of an arterial street for the day. In 2010 there were the first national celebrations in St. George's Square,

neg: TV Land Eve and New Year's Day (beginning on December 31, 2001): the final day of the year revolved around series finales of classic television series, and the first day of the new year exclusively featured pilot episodes. On January 1, 2001, the network introduced a streamlined logo, which traded the uneven-ness of the original design for a more rigid form, and restricted the wedge serif type to the "TV" and the sans serif type to the "LAND" in the logo. TV Land celebrated its 10th anniversary on April 29, 2006. On December 17, 2006, MTV Networks (which was renamed Viacom Media

neg: Barwaha to the region such as Gangore, which is celebrated by many people. There are many other cultural events held in the city throughout the year. There are various book fairs, art fairs, etc. Many local festivals celebrated with joy and happiness, such as 'Nag Panchami' (a day celebrated for snakes which are respected and worhipped like a god in Hindu mythology), or Bhagoriya (a festival celebrated by tribal people in the region). Narmada Jayanti Narmada Jayanti is very popular event held in Barwaha. A grand ceremony is organised every year on the eve of Narmada Jayanti. The festival held every

neg: Brothers Past stylings of American Babies and Parnell began working with world-renowned drummer Johnny Rabb as part of the drum and bass duo Biodiesel. McKee began teaching piano at the School of Rock in Downingtown, PA where he currently works as the school's Music Director. After a one-year hiatus, the band returned to the stage (with original drummer Rick Lowenberg) at a New Year's Eve performance on December 31, 2008 at The Note in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The show sold out in less than 30 minutes. In October 2010, Brothers Past celebrated its 10-year anniversary and marked the occasion with the announcement

neg: Edinburgh's Hogmanay in Edinburgh were cancelled on the day, again due to high winds and heavy rain. "Hogmanay" is the Scots word for New Year's Eve. In Scotland, New Year's ("Hogmanay") is celebrated with several different customs, such as First-Footing, which involves friends or family members going to each other's houses with a gift of whisky and sometimes a lump of coal. In Edinburgh, it now covers four days of processions, concerts and fireworks, with the street party beginning on Hogmanay. Alternative tickets are available for entrance into the Princes Street Gardens concert and Céilidh, where well-known artists perform and ticket holders

neg: Cider bottles with an alcohol content comparable to beer. "Sidra" was, due to the expense of imported Champagne, sometimes used as a substitute for New Year's Eve toasts in Mexico, as it is also a sweet, fruity drink. However, now the practice is to drink cider on Christmas Eve, celebrated with the family, and Champagne on New Year's celebrated with friends. Cider beverages form a very small share of the Mexican alcoholic beverage market, with the figures for 2009 volume sales amounting to only 3.8 million litres. In the United States, the definition of "cider" is usually broader than in Europe

neg: Christmas traditions most famously in Milan, the custom of the "Corteo dei Re Magi" (Three Kings Procession) is elaboratedly celebrated with a parade welcoming the Wise Men, and the passing out of sweets. In other places, such as Treviso the day is celebrated with bonfires, the sparks of which are said to predict the future of the new year. Christmas () in Malta is mostly secular, with a number of Christian-related themes. Midnight Masses are popular amng the older generations, and Christmas processions take place on Christmas Eve with a statue of the baby Jesus in towns and villages, led by the

neg: Christmas in Mexico that day. This is also celebrated online as well in recent years. New Year’s Eve falls during this time as well. It is celebrated much like most of the rest of the world with some exceptions. One notable tradition is the eating of twelve grapes rapidly along with the twelve chimes of the clock at midnight (a tradition shared with other Latin countries), to bring luck for each of the months of the coming year. Fireworks are common and in very rural areas the festivities may include shots fired in the air as well. In some parts of Veracruz, December

neg: Rhosddu United YFC Rhosddu United YFC Rhosddu United YFC is a football club for boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 16. It was founded in 1994 by Club man Andy Elliott who celebrated his 20th year managing last season. The club take part in the Wrexham & District Youth Football League. In 2014 Rhosddu United YFC under 16's celebrated winning their first ever cup final with the W&DYFL Charisma Cup where they beat finalists Marford and Gresford Albion YFC under 16's 4-2 in normal time at Clywedog Park, home to Brickfield Rangers Football Club. The club has had a lot

