It"s time for the final countdown! New Year"s Eve is celebrated tonight in many countries to see out the old year and hope for the promises of the new one. The traditions of different nations can be quite creative when it comes to saying farewell to the year. If you"re not in the United Kingdom greeting the arrival of midnight with the chimes of London"s Big Ben, you might watch the Times Square Ball Drop in the United States, smash crockery in Denmark, stuff your mouth with grapes for the countdown in Spain or hang onions outside your door in Greece. Celebrators in Thailand might visit a temple for good luck or watch the fireworks illuminating Phra Nakhon Khiri, also known as "holy city hill," based in the historical park of the same name. Wherever you celebrate, have a great one. See you next year!
Happy New Years Eve!
Today in History
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Huntington Beach Pier, California, USA
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Skógafoss waterfall, Iceland
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Kelimutu, Flores, Indonesia
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Church of Notre Dame de Bon-Port, Les Sables-dOlonne, France
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Stormont Estate, Northern Ireland
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Happy New Year!
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Shark Fin Cove, California
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Let’s protect our turtles
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Puffins pucker up
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Oktoberfest begins
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Spring equinox
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International Literacy Day
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Mona Vale rockpool, Sydney, Australia
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International Sloth Day
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Bewitched by the fairy flower
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Amber Fort, Amer, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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Wolf Island, Galápagos, Ecuador
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Trullo buildings in Alberobello, Apulia, Italy
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Stealthy pollinators
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Beauty by the bay
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266 years of the British Museum
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Warm light through an ancient forest
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Silvereyes
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Bryce Canyon hoodoos in winter
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Happy Fathers Day!
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It’s party time
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Leucistic Annas hummingbird, UCSC Arboretum, California, USA
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World Art Day
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