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1st January
The first day of the
year when using the
Gregorian calendar.
(noun)

31st December
The last day of the year
when using the
Gregorian calendar.
(noun)

Auld Lang Syne
A traditional Scottish
folk song that is sung
at midnight on the 31st
of December.
(noun)

Bagpipes
Traditional Scottish
musical instrument
that are played a new
year celebrations.
(noun)

Balloons
Small inflatable
decorations for parties.
(noun)

Banquet
A large formal meal
that many people
attend as a party.
(noun)

Big Ben
A big clock in London
that signals the start of
the new year in the UK.
(noun)

Buffet
A meal where people
select their own food
while standing up.
(noun)

Calendar
A written record of the
days and months in
each year.
(noun)

Celebration
A happy gathering of
people to mark a
special occasion.
(noun)

Champagne
A white wine with
bubbles in it that is
drunk a celebrations.
(noun)

Clock
A device that measure
the passing of time.
(noun)

Confetti
Small pieces of colored
paper that are thrown
in the air during certain
celebrations.
(noun)

Countdown
To count backwards (from a higher number to a
lower one) to the start of a specific event.
(verb)

Crowd
A large group of
people.
(noun)

Custom
A specific action that is always done in the same
way and at the same time.
(noun)

Dance
To move in time with
music.
(verb)

Decorations
The items used to
make something more
beatify or nice to look
at.
(noun)

Eve
The day before another day on which something
happens.
(noun)

Family
The group of people
that you are related to.
(noun)

Fancy dress
The clothes worn at a party were people dress-
up as something different.
(noun)

Fireworks
A small explosive that
produces bright colors
that people use a
celebrations.
(noun)

Gathering
A group of people that come together for the
same occasion.
(noun)

Gregorian calendar
The most widely used dating system that started
in Europe.
(noun)

Hangover
The after effects of
drinking too much
alcohol.
(noun)

Hogmanay
The traditional Scottish
name for New Year.
(noun)

Holiday
A time when you do not need to work.
(noun)

Host/hostess
The person who gives
and organizes a party.
(noun)

Invitation
A request for someone
to attend an event or
party.
(noun)

Invite
To ask someone to attended an event or party.
(verb)

Kilt
The traditional Scottish
clothing that a piper
would wear when
playing the bagpipes.
(noun)

Lunar New Year
The new year under
the Chinese calendar.
(noun)

Midnight
The time in the middle
of the night when one
day ends and another
day starts.
(noun)

Music
The pleasant sound
that people listen to
for enjoyment.
(noun)

New Year
The time when the last
year ends and the next
one starts. The 1st of
January in the
Gregorian calendar.
(noun)

New Year’s Day
The first day of the
year. The 1st of January
in the Gregorian
calendar.
(noun)

New Year’s Eve
The last day of the
year. The 31st of
December in the
Gregorian calendar.
(noun)

Nightclub
A building where
people go to dance and
drink until very late at
night.
(noun)

Noisemakers
An item that is used at
a celebration to make
happy noise.
(noun)

Party
A group of people who
are celebrating
something.
(noun)

Piper
A person who plays the
bagpipes.
(noun)

Public holiday
A day when the whole country does not need to
work.
(noun)

Resolution
A promise to do something or to change
something during the following year.
(noun)

Reveler
A person who is
attending a party.
(noun)

Sale
The act of selling items
for a reduced price.
(noun)

Songkran
The traditional Thai new year that is celebrated
in April.
(noun)

Stroke of midnight
The precise moment
when a clock goes
from 11.59pm to
12.00am.
(noun)

Toast
To celebrate an
occasion or person by
drinking something.
(verb)

Tradition
The actions and situations that are always done
the same way each year.
(noun)

Vow
To promise to do something.
(verb)

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