neg: Davao City Torotot Festival Davao City Torotot Festival The Davao City Torotot Festival is a festival celebrated in Davao City every New Year's Eve which involves the blowing party horns, or what are more commonly known to Filipinos as "torotots". It was first held during the city’s 2014 New Year’s eve celebration at the Freedom Park along Roxas Avenue from 1 pm on December 31, 2013 to 1 am on January 1, 2014. The first celebration of the annual festival was also an attempt of the city to break Japan's world record for the most people simultaneously blowing party horns Event organizers Local Government

neg: Eve (rapper) brought his Grammy to the show that night and showed that Eve is not credited on the award plaque. Eve also provided background vocals on the song "Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New" from the same album. In the album's liner notes, she is referred to as Eve of Destruction. Eve first appeared on the "Bulworth" soundtrack as Eve of Destruction while signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. She did not receive much promotion with big releases soon coming from Dr. Dre, so she collaborated with DMX and the Ruff Ryders on her first single as a Ruff Ryder DJ Clue?'s The

neg: Novy God celebrated by many Israeli Jews who are first- or second-generation Russian immigrants. Novy God celebrations and merchandise are common wherever there are large populations of USSR emigrants (e.g. Ashdod, Nazareth Illit, Beersheba, Netanya, and Haifa). New Year's Eve celebrations that are associated with Christianity are referred to as Sylvester, after Pope Sylvester I, who died on December 31. Since January 1st is considered the Christian New Year, those who celebrate Novy God are sometimes seen as out of line with the national Jewish identity despite the event's lack of religious affiliation: amongst ultra-orthodox groups, anti-Novy God flyers and chain letters

neg: Brasília known as "festas juninas" are held celebrating Catholic saints such as Saint Anthony of Padua, Saint John the Baptist, and Saint Peter. On September 7, the traditional Independence Day parade is held on the Ministries Esplanade. Throughout the year, local, national, and international events are held throughout the city. Christmas is widely celebrated, and New Year's Eve usually hosts major events celebrated in the city. The city also hosts a varied assortment of art works from artists like Bruno Giorgi, Alfredo Ceschiatti, Athos Bulcão, Marianne Peretti, Alfredo Volpi, Di Cavalcanti, Dyllan Taxman, Victor Brecheret and Burle Marx, whose works have

neg: Chinese school as it is one of the fundamental aspects of Chinese culture. Though some martial art styles may have originated in other parts of Asia such as karate and tae kwon do, they are sometimes taught as though it were part of the Chinese heritage. Many Chinese schools put on a Chinese New Year gala as the festival is an important Chinese festival celebrated at the turn of the Chinese calendar. It is also known as the Spring Festival, the literal translation of the modern Chinese name. Chinese New Year celebrations traditionally run from Chinese New Year's Eve, the last day

neg: Chinese New Year Malaysia, and Singapore, this day is celebrated by individuals seeking a romantic partner, akin to Valentine's Day. Nowadays, single women write their contact number on mandarin oranges and throw them in a river or a lake after which single men collect the oranges and eat them. The taste is an indication of their possible love: sweet represents a good fate while sour represents a bad fate. This day often marks the end of the Chinese New Year festivities. A reunion dinner, named as "Nian Ye Fan", is held on New Year's Eve during which family members gather for a celebration.

neg: Sophie Francis of the tour were clubs in Shanghai, Ningbo, Jakarta, and Tokyo, where she also celebrated her 19th birthday on December 2, before getting back to Europe. 2017 ended with two dj-sets in her second home, South Africa, playing in Capetown at "Soundscape" on December 30 and at "Secrets of Summer" for New Year's Eve. Her 10th release was out on the 26 January. "Hearts of gold" is produced on Spinnin' records and contains the vocal feature of Nicole Bus. On the same day, Sophie's first official remix is released by Atlantic records and is the rework of Sam Bruno's "So

neg: Friendship Day on 20 July. In Finland and Estonia Valentine's Day is celebrated as Friend's Day. In India, Friendship Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of August every year. Youngsters celebrate by exchanging greetings/text messages and tying friendship bands. In Paraguay, the eve of 30 July is used for giving presents to close friends and loved ones, and celebrations often take place in bars and nightclubs. The game of the Invisible Friend ("") is considered a tradition, in which small sheets of paper with names are given to all members of a group, each of them secretly selects one, and on

