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1、New Years Eve is coming！EnglandIn England, clocks symbolize the transition that occurs at the stroke of midnight on New Years Eve. The celebration in London focuses on Big Ben (Westminster Clock Tower) the bell and by association the clock housed in the clock tower at the Palace of Westminster. Thes
2、e celebrations are aired by the BBC and other networks. Parties are held across the country, in pubs, clubs, and private houses. At the stroke of midnight, people join hands in a ring and sing Auld Lang Syne.Thousands of people gather in central London for New Year celebrations, including fireworks
3、at the London Eye at midnightOn New Years Eve 2010, an estimated 250,000 people gathered to view an eight-minute fireworks display around and above the London Eye which was, for the first time, set to a musical soundtrack. The celebrations in London continued into January 1, with the New Years Day P
4、arade, held annually since 1987. The 2011 parade involved more than 10,000 musicians, cheerleaders and performers.30Other major New Year events are held in the cities of Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, and Newcastle.ScotlandIn Scotland, New Years (Hogmanay) is celebrated with several diffe
5、rent customs, such as First-Footing, which involves friends or family members going to each others houses with a gift of whisky and sometimes a lump of coal.Edinburgh, the Scottish capital, hosts one of the worlds most famous New Year celebrations. The celebration is focused on a major street party
6、along Princes Street. The cannon is fired at Edinburgh Castle at the stroke of midnight, followed by a large fireworks display. Edinburgh hosts a festival of four or five days, beginning on 28 December, and lasting until New Years Day or January 2, which is also a bank holiday in Scotland.Other citi
7、es across Scotland, such as Aberdeen, Glasgow and Stirling have large organised celebrations too, including fireworks at midnight.BBC Scotland broadcast the celebrations in Edinburgh to a Scottish audience, with the celebrations also screened across the world. STV covers both worldwide New Year cele
8、brations, and details of events happening around Scotland.WalesA Mari Lwyd c.1910-1914. Traditionally carried from door to door during Calennig in WalesThe Welsh tradition of giving gifts and money on New Years Day (Welsh: Calennig) is an ancient custom that survives in modern-day Wales, though nowa
9、days it is now customary to give bread and cheese. Thousands of people descend every year on Cardiff to enjoy live music, catering, ice-skating, funfairs and fireworks. Many of the celebrations take place at Cardiff Castle and Cardiff City Hall.Every New Years Eve, the Nos Galan road race (Rasys Nos
10、 Galan), a 5-kilometre (3.1mi) running race, is held in Mountain Ash in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. The race celebrates the life and achievements of Welsh runner Guto Nyth Brn. Founded in 1958 by local runner Bernard Baldwin, it is run over the 5 kilometre route of Gutos first
11、competitive race. The main race starts with a church service at Llanwynno, and then a wreath is laid on Gutos grave in Llanwynno graveyard. After lighting a torch, it is carried to the nearby town of Mountain Ash, where the main race takes place.The race consists of a double circuit of the town cent
12、re, starting in Henry Street and ending in Oxford Street, by the commemorative statue of Guto. Traditionally, the race was timed to end at midnight, but in recent times it was rescheduled for the convenience of family entertainment, now concluding at around 9pm. This has resulted in a growth in size
13、 and scale, and the proceedings now start with an afternoon of street entertainment, and fun run races for children, concluding with the church service, elite runners race and presentations.AustraliaEach major city in Australia holds New Years Eve celebrations, usually accompanied by a fireworks dis
14、play and other events. Gloucester Park, a racecourse in central Perth, is the largest and most recognized display in the Western Australian city. In Brisbane events are held at Southbank. At night, 50,000 people gather at sites around the Brisbane River to watch a fireworks display.The largest celeb
15、ration in Australia is held in its largest city: Sydney. Each year, the celebrations in Sydney are accompanied by a theme with two pyrotechnic shows: the 9:00 pm Family Fireworks and the Midnight Fireworks. Centering on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the fireworks are synchronized to a blend of popular
16、music and a lighting display called the Bridge Effect, which displays various symbols and other images related to the current years theme, located on the bridge itself. The Midnight Fireworks are regularly watched by approximately 1.52 million people at Sydney Harbour. As one of the first major New Years celebrations globally each year, Sydneys Midnight Fireworks are often broadcast throughout the world during the day of 31 December
