New Year in Nebraska is marked by multifarious traditions. People celebrate the New Year with great zeal and gusto. They host midnight parties and open houses or attend the festive midnight parties in various pubs and clubs.
Some popular New Year Traditions in Nebraska are enumerated below:
The New Year gift-giving tradition has pagan roots.
The Celtic-Teutonic Druids used to present branches of their holy mistletoe plant as auspicious New Year gift. The Roman New Year gifts were known as 'strenae', derived from the goddess of luck, Strenia. Among the English people gloves, orange stuck clove, flavonavy wine were popular New Year gifts. When the English had settled in America they immigrated the tradition of gifts and presents at New Year.
Noisemaking and fireworks on New Year's Eve is believed to have originated in ancient times. It is because noise and fire were thought to ward off evil spirits and bring good luck. The cupboards, drawers and the lockers should not be left empty on New Year day. Instead they should be filled with currencies according to one’s financial capacity. The cupboards and wallets full of money ensure fortune and prosperity all through the year.
Most important among the various New Year traditions in Nebraska is to make optimistic New Year resolutions. It is believed that the Babylonians were the first to make New Year's resolutions, and people all over the world have been observing the practice ever since. The early Christians believed the first day of the New Year should be spent reflecting on past mistakes and resolving to improve oneself in the New Year.
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