neg: Saint Guirec a traditional Breton Pardon ceremony on the eve of the Feast of the Ascension of Christ into heaven. 'Ascension Day' is celebrated the fortieth day after Easter. Saint Guirec Saint Guirec ( 6th century), according to oral tradition, was a Welsh monk who sought to establish a monastery in Celtic Brittany. In the region of Traou-Perros is where Guirec chose to found his new community. He allegedly arrived in Brittany in a stone trough pulled by angels, landing on the small beach that now bears his name. A shrine first built in the 12th century called L'Oratoire de Saint-Guirec (the

neg: Arcadia Spectacular closing ceremony of the 2012 Paralympics. In 2014, Arcadia were given a permanent area at the Glastonbury Festival and Arcadia perform with the Spider in Bangkok, Thailand. The Afterburner traveled to New Zealand for New Year's Eve at the Rhythm and Vines Festival before travelling to Miami's Ultra Music Festival in March 2015 as part of its new "Resistance" area. In September 2015, Arcadia performed to 24,000 people over 2 nights in Bristol's Queen Square. This event that also celebrated Bristol's year as European Green Capital featured the world's first pyrotechnic flame system run entirely on recycled biofuel. In 2018,

neg: New Year's Eve choose his or her partner. This tradition can last up to two weeks. In Germany, parties are common on New Year's Eve. Fireworks are very popular, both with individuals and at large municipal displays. 31 December and the three days leading up to it are the only four days of the year on which fireworks may be sold in Germany. Every year Berlin hosts one of the largest New Year's Eve celebrations in all of Europe, attended by over a million people. The focal point is the Brandenburg Gate, where midnight fireworks are centered. Germans toast the New Year with

neg: Freehold Regional Performing Arts Center classes, to promote balanced and well-rounded performers. In the FPAC program, students are encouraged to show off the work and talent. Numerous events are conducted throughout the year. Including: Eve of Dance, Eve of One Acts, Eve Of Voice, Eve of Choreography, Eve of ET, Video Fest. But the one major event that takes place in the FPAC program is FPAC Showcase. The largest event when all majors and levels join together to show the best of the best work. An evening of talent that always sells out. On May 28, 2009 FPAC celebrated their 25th annual showcase. Many alumni

neg: New Year's Eve (broad bean). Tradition dictates that whoever finds the "fava" has to pay for the "Bolo-Rei" next year. Initially, a small prize (usually a small metal toy) was also included within the cake. However, the inclusion of the prize was forbidden by the European Union for safety reasons. The Portuguese brought the recipe of the "Gateau des Rois" from France in the second half of the 19th century. To this day, this recipe is a very well kept secret. In Lisbon the New Year is celebrated with a grand concert. The New Year's Concert is held at the CCB (Centro Cultural

neg: Rued Langgaard Vilhelm Rosenberg. Langgaard's first compositions, 2 piano pieces and 2 songs, were published when he was 13, and around that time he was taught counterpoint by the celebrated composer Carl Nielsen for about a month. A year later, his choral work "Musae triumphantes" was performed at a concert in Copenhagen, marking his public debut as a composer. During his teen years he continued composing and travelled with his parents around Christmas and New Year's Eve, meeting conductors Arthur Nikisch and Max Fiedler. At 18, Langgaard served as assistant organist at the Frederikskirken (Marmorkirken) in Copenhagen. The following year (1913) his

neg: Amu Nowruz Amu Nowruz Amu Nowruz (, "Uncle Nowruz"), also known as Papa Nowruz ( – ), is a fictional figure in Iranian folklore. According to the folklore, he appears annually at the beginning of spring, together with his companion Haji Firuz, to mark the beginning of Nowruz, the Iranian New Year. On the eve of spring equinox, when the Iranian New Year is celebrated in the Iranian cultural continent from Albania in the West to the west of China in the East, Amu Nowruz brings children gifts, much like his Christian counterpart Santa Claus. He is the husband of Nane Sarma,

neg: Sark during the German occupation of the Channel Islands were crystal sets. The radios were returned on 14 December. Christmas Eve was celebrated together, with decorations, music and carols sung by both groups. The Germans joined in the circle on New Year's Eve at midnight to sing Auld Lang Syne, before firing their weapons to welcome the new year. The soldiers were regularly rotated and additional soldiers arrived bringing the total to 200 including a more high handed group of bureaucrats, issuing orders that were often restrictive and illogical, such as limiting fishing times without paying attention to tide tables, resulting in a fall in the fish catch. Later

