New Year's Eve - Takács Luca (8.a) 

New Year's Eve

Traditions:

The last day of the year is 31 December. New Year's Eve is the feast of Pope Sylvester. The feast was named after him because he died on the last day of the year.

New Year's Eve eating and drinking can be traced back to the customs held in Roman times. In Roman times, slaves and their lords also sat at the same table, and there was no question of politics at the table.

Popular traditional New Year’s Eve dishes include hot dogs, ham, sausage, jelly, scones, and lentils. According to the superstitions, the New Year's Eve made noise, accumulated worries and troubles. The modern equivalent of this is noisy fireworks.

 

Folk customs:

There are many folk prophecies, weather observations and prohibitions associated with the holiday. It was customary in the countryside for sheep and animals to be turned to their other side. If this succeeded, it was believed that many pets would be born next year. It was a tradition to ring the year and greet the New Year with singing.

On New Year’s Eve, vows for the new year are common for example: more exercise, a healthier diet, quit smoking.

 

Our New Year's Eve:

We usually go to our grandparents. We bake pizza and cookies and then have dinner. Then we play cards, socialize and watch a movie. After it gets dark we go outside and we shoot fireworks which we bought. I really like fireworks, because it is very beautiful. In this case, the animals are always locked in the house because they are afraid of the big noise. It feels really good to experience this moment together.