Year: 2015

Do you know that the celebrations of the New Year’s Eve happen to be a gala affair for Americans? They know how to bid a lovely farewell to year passing by. They also know to welcome the New Year with light, sound and action. So if you are in US this year, here are some places you can visit to witness a great New Year eve:

New York City, NY: Whenever you think of a perfect New Year eve, this can be nothing but the first choice. Every year almost thousands of people from all across the globe visit the city to be a part of the grand event of the Giant crystal ball drop, held at the time square. You can also take your family to see the famous Holiday Lights at Bronx Zoo. If you are a party animal then you can hit any hot club of downtown or midtown and welcome the New Year with a “larger than life” spirit.

 

Boston, MA: Though Boston is more famous for topnotch universities spread all across, but it being a younger city than the others, is quite vibrant and full of spirit to be a perfect destination during the New Year eve. Moreover the city is quite culturally rich so you get some traditional flavor here as well. The city organizes the arts festival during this time known as the First Night, mainly for the youth. You can be a proud spectator of some good parades, ice sculptures, and can also visit the historic sites along with churches, museums and others. If you wish you can be a part of the annual event at the Fairmont Hotel of the city arranged specially for young professionals and enjoy good food and drink on the last day of the year.

 

Philadelphia, PA: if you are interested in a good nightlife, this city should be your topping your chart. This culturally diverse part of the USA will give you every flavor of entertainment, ranging from celebrations held in the historic buildings to well crowded discotheques. Choose your pick and simply spend the night with your beloved. You can find some great cruise parties being held here on the Mississippi river, and can enjoy the beautiful firework that lights the night up as the clock strikes 12.

 

Los Angeles, CA: one thing that makes this city a choice of many on the New Year eve is the cozy weather during the month of December. The choice is yours-whether you want to be a part of the casino or shake legs with your partner at the luxurious ball rooms. You may opt for rocking beachside ceremonies or Bowl or be a part of the Bowl gathering at Pasadena. If you are movie buff, you can also grab some passes of those celebrity parties that take place every year on the Hollywood hills, or else you can quench the thirst of dancing at various street parties arranged each year, to welcome the New Year.

San Francisco, CA: you can enjoy the best if you are in this city for this New Year. There is an influential and huge gay community here who arrange for some great parties where as the clubs are open for all with good food, drink, and entertainment. If you can shake your legs to the tunes of salsa, you can be the show stopper. The street parties usually combine revelry and fireworks together but surely you will enjoy that a lot.

 

Miami, FL: Miami is very famous for arranging some best beach parties during the New Year. You can hit any club as well till early morning but you will be disappointed if you are expecting some metal rock music. The city is very traditional when it comes to salsa, or Latino. You can some exotic parties arranged specially for New Year at the BayFront Park.

 

Atlanta, GA: Georgia gets a tough competition in almost everything with its southern neighbor Miami, but you can’t deny that it can be a hotspot for rocking New Year parties as well. The nightlife is awesome, and though the city doesn’t have the abundance of outdoor cafes and patios like other cities, it comes alive during New Year. The city has a huge density of universities which makes it a city full of youth who know how to welcome the New Year with a bang.

 

Las Vegas, NV: Not unknown to anyone this city is more famous for casinos than a rocking New Year party. In fact Vegas is famous for arranging some high spirited, expensive parties at the “strip area” because the crowd is mostly found there. It being a mild temperature city, you will find more outdoor celebrations here as the year in the calendar changes. If you want to stand at the boulevard to witness the massive and live fireworks show sharp at 12’o clock, shot from high rooftops , book your tickets today!

Chicago, IL: if you are musically sound, Chicago should be the place to be in the New Year eve. You can be a part of some great house bands and rock concerts held every year . If you are lucky enough you can witness some wonderful fusions of rock, jazz or country. Chicago also happens to be a host of some hottest nightclubs that can entertain any human soul during the New Year.

