Evening of December 31 to just after midnight on January 1 of the next year, culminating at 12:00 midnight (00:00).
New Year's Eve is considered a different celebration from New Year's Day in many countries. In 21st century Western culture, the most popular celebration is a party that spans midnight, and most people celebrate with champagne. Many major cities around the world celebrate New Year's Eve with large-scale fireworks displays to mark the arrival of the new year. Jardine Matheson in Hong Kong and Edinburgh Castle in Scotland both give out midnight salutes to ring in the new year.
In the Chinese context, New Year's Eve is usually for the solar (new) calendar, not the lunar calendar. The night before the lunar New Year's Eve (New Year's Eve) is traditionally celebrated by staying up all night, known as "Shou Nian" (守岁).
In China, although the "Lunar New Year" doesn't arrive until a few weeks and a month after the Gregorian New Year, Gregorian New Year celebrations are still held in a number of cities, notably Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Xiamen. Fireworks and rock performances are already being held at the Solana Blue Harbor shopping park in Beijing's Chaoyang district, while cultural performances and other events have been held at Temple of Heaven Park, the Imperial Temple and the Summer Palace.
And since 2011, a 3D light and music show has been held on the Bund in Shanghai just minutes before the countdown to New Year's Day. Many TV stations will organize "New Year's Eve concerts".
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New Year's Eve celebrations around the world
1, Spain
Spanish people traditionally have a family dinner on the eve of New Year's Day, with food such as prawns, lamb or turkey. For countdown activities, the main focus is on the clock tower on a building in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square. When 12 o'clock strikes midnight, the person counting down eats a grape for each ring, ****12 grapes.
The tradition began in 1909, when a serious surplus of grapes was produced and farmers wanted to consume them. Today, the tradition is accepted by all Spaniards and the term "12 grapes" has become synonymous with New Year's Day. After the bells have rung, people greet each other and celebrate with a glass of wine.
2. France
The French have a traditional dinner on New Year's Eve, including foie gras, champagne and other French dishes, in the form of a family or friend dinner or a ball. Once the New Year is in full swing, people share their big plans for the coming year, sometimes exchanging gifts.
3. Britain
British people mainly celebrate the New Year by counting down under London's Big Ben. As in many places, the British will start the last 10 seconds before the New Year by yelling "Ten! Nine! ......" and at zero hour, they yell "Happy New Year!" The most special thing is that when there is a countdown, it will be "Happy New Year!". But the special thing is that when the countdown is too fast, people will keep repeating "One! until the chiming of Big Ben's clock, which is accompanied by the launching of fireworks.
Since the completion of the London Eye Ferris Wheel, 10-minute fireworks displays have been held in the area, and since 2005 fireworks have been launched directly from the Ferris Wheel.
Scotland's traditional song Auld Lang Syne is usually sung on New Year's Eve to mark the end of the year. In addition to fireworks, Edinburgh Castle welcomes the new year with a midnight salute.
4, the United States
In the United States, New Year's Eve celebrations include formal parties and concerts, family events, and large-scale public events, such as fireworks displays and "ball drops".
It began as early as 1903. Since December 31, 1907, a "ball drop ceremony" has been held on the countdown to New Year's Day in New York City's Times Square I, broadcast throughout the United States, and has become a staple of the New Year's Eve celebration in the United States.
Every year on New Year's Eve at 23:59:00, the 1,070-pound, 6-foot-long crystal ball begins to descend at the top of Times Square and reaches the bottom at 00:00:00. Because New York City is nicknamed the "Big Apple," it is also known as the "Apple Countdown," and between 1982 and 1988, the organizers really used the apple-shaped crystal ball for the ceremony.
The ceremony originated in the early 20th century when a time ball was lowered to tell the time. The ceremony was broadcast live on the special New Year's Eve TV program, "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve".