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• 31st December

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New Years Eve

• Some nations celebrate New Years Eve but for the
  English the most important holiday is Christmas
• On New Years Eve the English people stay up till
  midnight to see the old year out and drink a
  toast to the New Year
• In London some people gather in Trafalgar Square
  and celebrate the coming of the New Year with
  singing and dancing

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Silvestr

• The term silvester (alternately spelled
  sylvester or sylwester)
• is used in certain countries (such as Germany ,
  Austria , Poland and Israel for December 31st in
  the Gregorian calendar , New Year's Eve . Swedes
  don't generally refer to the day itself with this
  name, but traditionally celebrate Silvester on
  this day. The naming refers to Pope Sylvester I ,
  who died on that date in 335.

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Hogmanay

• Is the Scottish name for New Years Eve which is
  more celebrated than Christmas. It begins with
  the arrival of the guests who have been invited
  to join the family to see in the New Year. They
  sit down to dinner which begins with haggis,
  Scotlands national dish (minced heart, lungs and
  liver of a sheep, boiled in a sheeps stomach
  with oatmeal)
• Before midnight many townsfolk gather in the
  square, they sing and dance in the Scottish
  style. At midnight there is a great cheer, people
  cross arms, link hands for tradition song Auld
  Lang Syne

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• The First Food then sets out. In Scotland it is
  a common custom. It is considered lucky if a
  dark-haired man is the first to set foot in the
  house after midnight on New Years Eve, bringing
  a coin, a piece of bread, and coal as a symbol of
  plenky in the coming year.

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Auld Lang Syne

• Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
• And never brought to min?
• Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
• And the days o auld lang syne?
• Chorus
• For auld lang syne, my dear,
• For auld lang syne
• Well tak a cup o kindness yet,
• For auld lang syne.