 

New Orleans, Louisiana: This city doesn’t need a reason to party hard. In fact, the midnight bash of the New Year eve is just a new beginning to a yearlong celebration for the city. You can join the people gathering in the Jackson Square, where they dance , drink and enjoy every minute before they start counting for the New Year to arrive. You can also witness some mind blowing firework display that looks spectacular. If you still have some energy left, you can hit the Frenchmen Street where the party ends only when the first sun of the New Year rises.

 

A New Year always brings something new to everyone’s life. We can only hope for the best and pray to god that every New Year that arrives shows us something much better that the going year couldn’t. Wish you a very Happy New year!

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United Kingdom, or UK as it is prominently called, celebrates its New Year on January 1, which is the first date of the first month of the Georgian calendar. It has been more than few centuries since UK put up scintillating annual celebrations on New Years Eve.

More particularly, it first happened in the year of 1752. Since then, every New Years Eve brings in enormous amount of happiness and festivities, not only for the natives of UK, but also for hundreds and thousands of those who visit UK during the time.

New Years Eve celebrations in UK are grand and one of the best of the world, for which people eagerly waits for. It is quite obvious with the fact that New Year is the biggest festival of UK. The entire skyline and every thin and thick street of UK are decorated and illuminated with lights. It is colorful affair, and a time to spread fun and cheer.

Most of the people prefer to have their afternoons reserved for only close people. Usually, lavish parties are thrown either at home or some community place with only friends and relatives invited. Music, dance, lavish meals, and prolific range of drinks mutually make up a great party scene for everyone. Some other people prefer to spend their afternoon time relaxing, preparing, and planning for evening celebrations. Evening time is preferred to spend by being a part of community celebrations.

A lot of music concerts, live performances, theme parties, and special New Year parties are organized all over UK, which usually go past the midnight time, and sometimes even till the dawn of the next day. New Years Eve cruises are also one prominent and memorable part of New Years Eve celebrations in UK. Cruise ride through the evening, a lavish dinner in the mid of water, and an extraordinary view of UK at midnight together makes it enough to make anyone’s New year’s Eve a special one.

The biggest moment of celebrations arrive at midnight, and during few minutes preceding it. With midnight drawing closer, everyone pitch their eyes over the second stick of the clock. The countdown, either live or as watched on television, is one cherished moment for everyone when everyone gets to cheer out the last few moments of the Old Year in concord with thousands and millions. At the stroke of midnight, fireworks show is set off in all major cities of UK

The biggest New Year Parade organized on New Years Eve is one spectacular and royal part of New Years Eve. The procession, which has number of performers, musicians, dancers, acrobats, and stunning march drums mutually put up a magical spree on the street. Being an ‘open for all’ parade, hundreds and thousands of others join them during the parade. Procession passes through some famous streets of UK such as Whitehall and Pall Mall to conclude at Berkley Square in the evening.

Traditions are intrinsic part of celebrations on New Years Eve in UK. Most of them hold certain significance, and have been observed since a long time. ‘First footing’ tradition is one of the most prominent one among all. As a part of this tradition and the belief behind it, the luck of a house and people living in it are directly associated with the first person visiting the house on New Year’s Day.

If a male person with dark hair, and preferably god looks visit a house, then it is considered as a sign of good luck. In case, a blonde, red haired, or a woman visits a house, then it denoted for bad luck in the coming year ahead. A male visitor usually brings money, bread, or coal along with him as gifts for the people living in the house. In return, there is a tradition of gifting him with the holy mistletoe. Doing so is considered as auspicious and a deriver of prosperity.

‘Burning of the bush’ is another one largely followed New Years Eve tradition in UK. As a part of it, people burn bush at the midnight of the New Years Eve. Burning them represents for burning of all the past evils and negativities.
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Toronto is one of the best places where you can plan to spend the New Year eve with your family or your partner. The celebrations over there are as bold and as big just like the city itself.

It embraces all cultures and customs across the world hence wherever you are from, you can enjoy the fun and excitement that the city offers to you. There are lots of night clubs in the city where you can shake your legs with your partner. The downtown club district is the place to hang around and so many New Year events that are arranged throughout the GTA.

