IT’S that time of the year again, when you get ready to party, pop the corks and let the good times begin. But it is also that time of the year when you promise, yet again, to drop all those bad habits and start new ones, all over again! But do you know what you are going through all this hassle for? Do anyone of you out there know what exactly is a New Year? Oh sure, the obvious answer would be the start of a new year.
But if you would like to delve into the origins of this festival, then the article at http://wilstar.com/holidays/newyear.htm is your one stop shop. The article traces the origins of the New Year festivities, right back to the Babylonian era, some 4000 year back. Apart from the historical data, the countdown, till New Year’s day does keep you informed of the time left till the big party. The other very interesting feature of this site, present at the end of the page, is the Java New Year’s Word Puzzle. Now this is a must, you have got to give it a try. And when you’re done with the first game, you can always start a new one by clicking on More Word Search Puzzles.
But, still if you are left with any doubt about the credibility of the content of this page, then maybe you would like to refer to World Book www2.worldbook. com/features/features.asp?feature=holidays&page=html/holidays.htm&direct=no. Other than the history and ancient customs, there are also external links that help us know of New Year celebrations around the world and the origins and words of Auld Lang Syne, the New Year song that has been around for ages.
If it’s a children New Year that you have planned for celebration, then Billy Bear’s Happy New Year’s http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/newyears/fun.htm link is a great place to start clicking. Greeting Cards, desktop wallpaper, puzzles, WordSearch games and links after links after links of fun and activity are present here. There’s the goal making game and your very own customized calender as well as stationary. And if that’s not enough, the BillyBear people have a link exclusively for children, one that has drinks lined up for you. And no matter how many of them you have, you can safely drive away home, cause they are all non-alcoholic.
One of the biggest New Year party’s that have been held, year after year, for nearly a century now, is the one in New York city. And the place that chronicles the whole event, is the New Year’s Eve in Times Square http://www.timessquarebid.org/new_year/. With a history of the past years, and a list of this year’s celebrations, there are facts and figures that’ll help you understand the enormity of the situation. Archived footage of the famous ball lowering ceremony and history behind that celebrations, are sure to add a different flavour to the night’s proceedings.
But since most of us won’t be able to make it to New York on time, we can always have one of our own. And it is for this private gathering that the link New Year’s Party Info http://www.ivillage.com/topics/food/0,10707,416568,00.html is quite helpful. Tips on organizing a great party, the 10 Fabulous New Year’s Party Favours and that essential link about the best New Year cocktails, all are here.
At the Countdown to New Year 2004 http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/newyear.html, there’s nothing fancy or pleasing for the eye, just plain numbers, right down to the seconds telling us of the time left till the New Year. But wait, there’s a live applet countdown as well. And if you want to see simultaneously the time left for all the timezones at once, then that can be arranged as well. I tell you, these people take their time very seriously.
Another exciting feature would have been the country based count downs. But the fun was spoiled when these guys decided not to include Pakistan in the list. Links, all related to time, include one, Who will enter New Year 2004 first? However, it’s not just the countdown to the New Year that is this site’s main priority. It’s maintaining the correct time and date. And for that they have a bunch of whole clocks, counters and calender generators. So, no need to buy or beg for those expensive diaries, just download your very own, have them printed and viola, your very own customized diary.
A very integral part of the whole New Year thing is the resolution bid. Every year, many of us promise to ourselves that we will be change ourselves, dump the bad habits and picky up new and healthy ones. Of course, very few of us are able to keep this promise and we usually end up doing some one thing or another that will break our resolutions. It’s for this reason, that the aptly titled site, How to keep your New Year’s Resolution http://www.how-to-keep-your-new-years-resolution.com/ has been set up. Not only does this guy help you aim and plan how to keep your New Year resolutions — his recipe is don’t try everything at once — he also has a humorous list of the easiest resolutions to keep (or fail in). Links of interest include tackling hangovers and..., well you find out yourself.
And finally, we come to the New Year greetings. Failing to find the one perfect site, one that will satisfy my New Year greeting desire, I turned to Yahoo http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Holidays_and_Observances/New_Year/Virtual_Cards/. And there I was, nineteen of the best virtual New Year greetings that web has to offer, the search directory had brought them all straight to my computer screen. These links are especially helpful in these trying times when anything you send by the post office isn’t that sure to reach it’s destination. And the couriers may have a slight problem delivering your package on time. So, cheap virtual New Year greetings, here we come.
IT’S that time of the year again, when you get ready to party, pop the corks and let the good times begin. But it is also that time of the year when you promise, yet again, to drop all those bad habits and start new ones, all over again! But do you know what you are going through all this hassle for? Do anyone of you out there know what exactly is a New Year? Oh sure, the obvious answer would be the start of a new year.
