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New Year

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1st January

The first day of the year when using the Gregorian calendar.

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31st December

The last day of the year when using the Gregorian calendar.

(noun)

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Auld Lang Syne

A traditional Scottish folk song that is sung at midnight on the 31st

of December.

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Bagpipes

Traditional Scottish musical instrument that are played a new year celebrations.

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Balloons

Small inflatable decorations for parties.

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Banquet

A large formal meal that many people attend as a party.

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Big Ben

A big clock in London that signals the start of the new year in the UK.

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Buffet

A meal where people select their own food while standing up.

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Calendar

A written record of the days and months in each year.

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Celebration

A happy gathering of people to mark a special occasion.

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Champagne

A white wine with bubbles in it that is drunk a celebrations.

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Clock

A device that measure the passing of time.

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Confetti

Small pieces of colored paper that are thrown in the air during certain celebrations.

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Countdown

To count backwards (from a higher number to a lower one) to the start of a specific event.

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Crowd

A large group of people.

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Custom

A specific action that is always done in the same way and at the same time.

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Dance

To move in time with music.

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Decorations

The items used to make something more beatify or nice to look at.

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Eve

The day before another day on which something happens.

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Family

The group of people that you are related to.

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Fancy dress

The clothes worn at a party were people dress-up as something different.

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Fireworks

A small explosive that produces bright colors that people use a celebrations.

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Gathering

A group of people that come together for the same occasion.

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Gregorian calendar

The most widely used dating system that started in Europe.

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Hangover

The after effects of drinking too much alcohol.

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Hogmanay

The traditional Scottish name for New Year.

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Holiday

A time when you do not need to work.

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Host/hostess

The person who gives and organizes a party.

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Invitation

A request for someone to attend an event or party.

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Invite

To ask someone to attended an event or party.

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Kilt

The traditional Scottish clothing that a piper would wear when playing the bagpipes.

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Lunar New Year

The new year under the Chinese calendar.

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Midnight

The time in the middle of the night when one day ends and another day starts.

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Music

The pleasant sound that people listen to for enjoyment.

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New Year

The time when the last year ends and the next one starts. The 1st of January in the Gregorian calendar.

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New Year’s Day

The first day of the year. The 1st of January in the Gregorian calendar.

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New Year’s Eve

The last day of the year. The 31st of December in the Gregorian calendar.

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Nightclub

A building where people go to dance and drink until very late at night.

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Noisemakers

An item that is used at a celebration to make happy noise.

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Party

A group of people who are celebrating something.

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Piper

A person who plays the bagpipes.

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Public holiday

A day when the whole country does not need to work.

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Resolution

A promise to do something or to change something during the following year.

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Reveler

A person who is attending a party.

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Sale

The act of selling items for a reduced price.

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Songkran

The traditional Thai new year that is celebrated in April.

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Stroke of midnight

The precise moment when a clock goes from 11.59pm to 12.00am.

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Toast

To celebrate an occasion or person by drinking something.

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Tradition

The actions and situations that are always done the same way each year.

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Vow

To promise to do something.

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