You can enjoy the live concerts, the performing DJ’s and all the excitement of welcoming the New Year with a bang.

Fireworks form anindispensablepart of New Year celebrations because according to traditional belief, fire and noise can make the evil run away from your life, hence almost half of the world gathers at the Nathan Phillips Square of the city where some amazing fireworks can be witnessed as the clock strikes midnight.

Not only that you can enjoy the lively outdoor concerts with celebrity performers, with your entire family, even kids. Another special event called first night Toronto that comprises of many street performers accompanied by good food and live music. You can be a part of the festivities of holiday dreams held at the Ontario Place and enjoy a lot. Some great New Year event is organised at the Queen Victoria Park that unleashes some great musical talents and makes the New Year rocking and entertaining for you.

In case you wish to visit the Toronto Zoo, you can be a part of some great events which are specially meant for kids. To make the celebration a bit different this time, you can join the New Year eve run at the Liberty Village, where you can walk or run around 5kilometersto double the excitements. If you wish to celebrate the New Year in a Scottish way, visit the Gibson House, where you can raise a toast of pure scotch and welcome the New Year.

There are plenty of restaurants and bars which you can choose in case you wish to be away from the crowd and spend your eve with only your loved ones. You can visit innumerable number of nightclubs once you are in Toronto, as nightlife in the city is rocking. For all those party animals,Toronto arranges fabulous parties with mouth watering food and amazing entertainment. Don’t forget to make reservations in advance as these places get crowded up very soon. If you are not into much partying, you can hit some classy hotels in the city where you can relax, dine and even dance to welcome the New Year in an elegant way.

Finally one great way to celebrate the New Year eve will be to be at one of those most beautiful cruises at the city harbor. You can hold hands of your beloved and enjoy the spectacular visual treat of the Toronto skyline decorated with fireworks as the New Year steps in.

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Are you among those who never leave any opportunity to party hard – especially on the New Year eve? Interestingly, though culture and customs are different in each part of the world, but every human soul likes to spend the time with family and friends, enjoying to the fullest! If you really want to welcome the brand New Year in a brand new destination, apart from your own place, here are some unique places you can consider to see the clock strike 12’o clock….

New York, USA:
Almost all the people, who choose New York for the occasion, usually visit the Times Square. For more than 100 years, around 1 million people witness the giant ball drop; where 1 ton of confetti is dropped over the city as soon as the clock strikes 12! Isn’t that incredible? Not only that, several other events like performance by some of the best artists in the world are there to catch your eye. You will definitely come across some of the best multi-cuisine restaurants and bars ever found across the globe. Can you really find some better ways of celebrating the New Year other than this?

Niagara Falls, Canada

You can spend a rocking New Year eve amidst the gorgeous scenic beauty of the Niagara Falls with your family and friends. Otherwise you can enjoy some quality of food and drinks at the Queen Victoria Park, watching topnotch international performers delivering their bests! You can also witness dual round of fireworks here as well. You can also take your family to Clifton Hill, which is an amusement park that offers all types of activities to be enjoyed by all members of the family. You can also get some live music; form some local musicians, to soothe your ears amidst the crowd. If you are up to some adult atmosphere, you can hit the Niagara Falls view Casino Resort for a “fiscal” entertainment.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Brazil grooms itself in a far better way when it comes to New Year celebration. There is a very special event organized called Reveillon, which is a day-long carnival of music performed on different stages of the famous Copacabana beach, including dancing, eating in abundance. You can also see some traditional events like offering rice, flowers and perfumes to the almighty. The all white attire of all the participants makes the event look grand. However, you can highly join the beach parties in swim suits or bikinis at night. The most exciting part of the New Year celebration is that you will be shaking your legs with some of the best dancers in the world-the Brazilians.

