Imagine you're preparing the New Year's issue of your school magazine. Your classmate has sent you an article. Unfortunately, the file is corrupted and some fragments have been deleted. Read and try to complete the text of the article.
New Year's Eve, 31 December, is the last day of the old year. In many places, people have a party or go out in the evening with their friends and family ... . People often watch a big clock and count down the last ten seconds \(10\! 9\! 8\! … 3\! 2\! 1\!\) ... , the moment the new year starts, then say 'Happy New Year!'
There are lots of different traditions in different countries. In some countries, people ... . In the UK the song is called 'Auld Lang Syne', and people usually sing it just ... . In Greece, you can ... . Inside only one piece of the cake or bread is a coin. If you get that piece, you have good luck for the next year! In other countries, colours are important. In Brazil, for example, people often ... for good luck, yellow clothes for happiness and money or red clothes for love. In the Philippines, circles mean coins or money, so people ... and eat 12 round fruits, one for each month of the year. Bells can be important too. In many places, a clock bell rings 12 times ... . In Japan, temple bells ring 108 times! This is to make sure that there are no negative feelings or ideas, ... , in the new year.