Introduction
The action of celebrating an important day or event, is called celebrations.A social gathering or enjoyable activity held to celebrate something.
New year's Day also called simply New Year's or New Year, is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar. In pre-Christian Rome under the Julian Calendar, the day was dedicated to Janus, god of gateways and beginnings, for whom January is also named. As a date in the Gregorian calendar of Christendom, New Year's Day liturgically marked the Feast of the Naming and Circumcision of Jesus, which is still observed as such in the Anglican Church and Lutheran Church, In present day, with most countries now using the Gregorian calendars their de facto calendar, New Year's Day is probably the most celebrated public holiday, often observed with fireworks at the stroke of midnight as the new year starts in each time zone. Other global New Years' Day traditions include making New Year's resolutions and calling one' friends and family.
(from wikipedia)Cakes are special. Every birthday, every celebration ends with something sweet, a cake, and people remember. It's all about the memories.
Celebrations in different countries
China, Russia and India are all celebrating the beginning of 2017 - while most of the west waits eagerly for 2016 to finish. Millions of people across the world have taken to the streets, launched fireworks and joined in with local commemorations of the new year.
Sydney in Australia celebrated the New Year by unleashing its biggest firework display in history.More than a million crowded around its famed harbor and opera house to watch firecracker and flaming starbursts fill the night's sky.
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
Auckland in New Zealand earlier became the first city in the world to say goodbye to 2016 and welcome in the new year.the city celebrated the start of 2017 with a fireworks and laser display from the Sky Tower at 11am GMT.
Tonga and Samoa were among the first places in the world to welcome the new year around 10am GMT.Australia was next, celebrating the new year at 1pm GMT. The show paid homage to Prince and David Bowie and was sent to a musical medley inspired by the late singers.
The seven tons of fireworks launched from barges on the harbor also included a "Willy Wonka moment" in tribute to the late actor Gene Wilder's most famous role.
Australia was followed by Japan at 3pm GMT, where temple bells echoed at midnight as families flock to shrines for the country's biggest holiday.
Beijing and Shanghai, China's two largest cities, passed New Year's Eve at 4pm GMT in a state of security lock down, according to Chinese media reports citing police.
Two years ago, more than 30 people died in a deadly stampede on Shanghai's waterfront, where 300,000 people had gathered to watch a planned light show.
And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.
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