neg: New Year's Eve meal being turkey or pork loin. Afterwards many people attend parties outside the home, for example, in night clubs. In Mexico City there is a street festival on New Year's Eve centered on the Zocalo, the city's main square. Celebrations include firecrackers, fireworks and sparklers and shouts of "¡Feliz Año Nuevo!" In Puerto Rico, New Year's Eve is celebrated with friends and family. The Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan is the main attraction for Puerto Ricans during the celebration. It has Latin music and fireworks at midnight along with the signature song "Auld Lang Syne" in Spanish. During

neg: Virginia McLaurin 18, 2016 to celebrate Black History Month, after which a video of her dancing with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama went viral on social media. She celebrated her 108th birthday with the Harlem Globetrotters. On March 11, 2016, the eve of her 107th birthday McLaurin received the President's Volunteer Service Award for her two decades of daily service to schoolchildren in the nation's capital. At the beginning of April 2016, thanks to many donations from the general public, McLaurin moved into her new apartment close to her church and the school where she is a volunteer. On

neg: Rage (TV program) 2007 (for the Top 50 songs of 2006). "Rage" usually broadcasts music videos of songs from the Triple J Hottest 100 over two nights, several weeks after the Hottest 100 broadcast in late January each year (usually sometime during March). At the end of 2007, the ABC's satirical comedy group The Chaser hosted a New Year's Eve edition of "Rage", the event being dubbed ""The Chaser's War on "Rage""". "Rage New Year's Eve Special" is shown on the ABC main channel following the ABC's New Year's Eve programming. In 2012, "Rage"'s Silver Jubilee, guest host Tex Perkins played featured videos

neg: Salt Lake City holiday is Pioneer Day, July 24, the anniversary of the Mormon pioneers' entry into the Salt Lake Valley. It is celebrated each year with a week's worth of activities, including a children parade, a horse parade, the featured Days of '47 Parade (one of the largest parades in the United States), a rodeo, and a large fireworks show at Liberty Park. Fireworks can be legally sold and set off around July 24. First Night on New Year's Eve, a celebration emphasizing family-friendly entertainment and activities held at Rice-Eccles Stadium at the University of Utah, culminates with a fireworks display at

neg: National Beer Day (United States) in the Commonwealth of Virginia. National Beer Day (United States) National Beer Day is celebrated in the United States every year on April 7, marking the day that the Cullen–Harrison Act was enacted after having been signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 22, 1933. This led to the Eighteenth Amendment being repealed on December 5, 1933, with ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. April 6, the day prior to National Beer Day, is known as New Beer's Eve. Upon signing the legislation, Roosevelt made his famous remark, "I think this would be a

neg: National Beer Day (United States) National Beer Day (United States) National Beer Day is celebrated in the United States every year on April 7, marking the day that the Cullen–Harrison Act was enacted after having been signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 22, 1933. This led to the Eighteenth Amendment being repealed on December 5, 1933, with ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. April 6, the day prior to National Beer Day, is known as New Beer's Eve. Upon signing the legislation, Roosevelt made his famous remark, "I think this would be a good time for a beer."

neg: Striker's Independent Society Striker's Independent Society The Strikers Independent Society (S. I. S.) is a mystic society founded in 1843 in Mobile, Alabama (during Mobile's first American period) and participated in Carnival during New Year's Eve and New Year's Day celebrations. It is the oldest remaining mystic society in America but no longers hosts an annual parade. The "Strikers Independent Society" was formed initially by young men in Mobile who had been refused membership to the older Cowbellion de Rakin Society (which had been formed in year 1830 by "more sedate and astute men of the city"). In the beginning, it was designated

neg: Oneonta, New York city. New York State Route 7 and New York State Route 23 pass through the center of the town. Until 1963 the Delaware & Hudson Railway ran a Binghamton-Albany passenger train through the town. In 2008 the city of Oneonta celebrated its Centennial with monthly events throughout the year beginning with the New Year's Eve parade. Oneonta, New York Oneonta ( ) is a city in southern Otsego County, New York, United States. It is one of the northernmost cities of the Appalachian Region. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Oneonta had a population of 13,901. Its nickname is "City

neg: Diwali temples in the UK, such as the Swaminarayan Temple in Neasden, using the occasion to highlight contributions of the Hindu community to British society. Since 2009, Diwali has been celebrated every year at 10 Downing Street, the residence of the British Prime Minister. Diwali was first celebrated in the White House by George W. Bush in 2003 and was given official status by the United States Congress in 2007. Barack Obama became the first president to personally attend Diwali at the White House in 2009. On the eve of his first visit to India as President of the United States,

