Check out all these new year facts that I came across!! Again Happy New Year everyone! -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
The song traditionally sung on New Year’s, “Auld Lang Syne,” means “times gone by”. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Black eyed peas, ham, and cabbage are considered good luck if you eat them on New Year’s Eve or Day because it is believed they will bring you money. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Lobster and chicken are considered bad luck because lobsters can move backward and chickens can scratch in reverse, so it is thought these foods could bring a reversal of fortune. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
In Italy, people wear red underwear on New Year’s Day to bring good luck all year long. The tradition dates back to medieval times. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Time Square New Year’s Eve Ball was first dropped in 1907 after there was a fireworks ban. The original ball weighed 700 pounds and featured 100 25-watt bulbs. Much different to the ball we know today! -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
January is named after Janus, the god with two faces, one looking forward and one looking backward. He is the god of beginnings, transitions, gates, doors, passages, and endings. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Ancient Persians gave New Year’s gifts of eggs, which symbolised productiveness. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
The first recorded New Year’s celebration dates back 4,000 years to Babylon, when the first moon after the spring equinox marked a new year. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
To ensure a year of good luck, firecrackers and noisemakers became tradition in order to scare away any remaining evil spirits and to ensure a brand new start. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
The first ball dropping celebration atop One Times Square was held on December 31, 1907. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
In 1942 and 1943, the ball lowering was suspended due to the wartime dimout. The crowds who still gathered in Times Square celebrated with a minute of silence followed by chimes ringing out from an amplifier truck parked at One Times Square. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
54% of American plan to kiss someone on the stoke of midnight. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
1200 security cameras are installed for the New Years eve celebrations to keep the city safe. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Over 1Billion tune in to watch the NYE Ball drop in Time Square. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Over 360 million glasses of champagne are consumed during the night of NYE. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
You go to sleep in one year and wake up in a new one. Sounds crazy right! -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
