New Year's Eve
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New Year's Eve in the Gregorian calendar refers to the evening—or commonly the entire day—of the last day of the year: 31 December. In many countries, New Year's Eve is celebrated with dancing, eating
New Year celebration in Eberhardzell, Germany, 2018
Italian cotechino and lentils, a typical New Year's Eve dinner dish
Casablanca fireworks display
HKN's Davido entertaining the crowd at the Lagos Countdown 2012 in Nigeria
Hogmanay
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Hogmanay is the Scots word for the last day of the old year and the celebration of the New Year in the Scottish manner. It is normally followed by further celebration on the morning of New Year's Day
Fireworks for Edinburgh's Hogmanay
Fireworks in Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh, as part of the 2011 Hogmanay celebrations
Stonehaven Fireballs Ceremony 2003
John Masey Wright and John Rogers' c. 1841 illustration of Auld Lang Syne.