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OthermajorNewYeareventsareheldinthecitiesofBirmingham,Manchester,Liverpool,Leeds,andNewcastle.
Scotland
InScotland,NewYear'
s(Hogmanay)iscelebratedwithseveraldifferentcustoms,suchasFirst-Footing,whichinvolvesfriendsorfamilymembersgoingtoeachother'
shouseswithagiftofwhiskyandsometimesalumpofcoal.
Edinburgh,theScottishcapital,hostsoneoftheworld'
smostfamousNewYearcelebrations.ThecelebrationisfocusedonamajorstreetpartyalongPrincesStreet.ThecannonisfiredatEdinburghCastleatthestrokeofmidnight,followedbyalargefireworksdisplay.Edinburghhostsafestivaloffourorfivedays,beginningon28December,andlastinguntilNewYear'
sDayorJanuary2,whichisalsoabankholidayinScotland.
OthercitiesacrossScotland,suchasAberdeen,GlasgowandStirlinghavelargeorganisedcelebrationstoo,includingfireworksatmidnight.
BBCScotlandbroadcastthecelebrationsinEdinburghtoaScottishaudience,withthecelebrationsalsoscreenedacrosstheworld.STVcoversbothworldwideNewYearcelebrations,anddetailsofeventshappeningaroundScotland.
Wales
AMariLwydc.1910-1914.TraditionallycarriedfromdoortodoorduringCalenniginWales
TheWelshtraditionofgivinggiftsandmoneyonNewYear'
sDay(Welsh:
Calennig)isanancientcustomthatsurvivesinmodern-dayWales,thoughnowadaysitisnowcustomarytogivebreadandcheese.
ThousandsofpeopledescendeveryyearonCardifftoenjoylivemusic,catering,ice-skating,funfairsandfireworks.ManyofthecelebrationstakeplaceatCardiffCastleandCardiffCityHall.
EveryNewYear'
sEve,theNosGalanroadrace(RasysNosGalan),a5-kilometre(3.1
mi)runningrace,isheldinMountainAshintheCynonValley,RhonddaCynonTaf,SouthWales.TheracecelebratesthelifeandachievementsofWelshrunnerGutoNythBrâ
n.Foundedin1958bylocalrunnerBernardBaldwin,itisrunoverthe5kilometrerouteofGuto'
sfirstcompetitiverace.ThemainracestartswithachurchserviceatLlanwynno,andthenawreathislaidonGuto'
sgraveinLlanwynnograveyard.Afterlightingatorch,itiscarriedtothenearbytownofMountainAsh,wherethemainracetakesplace.
Theraceconsistsofadoublecircuitofthetowncentre,startinginHenryStreetandendinginOxfordStreet,bythecommemorativestatueofGuto.Traditionally,theracewastimedtoendatmidnight,butinrecenttimesitwasrescheduledfortheconvenienceoffamilyentertainment,nowconcludingataround9pm.Thishasresultedinagrowthinsizeandscale,andtheproceedingsnowstartwithanafternoonofstreetentertainment,andfunrunracesforchildren,concludingwiththechurchservice,eliterunners'
raceandpresentations.
Australia
EachmajorcityinAustraliaholdsNewYear'
sEvecelebrations,usuallyaccompaniedbyafireworksdisplayandotherevents.GloucesterPark,aracecourseincentralPerth,isthelargestandmostrecognizeddisplayintheWesternAustraliancity.InBrisbaneeventsareheldatSouthbank.Atnight,50,000peoplegatheratsitesaroundtheBrisbaneRivertowatchafireworksdisplay.
ThelargestcelebrationinAustraliaisheldinitslargestcity:
Sydney.Eachyear,thecelebrationsinSydneyareaccompaniedbyathemewithtwopyrotechnicshows:
the9:
00pmFamilyFireworksandtheMidnightFireworks.CenteringontheSydneyHarbourBridge,thefireworksaresynchronizedtoablendofpopularmusicandalightingdisplaycalledthe"
BridgeEffect"
whichdisplaysvarioussymbolsandotherimagesrelatedtothecurrentyear'
stheme,locatedonthebridgeitself.The"
MidnightFireworks"
areregularlywatchedbyapproximately1.5–2millionpeopleatSydneyHarbour.AsoneofthefirstmajorNewYear'
scelebrationsgloballyeachyear,Sydney'
sMidnightFireworksareoftenbroadcastthroughouttheworldduringthedayof31December.Theyareregularlywatchedbyoveronebillionpeople.InMelbourne,thecityfollowssuitwithSydneyhavinga9:
30FamilyFireworksfollowedbythemidnightfireworks.CelebrationsaremostlycenteredontheYarraRiverandFederationSquare,aswellasDocklands.MostofthefireworkshowsinMelbournearelaunchedfromboatsalongtheriverandfromatopthecity'
svariousskyscrapers.