Edinburgh, Scotland

If you really want to enjoy the annul Hogmanay held in Edinburgh during the New Year, that too free of cost, you must plan properly and reach there much before. You can really witness the traditional street performances with some torch light processions, outdoor parties, band competitions, and fireworks, live music with plenty of drinks and food, and above all, pure entertainment at every part of the city. The organizers keep everyone’s preferences in mind and arrange it accordingly.

Goa, India

Goa happens to be India’s answer to the world when it comes to New Year celebrations. India is one place which remains warmer during December and you can enjoy every minute of your party forgetting the chill. The beaches in Goa are awesome anytime of the year and for that special evening, almost all resorts merge together to give a uniform look to the grand celebration.

London, UK

You can get a huge range of bars, clubs, and multi-cuisine restaurants to satisfy your taste buds during the New Year’s Eve. Since most of the places you can visit are not free, you need to a little search to find a cost effective place where you can enjoy some live music and great performances. Whether you hit the traditional Trafalgar Square or the trendy London Eye, you can enjoy good fireworks at midnight and welcome the Year with a smile on your face.

Tokyo, Japan

If you are ready to enjoy the New Year celebrations for a whole week, Tokyo is the best place to be. Leave apart the common concepts of fireworks, food and dance; you can enjoy some traditional food like Toshikoshi Soba or New Years Eve noodle that is specially designed with a purpose of long, healthy life. You can also enjoy the eve listening to the Watch-Night Bell or Juya No Kane that symbolizes a prosperous new year by ringing for 108 times at the temples all over the country. The crowd is seen mostly in the Tower of Tokyo, to celebrate Omisoka or New Year’s Eve celebrated in Tokyo style, some also prefer to visit the Zojoji Temple where people build bonfires, eat and drink and enjoy with their loved ones.

Paris, France:

How does it feel to celebrate the New Year in the city of love and romance? You can get some awesome street parties, or can enjoy crowd and fireworks in the Montmarte or Champs-Elysees. Enormous food, unlimited drinking and entertainment in all forms are available to satisfy every one’s need.

Koh Phangan, Thailand:

If you are interested to spend the New Year eve in Asia, Koh Phangan is the best place to be. This Thai island witnesses the wildest but biggest parties under the sun, with almost 50000 people at the same place, and the official attire being the swim suits and flip flops because while the party is on, you may take a tour under the crystal clear water of the beach. Isn’t that exciting?

Sydney, Australia:

This city is supposed to have the best fireworks on the Sydney harbor, as the two hands of the clock meets perpendicularly. The climate is soothing because it is summer here! Almost half of the world visits the place to witness this grand event. If you don’t want to be a part of the crowd you can also enjoy the festivity on water, in a boat with your beloved. Perhaps this is the best way you can start a bashing New Year!

A new year always brings new rays of hope. So come out of your shell and see how the world welcomes the brand New year with love, and warmth. Will not that be a great way to forget whatever happened in the past year and start afresh?

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Times Square, with its splendid and magnificent celebrations, remains in the centre of the spotlight on New Years Eve. The spectacular annual show at Times Square, with an astounding skyline in the background, do ensures some extraordinary time on New Years Eve.

The way with which Times Square celebrates New Years Eve, is quite a precise reason for calling it to be one of the best places on the planet, where one should be on New Years Eve.

Times Square, apart from being emerged as a face of the New York City and the centre of the commercial intersection, has also gained one other eminence in the history. That eminence is associated with the celebrations and festivities it hosts on New Years Eve. Rather than being confined to a bracket of national celebration, it has grown up in stature to be called as the world’s celebration on New Years Eve.

Those who possibly can make a visit to Times Square do travel all the way to be a physical part of its celebrations, and those can’t, feel the spirit of it by watching it live on their television. There are many such souls spread in all corners of the world who even after being at a lot of physical distance from Times Square; do dance, shout, cheer, and smile in concord with an estimated one million people present live at Times Square.

