Happytolearn!HappytoshowAuldLangSyne“hasbecomethetraditionalsongamongEnglish-speakingpeoplesforbiddingfarewelltotheoldyearandhailingthenew.”Thissongpresents“thethemeofpassingtimethroughacontextofrememberedfriendship.Thesongverycunninglycombinesanoteofpresentconvivialitywithapoignantsenseofthelossofearliercompanionshipbroughtbytimeanddistance.SuchanoteisjustrightforNewYear'sEve,whenthemindhoversbetweenretrospectandanticipationandwethinkequallyofdaysgoneforeveranddaystocome.”AuldLangSyneShouldauldacquaintancebeforgotandneverbroughttomind?Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotanddaysofauldlangsyne?Forauldlangsyne,mydear,forauldlangsyne,we'lltakeacupofkindnessyet,forauldlangsyne.Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotandneverbroughttomind?Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotanddaysofauldlangsyne?Andhere'sahand,mytrustyfriendAndgie'sahando'thineWe'lltak'acupo'kindnessyetForauldlangsyneHappyNewYearHappyNewYearChineseNewYearTheChineseNewYear"YuanTan"takesplacebetweenJanuary21andFebruary20.Formany,itisatimeforfeasting,celebrating,andvisitingrelativesandfriends.Thecelebrationsarebasedonbringingluck,health,happiness,andwealthtillthenextyear.Theycleantheirhousestoridthemoflastsyear'sbadluckbeforethecelebrationsbegin.Therearestreetparadeswithdancingdragonsthatareassociatedwithlongevityandwealth.ChineseNewYearChinesepeopledecoratetheirhouseswithplasticfirecrackers,whichareintendedtofrightenawayevilspiritsandbadluck.TheygotothemarketstobuyplantssuchastheKumquattree,whichisconsideredtobetheluckiest.Thepeachblossomandthetangerinearealsoconsideredtobelucky.Luckymoneyisgivenouttotheunmarriedaswellasthechildrenofthefamilyinredenvelopeswiththefamilynameandgood-luckmessagewrittenonthemingold.IfthefeastofNewYearfallsontheyearofanyparticularanimaltheChinesetrynottoeatthatanimal’smeat.JewishNewYearRoshHashanahisaholytimeforpeopletobeintrospective.SynagoguesholdspecialservicesandaninstrumentcalledaShofarisplayed.Childrenaregivennewclothes,andNewYearloavesarebakedandfruitiseatentoremindpeopleofharvesttime.TheJewishNewYearisinSeptember.SouthAfricanNewYearInSouthAfricatheyringintheNewYearwithchurchbellsringingandgunshotsbeingfired.ForthoseintheCapeProvinceNewYear'sDayandSecondNewYear'sDayarefullofacarnivalatmosphereastherearecarnivalswherepeopledressincolorfulcostumesanddanceinstreetstothesoundofdrums.GermanNewYearCelebrationbeginswithfireworksandtoastingtofriendsandfamily.Peoplewoulddropmoltenleadintocoldwaterandtrytotellthefuturefromtheshapeitmade.Aheartorringshapemeantawedding,ashipajourney,andapigplentyoffoodintheyearahead.PeoplealsowouldleaveabitofeveryfoodeatenonNewYear'sEveontheirplateuntilafterMidnightasawayofensuringawell-stockedlarder.BrazilianNewYearInBrazilthelentilisbelievedtosignifywealth,soonthefirstdayoftheNewYeartheyservelentilsouporlentilsandrice.FireworkslightuptheskyaspeopleinBrazilcelebratetheNewYear.PortugueseNewYearThePortuguesepickandeattwelvegrapesfromabunchastheclockstrikestwelveonNewYear'sEve.Thisisdonetoensuretwelvehappymonthsinthecomingyear.JapaneseNewYearOshogatsuisanimportanttimeforfamilycelebrations,whenalltheshops,factoriesandofficesareclosed.TheJapanesecelebratetheNewYearonJanuary1,buttheyalsokeeptheirbeliefsfromShintotheirreligion.Tokeepoutevilspirits,theyhangaropeofstrawacrossthefrontoftheirhouses,whichstandsforhappinessandgoodluck.WhentheNewYearbegins,theJapanesepeoplebegintolau...
