New Year Celebrations
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="Different">Different</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span>. <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>!</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="champagne">champagne</span>, <span word="dance">dance</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheer">cheer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stroke">stroke</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span>. <span word="Men">Men</span> <span word="kiss">kiss</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="mistletoe">mistletoe</span>. <span word="Fireworks">Fireworks</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="olden">olden</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="scared">scared</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="US">US</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="resolutions">resolutions</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span>, <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="weight">weight</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="resolutions">resolutions</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="black">black</span>-<span word="eyed">eyed</span> <span word="peas">peas</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="underwear">underwear</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>, <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="envelopes">envelopes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span>, <span word="homeowners">homeowners</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="kiss">kiss</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> 12 <span word="grapesone">grapesone</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="chimeas">chimeas</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="chimes">chimes</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bell">bell</span> 108 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="rid">rid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 108 <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="desires">desires</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bell">bell</span> 33 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> 33 <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>.</p>
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