Times Square Celebrations on New Years Eve

At the stroke of midnight, as soon as New Years Eve Ball is descended from the flagpole atop, all those present at Times Square cheer out with happiness, joy, smiles, and vibrancy all around. The scene is miraculously dynamic, and possibly the most royal one with which one can bid a farewell to the Old Year and mark a welcome to the New Year. It is followed by night long celebrations, in the form of live shows, music concerts, and fireworks shows. Many eminent performers from all over the world put across scintillating performances of their respective genre, leaving the crowd of the biggest party craving for more.

The two-minute fireworks show at midnight is another most awaited part of New Years Eve celebration at Times Square. As soon as the spectacular fireworks show is set off, all eyes get hooked to the sky. People cheer and whistle at every blow, and most of them make sure to capture the moment in their cameras for further memories. Meanwhile, people keep on waving balloons, pompoms, and other fun handouts.

However, before any of these major attractions arrives, there are many other things associated with celebrations. Starting from 7 in the evening, a half a minute video countdown takes places after every hour. This video countdown is displayed over the giant video screens placed at frequent distances. These giant video screens, otherwise keep on putting the smiling faces of all those present on the screen, and is also used for filling ears with music.

The fun handouts, pompoms, and balloons, which are waved by everyone all through New Years Eve, are distributed to as many people as possible by the sanitations crews employed for the night. After the fireworks show, renowned New Years Eve confetti are dropped down from the buildings throughout the Times Square, spreading colors all around.

Anyone who wishes to be a part of this prolific evening should arrive as early as possible, to get a close and clear view of the Times Square. Arriving late might make one stand far too behind or sometimes too behind to see anything. All the viewing sections get filled up quickly, and by 6 pm, entry points also start getting close. Also, do make sure to wear warm clothes (as the weather is ‘shivering’ cold), and arrive on time with food and drink (non-alcoholic) arrangements in place, as it is long night.

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Well, it is said that it is the hardest task to please a girlfriend unless you are honest, committed, and sincere to her.

Therefore whatever you will plan on NYE be honest and sincere otherwise the Lady Sherlock Holmes will surely smell your fake innuendo and you plan will be all doomed.

Treat your girlfriend like a fairy queen and you will be amazed how she will reciprocate it back.

Take her to a dance program

You can book ticket for a ball dance program or salsa dance party on this NYE. These are couples’ dance and you can bring her closer to you emotionally by pampering her with sweet words and physically also as these dances demand intimacy. However but never be extrovert or never impose a quickie on her. Once she will feel comfortable she herself will be closer to you and we can bet you will be on cloud nine.

Arrange a candlelight Dinner

Arrange a candlelight dinner after the dance is over. Pamper her with your greatest sincerity. Allow her to speak and you become a good listener. Ask her more about her friends and family. This will make her sure that you are concerned about her total well being. In this way you will be able to express your love and concern for her. Once she is sure of your earnest desire to please her, be rest assured you will have the best romantic evening with her.
 

 

Take her to disc

If your girlfriend loves to rock and roll take her to a good disc. However for that you have to book the ticket long before the day because most of the good rock and Roll NYE parties gets filled quite a long time before the day. However, there also do not behave like too protective but always care for her in a tender way. Never let her feel alone, or never try to become too intimate.

 

Take her to a walk

It may not sound very romantic but actually the idea is packed with romance. Walking side by side with your girl friend is a wonderful way to express your love and ardent passion for her. You may ask politely if you can held her on street but never impose your will on her. While walking on the street, you better find some riverside roads where there will be lesser crowd. Offer her a candy or for an ice cream on that snowy weather. However do not go for a place which is not safe for your physical safety.

 

Take her to a church

It may not sounding cool, but the girl will feel special for sure if you take her to the Church on NYE. Take a resolution in front of her that you will always be sincere and loving to her. The special moment, the background of the church and the ambience will create an auspicious moment where romance is innocent, pure, and selfless.  In fact after dinner this is the best way to let her feel that she is priceless for you.

No matter you are with your boyfriend or girlfriend, on NYE try to enjoy every moment with love and passion with your partner. You passion and sincerity will generate incredible romantic moments.

