Learn American Holidays - New Year's Day Holiday

hi everyone I'm Alisha New Year's Day is on January 1st in the US it's almost

universally a day off from work and in the u.s. clothes stores gas stations and

other businesses are common sites come January 1st it's preceded by some of the

largest celebrations in the nation and weary from being up all night enjoying

the parties Americans tend to take it easy on this day

the song auld lang syne is associated with the New Year celebration in the US

do you know what this song's title means we'll show you the answer at the end of

this video New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in the

United States are both regarded as holidays though only New Year's Day is

an official one the holiday kicks off late on New Year's Eve when people go

out to celebrate in style this holiday is marked by fancy parties and plenty of

parades and other events celebrating the new year across the time zones that

cross the u.s. is a popular tradition with those who like to stay at home in

Times Square in New York one of the biggest celebrations in the nation is

held and this is typically regarded as the official New Year party for the

entire country though each timezone rings in the New Year with its own

celebration New Year's resolutions are popular in the United States though

often times in a tongue-in-cheek way most of the time people will resolve to

give up a bad habit or adopt a healthy new habit over the course of the new

year it's almost accepted as a matter of course that people will not follow

through on these resolutions however and it fits well with the tradition of

American sarcastic humor

New Year's Day isn't celebrated on January 1st on all calendars according

to the Chinese lunar calendar New Year's is usually in February depending on the

culture and tradition can be celebrated on other dates as well

popular resolutions include quitting smoking losing weight becoming more

ambitious with goals and getting a better job and now here's the answer to

the quiz do you know what the song title auld lang syne means auld lang syne

means the good old days or days gone by depending on the translation the song is

a very old tradition dating back hundreds of years the New Year's Day

celebrations in the US can easily extend from before midnight on January 1st to

well into the afternoon how is this lesson did you learn something

interesting how is New Year's Day celebrated in your country please leave

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