Happy New Years Eve 

Please everyone have fun but most of all stay safe.

New Year’s Eve is when all the fun and festivities are. There are many New Year’s Traditions to participate in, including the champagne toast at the stroke of midnight.  We see out the old year and ring in the new. While it is often thought of as a time to drink and be merry, many people take it as an opportunity to eat and be merry. Drinking is not as much a part of the event as it was decades ago, if only because of tougher drunk driving laws. New Year’s Day, on the other hand, is a time to relax and enjoy the start of a bright and promising new year. It’s a new beginning. It is a time to be with family.

New Year's Eve Traditions

Everyone has their New Years traditions. They center around the hope and anticipation for a healthy and prosperous year ahead. Here are a few of them:

• The traditional toast with champagne as the ball drops in New York’s Times Square is perhaps the biggest tradition of all. The toast speaks of hope for a good year ahead.
• Open the windows of your house at midnight. This lets out the old year and allows the new year to enter with all of the good things it will bring. 
• Looking for good luck for your family in the year ahead? Stand on a chair with a herring and jump off as you swallow the fish. 
• It’s an Irish tradition to smash the unwanted, leftover fruitcake against your front door. It brings both luck and avoids hunger in the coming year. 
• In Spanish-speaking countries, 12 grapes are eaten at midnight. Each grape represents a month in the new year. As you eat each grape, think about the luck you will have during that month.