Five Festive Facts about New Year's Day
- In 1904 the owner of Times Square in New York City threw a huge New Year's Eve party with fireworks. In 1907, NYC banned fireworks and replace it with a illuminated ball. The first ball weighted 700 pounds currently it weighs 12,000 pounds.
- The most popular resolution is to loose weight. The other 4 is to quit smoking, get a better job, go back to school and save money.
- Pork is the number dish served in the U.S. and it's served with sauerkraut and in southern U.S. it's ham and black-eyed peas.
- The traditional song is called "Auld Lang Syne" published 1796 and the song means "times gone by." The song promises to remember friends and times in the past with fondness.
- 1 billion people watch the ball drop all over the world and a million pack themselves in Times Square.
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