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Millions of people the World over watch the 90 Years Birthday sketch on TV New Years Eve. It is made in black and white and from 1962. Here is a version made in Lego.

In many European countries they have been showing this comedy sketch for years on New Years Eve. It is a sketch not missed by many as they sit glued in front of the TV.

In Spain they eat 12 grapes at midnight to symbolize the 12 month. In Holland they burn the Christmas trees to symbolize that they are getting rid of the old. Most countries celebrate New Year on January 1st even if they also celebrate their own New Year. I Thailand and Cambodia they Celebrate Songkran . That is one New Years party with a lot of fun. They pour water on each other and you will surely be soaked that day. They Chinese celebrate New Year accorinding to the Lunar months and so follow the Moon.

We wish everybody around the World a Happy New Year with lots of videoes, songs and more from New Year celebrations Worldwide.

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Have we always celebrated New Year on the 1st of January? The answer is clearly NO. The first time New Year was celebrated on the 1st of January was in 153 BC. Actually there wasn’t even a January month until around 700 BC when the second king of Rome,  Numa Pontilius, established January and February. Before then New Year was celebrated on March 1st. Even though, many still celebrated New Year on March 1st for a long time to come. In the year 46 BC Julius Cesar established the Julian Calendar, with a fixed New Year on January 1st. But that didn’t last as the Christian Church thought the day was a heathen day, so they moved it to December 25th i the year567 AD, then it became March 1st again, then it became New Year at Easter… What a mess… In 1582 AD the Gregorian Calendar was taken into use and now for a final time the New Year was moved to January 1st.

It wasn’t everywhere they stated using the Gregorian Calendar at the same time. In England they didn’t use it until 1752 AD and until then celebrated New Year on March 1st. Confused? In other countries they celebrate New Year on completely different days…