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New Year Traditions in Pennsylvania

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New Year in Pennsylvania is a great festive time with midnight parties, New Year cakes and the spectacular parades.

The festive New-year celebrations originate form the various ways ancient people used to greet the coming of a year. Share some unique New Year Traditions in Pennsylvania with 123newyear

Remarkable among the various New Year Traditions in Pennsylvania is the Mummers Parade. Philadelphia of Pennsylvania holds a yearly Mummers Parade on New Year’s Day. The Mummers wear colorful funny costumes and cover their faces with masks. They march through the city and play musical instruments. Mummers' Parade of Philadelphia owes its origin to the Christmas celebrations of the Swedes and the Englishmen who settled in America.



The early Americans performed costumed plays, visiting from house to house in expectation some of the Christmas fare. It was since then the parade has been divided into divisions like the fancy-dress division, the clown division, and the string bands.



On New Year’s Day many Americans follow traditions meant to bring good luck in the New Year. They wear special clothes or eat special foods. For example, people who want to find their true love wear yellow clothing. Others carry silver in hopes of finding money. Consuming peas and legumes is also a well-known New Year tradition in Pennsylvania. These foods ought to bring good luck and fortune to the family.

Another unique tradition is to make various promises and 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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