 

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Often we feel confused that how to spend an eventful, romantic New Year Eve with boyfriend. Unfortunately pampering a boyfriend is absolutely different men have typical preferences.

If you want to pamper your boyfriend in this coming NYE being at the safer side, you have to treat him like a man and have to pamper his ego.

However, read here how to treat your boyfriend on the eve of New Year so that you can take the relationship to the next level.

You can really make your New Year Eve most happening if you plan a cozy date in your house. Arrange some tasty but simple dinner, play some good music, and arrange some good movies to watch. You and your boyfriend can speak endlessly and get candid to know more about each other.

Away from all tantrums and doldrums of world outside you two will be able to make a world of your own and that is one of the most romantic plans possible with your boyfriend. Greet the zero hour with a passionate kiss on his lips and tell him that you really love him a lot.

Arrange a long drive

Surprise your boy friend with your driving skill. Allow him to sit beside you, while you drive the car for some unknown destination. Play some good music and have some fruit juice ready in the car for your relaxed snacking. He will not only be amused, he will be happy for sure. Treat him like a special guest of honor with dignified feminine charm and he will be fallen for you second time. Don’t forget to stop in front of a roadside restaurant and to have some snacks for keeping tummy happy.
 

 

Plan for a party

Host a party where you two will arrange everything like shopping, planning the theme, managing the menu, and decorating the hall, inviting friends, etc. This working together will create a great bonding between you two. On New Year Eve when you two will conduct the party bash, it will be the most romantic gift for each other which is the like the prelude of your happy conjugal life in future.

Go for a sports venture

Perhaps you have found your boyfriend a sports maniac. Surprise him by booking a ticket of the hottest Ice skating club where you two can participate in skating. We can bet that your boyfriend will be happy and above all he will be surprised by discovering the daring and outgoing aspect of your personality. Spend the evening with him on ice skating board. The strenuous workout will be enjoyable for both of you in each other’s company. It will be indeed romantic for both of you.

Enjoy the zero hour

You can plan something out of the way for celebration of the zero hour like

• Raise a toast of champagne
• Watch a fireworks show at nearest location
• Take some special resolution together
• Tell him that he is the special person for ever in your heart

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For a lot of parents, a lot of time during New Year’s Eve goes on in running around the house after kids and in looking after them and their wishes.

It can become quite difficult to spend the entire time out with kids if you have infants as the streets are filled with all kinds of people, including the rowdy ones on the big celebrations night. At the same time, kids will not like to sit back at home and would insist to take them out along with you to be a part of the street-side revelry during the New Year’s Eve.

It can become quite a tricky situation to handle kids, especially the mischievous ones, on the New Year’s Eve. Here are a few simple things to do on New Year’s Eve for kids to see them in blissful spirit and joyous on the special day.

 

Engage Kids With Fun-Filled Activities

If you decide to spend the New Years eve at home with your kids then you can come up with some fun and engaging activities that will keep your little ones engaged in the hours leading up the midnight. Make the evening livelier and double the dose of fun for your kids by making them a part of fascinating games. Keeping entertaining activities such as dance or trivia or puzzle games can help your kids stay distracted from entering into any kind of naughty activities on the eve of New Year.

Summarizing Up The Year Gone With Kids

Sit down with your kids to ask them about their favorite memories of the year gone by. Ask your kids about the lessons they have learnt in the year that is to end and make them feel free to share their resolutions with you. Calling over kids of the neighborhood or school friends of your child for a small New Year kids party will also you keep him/her engaged throughout the night. You can come up with games such as the charades, scrabble, and mental game or musical night game where your whole family can participate along with kids to add to the festive fervor. Add your own set of twist to the events lined up for the evening to see the kids bubble with joy and excitement for being involved as a part of these interesting fun activities.

