48 JANUARY 2020 HOW OLD? 2000 B.C. HOW COME? HOW MANY? LARGEST CELEBRATION TRADITIONS AROUND THE WORLD HOW MUCH? Waterford Crystal triangles cover the current New Year’s Eve Ball. The largest New Year’s Eve celebration on record was in 2008 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 2.4 million people gathered at Copacabana Beach. The weight of the current New Year’s Eve Ball. The amount of confetti that is dropped in Times Square. The earliest recording of a new year celebration is believed to have been in Mesopotamia, c. 2000 B.C. and was celebrated around the time of the vernal equinox, in mid-March. In religion, regardless of creed, the New Year’s resolution concept is to annually reflect upon self-improvement. DID YOU KNOW? 2,688 2.4M 11,875 lbs 1.5 tons The year the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball came about as a result of a ban on fireworks. The first was an illuminated 700-pound iron and wood ball adorned with one hundred 25-watt light bulbs. AUSTRALIA - Sydney fireworks display BRAZIL - underwear attire CHILE - cemetery sleepover DENMARK - shattering dishes ECUADOR - burning effigies ESTONIA - eating seven times on New Year’s Day ITALY - wearing red underwear for good luck SIBERIA - lake diving with a “new year tree” SPAIN - a mouthful of grapes SOUTH AFRICA - throwing household items out the window THAILAND - water fight 1907 2008 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Times Square came about as a result of a ban on fireworks.

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