New Year"s Eve, also known as Old Year"s Day, is celebrated around the world with revelry, fireworks, and for some, religious and cultural observances. Many countries celebrate with foods symbolic of prosperity, long life, and good fortune for the coming year, and many people sing the Scottish folk song "Auld Lang Syne" at the stroke of midnight in remembrance of old friends and past experiences. The new year is often personified as a baby in a tradition that dates back to ancient Greeks, and paired with an old man who represents the year that is ending.
New Years Eve in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Today in History
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International Rock Day
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Oktoberfest
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Hoisting a flag for seafarers
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Arches National Park anniversary
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National Garden Week begins today
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The Guggenheim Bilbao turns 25
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National Bison Month
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Honoring our veterans
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Siblings Day
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Looking back on 150 years of rail travel
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Northern cardinal in winterberry bush
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Unbearable cuteness
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Into the woods
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Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
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Colle Santa Lucia, Dolomites, Italy
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Kendwa village, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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Brown bears in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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A step toward freedom
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Butchart Gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada
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An uncommon look at an American icon
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Everglades National Park marks 90 years
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Tide pools in La Jolla, California
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Autumn’s swan song
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Aprils full moon
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Fannette Island, Lake Tahoe
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50 years of the Endangered Species Act
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Hanging out on a limb
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Bay Marker Lookout, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia
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Lake Tai s cherry trees in bloom
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