01/01/2025
Cheers to a bright and prosperous New Year! May 2025 bring you happiness, success, and new adventures! ๐ฅ๐
Want to know 10 fun facts about New Year's?
๐The first New Yearโs celebration dates back 4,000 years โ The ancient Babylonians were the first to celebrate the new year, but it was in March, not January!
๐January is named after the Roman god Janus โ Janus is the god of beginnings and transitions, often depicted with two faces looking to the past and future.
๐The Times Square ball drop tradition began in 1907 โ The first ball was made of iron and wood and lit with 100 25-watt bulbs.
๐The ball in Times Square weighs 11,875 pounds โ The current ball is covered with 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles and can display over 16 million colors.
๐Auld Lang Syne was never meant for New Yearโs โ The famous song originated as a Scottish poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 and was set to music later.
๐Many countries eat โluckyโ foods โ In Spain, eating 12 grapes at midnight brings good luck. In Italy, lentils symbolize prosperity.
๐The largest New Yearโs fireworks display happened in Dubai โ In 2014, Dubai set a Guinness World Record with 479,651 shells fired in six minutes.
๐Over 1 billion people watch the Times Square ball drop โ It's one of the most-watched televised events globally.
๐Sydney, Australia, rings in the new year first โ Thanks to its time zone, Sydney is one of the first major cities to celebrate.
๐Black-eyed peas are a New Yearโs staple in the U.S. South โ Eating them is believed to bring luck and prosperity.