neg: Udayachal High School conducted in the month of January. It comprises dramatics, exhibitions and ground display.The entire school takes part in it. Founder's Day-The Founder's Day is observed in the month of August. Parsi New Year-dances and skits are presented by the students to celebrate Parsi New Year. Customs, traditions and values of the Parsis are highlighted in the programmes. Science Day-Science exhibition is conducted by the UHS students in the month of April in the memory of the late Smt. Soonuben Godrej. Its primary objective is to promote a scientific attitude among children. Christmas Eve-It is celebrated with great pomp. A special

neg: New Year's Eve people gather in the Square of children of Sarajevo where a local rock band entertains them. Several trumpet and rock groups play until the early morning hours. At midnight there is a big fireworks show. New Year's Eve ("Silvestr/Silvester") celebrations and traditions in Czech Republic and Slovakia are very similar. New Year's Eve is the noisiest day of the year. People generally gather with friends at parties, in pubs, clubs, in the streets, or city squares to eat, drink, and celebrate the new year. Fireworks are a popular tradition; in large cities such as Bratislava, or Prague, the fireworks start

neg: 100th Anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution and Republic of China celebrated on Double Ten Day. After the Chinese Civil War, the Nationalists Kuomintang relocated to Taiwan and the Communist Party of China established the People's Republic of China in 1949 on the mainland. In the PRC, 10 October is not formally considered the National Day, as it usually celebrates its own national day on 1 October. On New Year's Eve of 2011, a large celebration took place at Keelung River. About 850,000 people celebrated at Xinyi District including NT$60 million worth of fireworks. The Double Ten day official ceremony began in the morning of 10 October 2011 where a flag

neg: Bethlehem Pike went to Bethlehem and Nazareth along this trail. A year later, a second party joined the first, traversing the same pathway. Nicolaus Zinzendorf, was included in the second party who visited the pioneers in the cabin along the banks of the Monocacy Creek. On Christmas Eve, Zinzendorf celebrated a famous love-feast service, during which the new settlement was named Bethlehem. After the founding of Bethlehem, a number of settlements began to rise along the route, causing a constant use of it and the highway to be called King's Road. The first trip made by George Klein was by stage wagon

neg: Sesame Street Stays Up Late! soon will enter an unknown year, he starts a campaign to prevent the new year to come to Sesame Street. In the meantime, Elmo is the host of the monster news that shows how New Year's Eve is celebrated around the world. This is done by showing segments created by the Sesame characters from the different co-productions around the world. Also, during the special, Wolfgang the Seal balances a beach ball on his nose because he was hired to be the Time Square ball. Near the end of the special, the cast did the countdown and Wolfgang removes the ball

neg: Adam and Eve (Dürer) Adam and Eve (Dürer) Adam and Eve is a pair of oil-on-panel paintings by German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer. Completed in 1507, the work followed a by Dürer on the same subject, one which offered Dürer the opportunity to depict the ideal human figure. Painted in Nuremberg soon after his return from Venice, the panels were influenced by Italian art. Dürer's observations on his second trip to Italy provided him with new approaches to portraying the human form. Here, he depicts Adam and Eve at human scale—the first full-scale nude subjects in German painting. "Adam and Eve"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s first home was

neg: Sant'Ippolito, Rome clergy. Since 14 February 2015, it is the seat of the cardinal title of "S. Hippolytii", and its Protector is John Atcherley Cardinal Dew. Sant'Ippolito, Rome Sant’Ippolito is a church in Nomentano, Viale delle Provincie. It was ordered by Pope Pius XI and built between 1933-34 by architect Clemente Busiri Vici; He was blessed 23 December 1934 and first start there was celebrated on Christmas Eve; was solemnly consecrated on 4 October 1938. The church was dedicated to St. Hippolytus Martyr, whose catacombs are located nearby. The church is home parish, established on 26 May 1935 with the decree of

neg: Christmas Eve the eve of his nameday. On 24 December they go to church or watch the late-night mass on TV, or have a meal. Christmas Eve is celebrated in different ways around the world, varying by country and region. Elements common to many areas of the world include the attendance of special religious observances such as a midnight Mass or Vespers, and the giving and receiving of presents. Along with Easter, Christmastime is one of the most important periods on the Christian calendar, and is often closely connected to other holidays at this time of year, such as Advent, the Feast