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.