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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