NewZealand
Gisborne,NewZealand—496.3kilometres(308.4
mi)westoftheInternationalDateLine—isthefirstmajorcitytoseethebeginningofthenewyear.InNewZealand,citiescelebratewithlargestreetpartiesandfireworksdisplays.Localcouncilsusuallyorganisepartiesandstreetcarnivalsandfireworksdisplays,however,liquorbanshavebeenimposedonmanyofthemorepopularareasduetodisorder,vandalismandotheranti-socialbehavior.
InAuckland,thetopoftheSkyTower(Auckland)—thetallestfreestandingstructuretowerintheSouthernHemisphere—isthelaunchsiteforafireworksshow.
TheNewZealandnationalcricketteamhavebegunplayingaone-dayInternationalcricketgameinQueenstownduringthedayofNewYear'
sEve.
Canada
NewYeartraditionsandcelebrationsinCanadavaryregionally.NewYear'
sEve(alsocalledNewYear'
sEveDayorVeilleduJourdel'
AninFrench)isgenerallyasocialholiday.Inmanycities,suchasTorontoandNiagaraFallsinOntario,EdmontonandCalgaryinAlberta,Vancouver,BritishColumbiaandMontreal,Quebec,therearelargecelebrationswhichmayfeatureconcerts,late-nightpartying,sportingevents,andfireworks,withfreepublictransitserviceduringpeakpartytimesinmostmajorcities.Insomeareas,suchasinruralQuebec,peopleicefishintheolddays.Since2000,thehighlightofNewYear'
sEvecelebrationsisinMontreal'
soldport,whichcomesalivewithconcertsthattakeplaceandfireworksatmidnight.
From1956to1976,GuyLombardoandhisRoyalCanadiansserenadedCanadaontheCBC,viaafeedfromCBS,fromtheballroomoftheWaldorf-AstoriaHotelonParkAvenueinNewYorkCity.AfterLombardo'
sdeathin1977,theRoyalCanadianscontinuedonCBCandCBSuntil1978.
In1992,thesketchcomedytroupeRoyalCanadianAirFarcebeganairingitsannualYearoftheFarcespecialonCBCTelevision,whichfeaturessketcheslampooningthemajoreventsandnewsstoriesoftheyear.Whiletheoriginal1992editionwasaone-offspecial,YearoftheFarceepisodescontinuedasaregularfeatureoftheAirFarcetelevisionserieswhichranfrom1993to2008—airingitsseriesfinaleonDecember31,2008.Followingthefinaleofthetelevisionseries,theoriginalcastcontinuedtoparticipateinNewYear'
sEvespecialsintheyearsfollowing.
Similarly,theCBC'
sFrenchlanguagenetworkIciRadio-CanadaTé
lé
airsitsownyearlyNewYear'
sEvecomedyspecial,ByeBye.UnlikeYearoftheFarce,ByeByehasbeenpresentedbyvariouscomedians;
originallyrunningfrom1968to1998,itwasrevivedin2006bytheQué
bé
coistroupeRocketBellesOreilles.Its2008edition,hostedandco-producedbyQué
coistelevisionpersonalityVé
roniqueCloutier,becameinfamousforseveralsketchesthatmanyviewersperceivedasoffensive,includingsketchesmakingfunofEnglishCanadiansandthenAmericanpresident-electBarackObama.
UnitedStates
TheballdropinNewYorkCity'
sTimesSquareattractsamillionspectatorsyearly.
IntheUnitedStates,NewYear'
sEveiscelebratedwithformalparties,family-orientedactivities,andotherlargepublicevents.
Oneofthemostprominentcelebrationsinthecountryisthe"
balldrop"
heldinNewYorkCity'
sTimesSquare.Inspiredbythetimeballsthatwereformallyusedasatimesignal,at11:
59
p.m.ET,an11,875-pound(5,386
kg),12-foot(3.7
m)diameterWaterfordcrystalballlocatedontheroofofOneTimesSquareislowereddownapolethatis70feethigh,reachingtheroofofthebuilding60secondslatertosignalthestartoftheNewYear.TheBallDrophasbeenheldsince1907,andinrecentyearshasaveragedaroundamillionspectatorsannually.Thepopularityofthespectaclealsoinspiredsimilar"
drop"
eventsoutsideofNewYorkCity,whichoftenuseobjectsthatrepresentaregion'
sculture,geography,orhistory—suchasAtlanta'
s"
PeachDrop"
representingGeorgia'
sidentityasthe"
PeachState"
orNashville'
MusicNoteDrop"
.
TheportrayaloffestivitiesonradioandtelevisionhashelpedingraincertainaspectsofthecelebrationinAmericanpopculture;
beginningontheradioin1928,andonCBStelevisionfrom1956to1976(whichalsoincludedcoverageoftheballdrop),GuyLombardoandhisband,TheRoyalCanadians,presentedanannualNewYear'
sEvebroadcastfromtheballroomofNewYork'
sWaldorf-AstoriaHotel.ThebroadcastswerealsowellknownfortheRoyalCanadians'
signatureperformanceof"
AuldLangSyne"
atmidnight,whichhelpedpop