Capture Interesting Sights On New Year With Kids

If you do not want to sit back at home with your kids then you can take them along for a stroll on the street-side or the beach near you to be a part of the New Year’s Eve celebrations of your city. Enjoy the brilliant fireworks that light up the evening sky and do not miss out the beaming smile and the twinkle in your children’s eye as you find them spotting the bright fireworks.

Fine Dine With Kids

Take your kids out for a dinner at a fine dining restaurant to enjoy a heavenly meal on New Year’s Eve. You can also sit back at your home and watch a favorite movie of your kids along with them to enjoy some relaxing moments on the eve of the New Year.

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Different people adopt different ways to welcome the New Year; some like to spend it quietly, some like to enjoy with family and friends whereas the others like to be a part of a huge crowd.

If you are looking for some great ideas to spend the eve, here are some crispy tips:

1. If you are among those who like to welcome the New Year with a bang, visit places like time square in New York or Sydney in Australia. You will have the company of thousands of people who dance, sing, drink and enjoy as they welcome the New Year.

 

2. You can visit the Eiffel tower, and can witness a spectacular show of romantic fireworks with your beloved. Keep your hands locked and feel the warmth of companionship. Enjoy every bit of togetherness and see the tower lighting up as the clock strikes 12.

 

3. For youngsters, a friendly get together is a nice idea to spend the eve. Make prior plans and meet at a nice place where you can sit and talk for a while before jumping into good food and drinks.

 





 

4. A nice discotheque can be a destination on the New Year eve. You will get the like- minded crowd who likes to shake legs with anyone known or unknown and greet the Year with lights, sound and action.

 

5. Why don’t you make a plan to hit the theatres during the 31^st? Arrange for the tickets beforehand, sit, relax and enjoy every scene of the movie with your friends of beloved and when you come out, the year has changed in the calendar!

 

6. You can arrange for a small party at your home where your close friends and family can be invited. See every detail of the arrangement so that there is no scarcity in food, drinks, hospitality and above all, enjoyment. You can also choose a proper theme of your choice for the party.

 

7. You can plan for a nice dinner at a good restaurant with your family members, and spend some quality time. Take your kids, give them gifts, and welcome the New Year with smile on innocent faces.
8. You can arrange for a simple get together of 4/5 friends. Sit in a small circle and enjoy some good food, drinks and snacks while gossiping and sharing thoughts.

 

9. You can book a luxury cruise with proper arrangements of food, and drinks for the eve. Invite your friends and family to have a wonderful evening while saying a welcome to a new year over the ocean.

 

10. You can plan to cook for your entire family that evening and surprise with some delicious mouthwatering food that they will remember lifelong.

 

11. You can go to some secluded beach with your beloved and take a long walk. Enjoy the lashing waves and brightly lit moon and feel the joy of being together.

 

12. If you are in a mood to explore the city, hire a cab and set out with your family. Nothing can match the quality time spent as you drive from one part to the other.

 

13. If you are a rock music lover, arrange passes for the nearest rock concert. Don’t forget to get some drinks and enjoy the musical night. Also don’t forget to scream at the top of your voice when your favorite artist rocks the stage.

 

14. If classics charm you till date, why don’t take the opportunity to give yourself a “classical” treat during the eve? You can get some passes for some symphony nights or opera shows and thus follow an elegant, traditional but classy way to welcome the New Year.

 

15. You can enjoy every minute of the New Year eve in a formal ball room, with your beloved. As your partner swings in your arms while dancing, you will feel being in heaven. As the countdown begins, raise a toast to greet the New Year with everyone around.

 

16. If you are planning to spend the evening at home, go for some nice decorations before the year ends. Illuminate every room with scented candles or colorful bulbs. Make crafty stars or balls and hang them all around. Play some light music and sit with a glass of champagne to enjoy every sip of it.

 

17. You can celebrate the New Year eve by sending gifts to all your friends. Buy small baskets and fill them with small little delicacies like chocolates, CD’s, DVD, and visit everyone’s place or call them at a common place. You will never forget the joy that this little gesture will bring on their face.

