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New YearcelebrationsNew Year(on January1st)in Spainis moremonly knownas〃Nochevieja〃.Celebrationsusually beginwith afamily dinneron New Year sEve.It isa traditionto eattwelve grapes—one foreach stroke(钟声)of theclock at midnight.It isthought thatevery grapebringsgood luckfor everymonth ofthe ingyear.The JapaneseNew Yearis onthe firstday ofJanuary.People buydecorations andputthem ontheir doorsand windowsfor goodluck.Families makerice cakesand givemoney tochildren.At midnight,Buddhist monks(僧侣)ring bells108times.Then peoplelaugh一this bringsthem goodluck inthe newyear.In America,there isoften a“ball dropcelebration[JP]during thecountdown(倒计时)to theNewYear.The mostfamous oneis atTimes Squarein NewYork.From11:59pm onDecember31st,the hugecrystal ballat thetop ofthe towermoves downslowly.Everyonecounts downthe finalten seconds.When theball reachesthe bottomatmidnight,there arebeautifulfireworks inthe citycentre。