New Year festivities

around the world

U.S.

to -10 hrs)

(UTC -5

Britain

(No UTC offset)

Italy

(UTC +1 hr)

Philadelphia’s

Mummers’ Parade

sees elaborately

costumed people dance

to string bands, drawing

on European and

African heritages

London stages world’s

largest New Year’s

Day parade

Romans dive off

into

Cavour Bridge

, at more

shallow Tiber River –

dangerous tradition

established by

over-zealous lifeguard

in 1946

than 3km long and with

half a million spectators

along route

1

2

3

2

5

1

3

Brazil

(UTC -3 to -4hrs)

Brazilians dance,

sing, pray and carry

flowers into sea for

Yemanja

of Ocean and protector

of fishermen and

survivors of shipwrecks

UTC

(formerly

GMT)

International

date line

6

4

7

8

Romania

(UTC +2 hrs)

Philippines

(UTC +8 hrs)

– Goddess

Performers go house-

to-house in rural areas

(and more recently in

cities too), dancing and

singing to ward off

evil spirits

People buy 12 different

– one for

round fruits

each month – to bring

good fortune. Grapes

most closely associated

with New Year

4

5

6

South Africa

(UTC +2 hrs)

Australia

(UTC +8 to +10 hours)

17th century slaves were prevented

from celebrating on Dec 31 so they

did so on Jan 1 instead.

Backyard barbecues and beach

parties are big Down Under, with

Sydney holding one of the first and

arguably most spectacular

Cape

carries

Town’s Minstrel Carnival

firework

on tradition today

of New Year

displays

7

8

NEW YEAR’S DAY BY DIFFERENT CULTURES

(2016 Gregorian calendar)

Gregorian calendar

China/Vietnam/Tibet

Sikh

Persian

Assyrian

Thai

Sri Lanka

Jewish

Muslim

Jan 1

Feb 8

Mar 14

Mar 21

Apr 1

Apr 13

Apr 14

Oct 2

Oct 3

(widely adopted)

(Year of Monkey/Tet/Losar)

(Nanakshahi)

(Norouz) Iran, Baha’i, Kurd, Zoroastrian

(Kha b-Nisan)

(Songkran)

(Sinhala/Tamil)

(Rosh Hashanah)

(Al Hijra/Muharram)

Source: Discovery Channel. Pictures: Associated Press. UTC = Co-ordinated Universal Time

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New Year festivities

around the world

U.S.

(UTC -5

1

to -10 hrs)

Philadelphia’s

Mummers’ Parade

sees elaborately

costumed people dance

to string bands, drawing

on European and

African heritages

Britain

(No UTC offset)

2

London stages world’s

largest New Year’s

Day parade

, at more

than 3km long and with

half a million spectators

along route

Italy

(UTC +1 hr)

3

Romans dive off

into

Cavour Bridge

shallow Tiber River –

dangerous tradition

established by

over-zealous lifeguard

in 1946

Brazil

(UTC

4

-3 to -4hrs)

Brazilians dance,

sing, pray and carry

flowers into sea for

Yemanja

– Goddess

of Ocean and protector

of fishermen and

survivors of shipwrecks

International

date line

2

5

1

3

UTC

(formerly GMT)

6

4

7

8

Romania

(UTC +2 hrs)

5

Performers go house-

to-house in rural areas

(and more recently in

cities too), dancing and

singing to ward off

evil spirits

Philippines

(UTC +8 hrs)

6

People buy 12 different

– one for

round fruits

each month – to bring

them good fortune.

Grapes most closely

associated with New

Year

South Africa

(UTC +2 hrs)

7

17th century slaves

were prevented from

celebrating on Dec 31

so they did so on Jan 1

instead.

Cape Town’s

Minstrel Carnival

carries on tradition today

Australia (UTC

+8 to +10 hours)

8

Barbecues and beach

parties are big Down

Under, with Sydney

holding one of the first

and arguably most

spectacular

firework

of New Year

displays

NEW YEAR’S DAY BY DIFFERENT CULTURES

(2016 Gregorian calendar)

Gregorian calendar

China/Vietnam/Tibet

Sikh

Persian

Assyrian

Thai

Sri Lanka

Jewish

Muslim

Jan 1

Feb 8

Mar 14

Mar 21

Apr 1

Apr 13

Apr 14

Oct 2

Oct 3

Source: Discovery Channel. Pictures: Associated Press

UTC = Co-ordinated Universal Time

© GRAPHIC NEWS

New Year

festivities

around

the world

U.S.

(UTC -5 to -10 hrs)

Philadelphia’s

sees elaborately costumed people

dance to string bands, drawing

on European and African heritages

Mummers’ Parade

1

Britain

(No UTC offset)

London stages world’s

New Year’s Day parade

than 3km long and with half a

million spectators along route

largest

, at more

2

2

International

date line

5

1

3

UTC

(formerly GMT)

6

4

7

8

Italy

(UTC +1 hr)

Romans dive off

into shallow Tiber River –

dangerous tradition established by

over-zealous lifeguard in 1946

Cavour Bridge

3

Brazil

(UTC -3 to -4hrs)

Brazilians dance, sing, pray

and carry flowers into sea for

– Goddess of Ocean and

Yemanja

protector of fishermen and survivors

of shipwrecks

4

Romania

(UTC +2 hrs)

Performers go house-to-house in

rural areas (and more recently in

cities too), dancing and singing to

ward off

evil spirits

5

Philippines

(UTC +8 hrs)

People buy 12 different

– one for each

round fruits

month – to bring them good fortune.

Grapes most closely associated

with New Year

6

South Africa

17th century slaves were

(UTC +2 hrs)

prevented from celebrating on

Dec 31 so they did so on Jan 1

instead.

Cape Town’s Minstrel

carries on tradition today

Carnival

7

Australia

(UTC +8 to +10 hours)

Barbecues and beach parties are

big Down Under, with Sydney

holding one of the first and arguably

most spectacular

displays

firework

of New Year

8

NEW YEAR’S DAY BY

DIFFERENT CULTURES

(2016 Gregorian calendar)

Gregorian calendar

China/Vietnam/Tibet

Sikh

Persian

Assyrian

Thai

Sri Lanka

Jewish

Muslim

Jan 1

Feb 8

Mar 14

Mar 21

Apr 1

Apr 13

Apr 14

Oct 2

Oct 3

Source: Discovery Channel

Pictures: Associated Press

UTC = Co-ordinated Universal Time

© GRAPHIC NEWS