 

18. At your home you can arrange for a firework party where you ask you invitees to bring their own favorite cracker and light them up together. As the clock strikes midnight, surprise your guests with a special “HAPPY NEW YEAR” firework from your side.

 

19. You can enjoy all alone with your television set. See how the world celebrates as the new year begins and enjoy by yourself without being bothered by any noise pollution.

 

20. Sit in a circle with all your family members to ponder over what they have experienced last year. Make a list of what went incomplete and see what all can be done to improve your life in the upcoming year.

 

21. If you are alone then you can order some good food, watch some good movies and enjoy all alone.

 

22. You can also make others happy during the times. Collect all your old belongings and distribute them among the poor children on the street.

 

23. Keep the evening only for listing down the resolutions for the next year. Think and jot them down carefully so that you fulfill every one of them.

 

24. Spend the eve all alone with your girlfriend or wife. You can even propose to your beloved and she will surely accept with a smile.

 

25. Spend the entire evening in the church or the holy place with the almighty. Ask for his forgiveness and blessings for the New Year and get the inner peace.

So make sure, whichever you choose to do the evening, it must make you happy so that you can say a big “hello” to the new year and forget all your past mistakes and grief. Try it and you will be successful.

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Sydney, which is the most populous state of Australia, can undoubtedly be stated as the best place on the planet to have New Years Eve celebrations. In cord to its mother nation of Australia, Sydney celebrates its New Year on January 1, and New Years Eve on December 31 of the Old Year.

Sydney, the harbor city, hosts one of the best New Years Eve celebrations on the planet. Sydney can easily make it to the top-three, if put in an order of best. The enthusiasm associated with the Sydney celebrations are so high, that people from all over Australia and all over the planet come travelling so far to get a special initiation of their New Year time.

The pleasant warm weather further holds up to drive more crowds, in particularly from those countries with extreme cold conditions. According to estimation, around 300,000 people from foreign places make a visit to Sydney during the time. It is believed to have the one of the largest live crowd (an estimated 1.5 million), arguably only second to the Rio de Janeiro (an estimated 3 million), on New Years Eve. Officially, Sydney has been voted as the best destination on the planet to be on New Years Eve.

Though the whole of Sydney with its spectacular skyline creates a magical picture, Sydney Harbor Bridge can be stated as the place holding the core of celebrations. New Years Eve show officially begins at around five in the evening, with the pre-show entertainment events. With the passing time, the show gets bigger and better, also making everyone present to grow in excitement and enthusiasm. The parties equally have abundance to offer to belly and tongues, with lots of delicious food and ample drinking options. The entire atmosphere remains dispensed in the spirit of celebration, with everyone cheering, dancing, and singing, and making the most of the merry time.

At the stroke of the midnight, an estimated 80000 fireworks are set off from Sydney Harbor Bridge and six other firing points placed within a 6 km. radius of the bridge. The spectacular fireworks show is extravagant and intense to the impact, that anyone standing anywhere within the 16 km. radius of Sydney Harbor Bridge can have a view of it. It goes on incessantly for 12 minutes on a stretch.

Other than the midnight fireworks display, 9 pm fireworks show also draw large number of people to arrive at the place early in the evening. The fireworks show, with the historical Sydney Harbor Bridge and Opera House in the background, creates soul capturing moments, which remain intact to one’s life for lifetime.

Both of these fireworks shows are live telecasted on television by ‘Nine Network’, which is considered to be viewed by more than a billion people on the planet.

‘Harbor of Lights’ Parade on New Years Eve

Apart from the gigantic fireworks show, the ‘Harbor of Lights’ Parade is another major attraction of the evening. As a part of this, cruises decorated with illuminated fairy lights sail through the centre of the harbor all through the night of New Years Eve. It is the real party place to be in on New Years Eve. Apart from being a distinctive and royal way of celebration, it also let one take hold of a prime position to view the Sydney Harbor Bridge setting off the fireworks show at midnight, without worrying about the crowd, and while comfortingly having a lavish dinner in the mid of the sea.

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