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New Year’s Eve Fun Facts

12/30/2019

 
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It’s almost time to celebrate a new year and a new decade! Here are a few fun facts to keep you company while you watch the live feed from Times Square:

  • The first New Year’s ball drop in Times Square was in 1907.
  • The sphere is made up of over 32,000 lights and millions of color patterns on its LED display.
  • Pork and black-eyed peas are considered lucky foods to eat on New Year’s Eve because some believe they symbolize wealth and good fortune.
  • The traditional song “Auld Lang Syne” derives from Scotland and translates to “times gone by.”
  • In Italy, people wear red underwear on New Year’s Day for good luck!
  • About 2,000 pounds of confetti is dropped on the crowd in Times Square at midnight each year.
  • Every New Year’s Eve, AAA offers free rides to help keep the roads safe.
  • Antarctica hosts a music festival called Icestock each New Year.

​Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from us all!

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