New Year’s around the worldWhile those at Utah State University may be accustomed to the traditions in the U.S. of celebrating the coming of a new year with giant glass balls dropping and fireworks lighting up the night sky, others around the world are accustomed to other forms of celebration. Personally, if I had to clean before celebrating the New Year, I would still be waiting to celebrate 2007. In an article about the special holiday, it explained the history of the celebration is said to stretch back to 980 B.C. This is mainly because people in the Philippines have a tradition to wear polka dots on New Years to promote prosperity. One article describes other traditions such as the custom to leave drawers, doors, windows, and everything that can open, open.

Source: Ethiopian News December 27, 2021 22:17 UTC