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1、New Years Day陈晨，黄迎亚，吴玲玲，周纯丹 Activities to welcome the new year Customs In England，New Years Day seems not as important as Christmas , but in new years day people will hold different kinds of activities according to the local customs .Activities to welcome the new yearActivities to welcome the new ye
2、arActivities to welcome the new yearActivities to welcome the new yearActivities to welcome the new yearActivities to welcome the new yearA big and special event to welcome the new year. New Years Day parade in London stated in 1987. Bob Bone dreamed up the idea of a parade . It is on January 1st.Th
3、is is a American- stycle parade .New Years Day Parade in LondonThe parade goes around some places.Parliament Square 国会广场Berkeley Square 布莱克广场Trafalgar Square 特拉法加广场Lover Regent Street 摄政街Piccadilly Circus 皮卡地里圆环Parliament Square Trafalgar SquareTen thousand performers include Banks Dancers Street pe
4、rformers Cheerleaders Clowns New Year in the UK usually starts with a celebration on New Years Eve (31st December). Some people spend the evening at home with their family, or have a party for friends at their houses. Others go to a pub to celebrate, or spend the evening in a large public space, for
5、 example Trafalgar Square in London. The beginning of the New Year is signified by the chiming of Big Ben, the famous London clock, at midnight, which is also shown on TV for those who are staying at home.Special custom After the New Years Eve, the first person to step into the hosts house represent
6、s the luck in the following year. If the person is a man with black hair or a man who is happy or rich, the host will be lucky in the coming year. However ,if a woman wearing yellow hair steps into the house or a woman who is sad or poor, then the host will be unlucky in the following year. He or sh
7、e will meet bad things. Although New Years Eve involves drinking alcohol for many people, New Years Day signals the start of a healthier life, as some people make New Years resolutions. Often these are connected with fitness and health, for example giving up smoking or drinking, taking more exercise
8、 or losing weight. Other people make a resolution to improve their life in other ways, such as spending more time with family, learning something new, or getting out of debt. Unfortunately, its not always easy to stick to your resolutions. New Years Banquet, usually starts at 8 pm from the New Years
9、 Eve until the New Years Day in the morning. Dinner with a variety of food and wine and snacks for people happily drinking the night of quantity. British New Years dinner including roast pigs(烧猪), turkeys, puddings(布丁), patties（碎肉饼）, etcAnd people will deliver gifts in the New Years morning and go t
10、o their neighbors houses to sing songs about the new year , then they will be invited to the house to have a cup of tea.turkeybread, cheese, sausage “New Years Eve Ball“ is another kind of celebration, people dressed in festive wear, from all directions to the dance, and dancing in the wonderful mus
11、ic. Thousands of people, also go to each square.Festive wearFestive wear When England people visit someones home, he must bring a piece of coal, and put it into peoples stove, as a New Years gift. Also he said a blessing: “I wish your familys coal, long-burning endless.“. In some parts of central En
12、gland, when people are out on New Years Day, whether familiar or unfamiliar, they will send each other coins, they think that it is not only a financial gas each year, but also a luck to themselves .On New Years Eve, each household should clean the kitchen to get rid of the bad luck, so that next year a smooth well-being and happiness will come. Thank Thank you!you!
