New Year

New Year’s wasn’t always celebrated on January 1. The earliest New Year festivities date back about 4,000 years. At that time, the people of ancient Babylon began their new year in what we now call.....

• June

• March

• October

• February

The calendar that we use today was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. He declared once and for all that January 1 should be New Year’s Day. This calendar is knows as?

• Roman calendar

• Runic calendar

• Gregorian calendar

• Babylonian calendar

Nations around the world celebrate the new year with different traditions. In this country, a gold or silver coin is baked into a cake, called a vassilopita. The person who receives the piece of cake with the coin inside is said to have luck the rest of the year.

• Sweden

• Armenia

• Italy

• Greece

In Spain people eat twelve pieces of this fruit at midnight on New Year’s Eve to bring 12 months of happiness

• Strawberries

• Orange

• Grapes

• Blueberries

At midnight on New Year's Eve, the Japanese sound bells and gongs to....

• Ring in the new year

• Banish bad spirits

• Call to the gods

• Wake the neigbours

Fireworks originated centuries ago. They are said to chase away evil spirits and bring good luck, making them a perfect way to begin a new year! It all started with the....

• Romans

• Persians

• Chinese

• Greeks

It’s believed that this ancient civilization were the first ones to make New Year’s resolutions. They made promises to begin the year off right and to earn the approval of their gods.

• Aztec

• Babylonians

• Romans

• Egyptians

The song that’s traditionally sung at midnight on New Year’s Eve is called Auld Lang Syne. Its title means times gone by. it's an old...

• Irish tune

• English tune

• Scottish tune

• Swedish tune

This tiny Pacific island located in the world’s earliest time zone, is always the first place on Earth to welcome a new year

• Kiribati

• New Zealand

• Australia

• Tahiti

This island in the South Pacific Ocean is always the last place to ring in the new year.

• Howland

• Saipan

• Tarawa

• American Samoa