New Year’s Around the World : EDUC 550 Fernando Torres New Year’s Around the World
Slide 2: There are many ways to
say “Happy New Year!” Arabic: Kul 'aam u antum salimoun
Chinese: Chu Shen Tan
Dutch: Gullukkig Niuw Jaar
Finnish: Onnellista Uutta Vuotta
French: Bonne Annee
German: Prosit Neujahr
Greek: Eftecheezmaenos o Kaenooryos hronos
Hebrew: L'Shannah Tovah Tikatevu
Hindi: Niya Saa Moobaarak Irish (Gaelic): Bliain nua fe mhaise dhuit
Italian: Buon Capodanno
Polish: Szczesliwego Nowego Roku
Portuguese: Feliz Ano Novo
Russian: S Novim Godom
Spanish: Feliz Ano Neuvo Prospero Ano Nuevo
Vietnamese: Cung-Chuc Tan-Xuan
Not everyone celebrates the New Year on January 1st : Not everyone celebrates the New Year on January 1st This Rosh Hashanah will take place on September 8th at sundown in 2010. The Jewish New Year is called Rosh Hashanah and the date is based on the lunar calendar.
Chinese New Year : Chinese New Year This year the Chinese New Year was on February 14th and this is the year of the tiger. The Chinese New Year is called, “Lunar New Year” and begins on the first day of the Chinese calendar. It lasts for fifteen days. Friends and family exchange red packets, with money, for good luck.
Islamic New Year : Islamic New Year In 2010, this was on December 7th. Happens on the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic Calendar. The Islamic New Year is called, Al Hijra. It celebrates Mohammad making it to Medina.
Slide 6: Gregorian New Year Even is countries that celebrate their own New Year's, such as China, is has become popular
to recognize January 1st as a global event. Large firework demonstrations take place in New York, London, and Sydney. In countries that use the Gregorian calendar, such as in the west, the 1st of January is when New Year's is celebrated. The celebration in Times Square, New York, has become a major event with a LED ball that drops as people countdown to New Year's. In western culture, it is customary to kiss your significant other and sing, Auld Lang Syne.
Resources : Resources http://www.coolquiz.com/trivia/explain/docs/newyears.asp
www.123newyear.com
http://holidays.kaboose.com/what-is-chinese-new-year.html
http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/acalend/Samhain.html