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    People in the United Kingdom celebrate the new year in various traditions. In England, people keep their back doors open and welcome young dark-haired men to symbolize good luck in the coming year. In Scotland, called Hogmanay, celebrations include house and street parties with music, dancing, and fireworks. In Wales, New Year's Eve and Day have special names and children sing for sweets and coins by visiting homes on New Year's Day.

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    People in the United Kingdom celebrate the new year in various traditions. In England, people keep their back doors open and welcome young dark-haired men to symbolize good luck in the coming year. In Scotland, called Hogmanay, celebrations include house and street parties with music, dancing, and fireworks. In Wales, New Year's Eve and Day have special names and children sing for sweets and coins by visiting homes on New Year's Day.

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    People in the United Kingdom celebrate the new year in various traditions. In England, people keep their back doors open and welcome young dark-haired men to symbolize good luck in the coming year. In Scotland, called Hogmanay, celebrations include house and street parties with music, dancing, and fireworks. In Wales, New Year's Eve and Day have special names and children sing for sweets and coins by visiting homes on New Year's Day.

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    New Year

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    People in the United Kingdom celebrate the new year in various traditions. In England, people keep their back doors open and welcome young dark-haired men to symbolize good luck in the coming year. In Scotland, called Hogmanay, celebrations include house and street parties with music, dancing, and fireworks. In Wales, New Year's Eve and Day have special names and children sing for sweets and coins by visiting homes on New Year's Day.

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    The new year

    • New Year festivities in the


    United Kingdom begin the
    day before on New Year's
    Eve on December 31.
    • people host and attend New
    Year parties at home or
    celebrate in restaurants,
    bars, or on the street,
    counting down to the end
    of the year and wishing
    each other a happy new
    year with champagne and
    other sparkling beverages
    as the clock strikes twelve.
    In England

    • There is a tradition according


    to which people keep the back
    door of their houses open to
    symbolize for their farewell to
    the old year. On the same
    lines, they expect a dark
    haired and young man to
    arrive at their threshold on
    New Year’s Day, as it is
    considered to symbolize for
    good luck in the coming year.
    They are made to carry salt,
    coal, and bread, which
    respectively symbolizes for
    abundance of money, warmth,
    and food in the coming year.
    In Lon don

    • At midnight, they stand


    in a circle , join hand a
    sing an old song called
    “auld lang syne”
    • The fireworks in London
    are followed by the
    London New Year's Day
    Parade, considered to be
    the largest New the
    parade began in 1987 as
    a way to raise money for
    local charities.
    AULD lang syne
    Scotlands
    • In Scotland, New Year
    celebration is referred
    as ‘Hogmanay’, which is
    also the name of an
    oatmeal cake given to
    small children on New
    Year’s Eve Start off the
    last day of the year with
    a traditional Scottish
    breakfast
    • There are house and
    street parties , scottish
    music and dancing ,
    parades and lots of
    fireworks
    • people often eat special
    food , which is like a
    large round sausage at
    this
    • they have two days ‘s
    holiday and go back to
    work on 3 January
    In wales
    • In Wales, New Year’s Eve is
    referred as ‘Nos Galan’, and
    New Year Day is referred as
    ‘Dydd Calan’. There is a
    tradition of clearing all past
    debts before the arrival of New
    Year. On New Year’s Day,
    small children wake up early,
    gather as one, and make a visit
    to all the houses in
    neighborhood while singing
    New Year special songs. In
    turn, people confer them with
    sweets, cookies, pies, apples,
    and coins.

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