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70-559: Unlike most parliamentary debate tournaments, such as the World Universities Debating Championship , which use power-pairing to determine preliminary round matches, the HWS RR uses round-robin scheduling to determine team pairings for each of its five preliminary rounds, before advancing the top four teams to the final. The tournament is also notable for its use of dual judging panels, in contrast to

140-599: A ban on public celebrations of the Gregorian New Year as per a religious edict, and could fine shops for offering New Year's-related products and confiscate them. However, the religious police did not go after individual citizens holding private celebrations. The power of the CPVPV was curtailed by the 2016 reforms of Mohammed bin Salman . The country also began to base the salaries of public sector employees on

210-466: A longer life) and hamón (dry-cured ham), while lechon (roasted pig) is usually prepared as is barbecued food and various desserts. Some refrain from serving chicken, as their scratching and pecking for food is said to be an unlucky idiom for a hand-to-mouth existence. Many Filipinos also buy firecrackers and fireworks to be used in New Year's Eve, which is believed to drive away any bad luck in

280-768: A mix of elected officers and regional representatives from Africa , the Americas , Australia and New Zealand , Continental Europe and the Middle East , and the British Isles (referred to in debating as Islands of the North Atlantic thought more politically acceptable than British Isles ). The Council formerly operated not unlike the United Nations Security Council , with seven nations holding " charter member status" –

350-501: A more important holiday in both North and South Korea , the 31 December New Year's Eve of the Gregorian calendar is also celebrated. Most cities and urban areas in both Koreas host New Year's Eve gatherings. In South Korea, two of the biggest celebrations take place in the capital of Seoul : the ringing of Bosingak bell 33 times at midnight and fireworks display at Myeong-dong , and an LED laser light show and fireworks display at

420-598: A report estimating that only 67.4% of Israelis were awake at midnight on New Year's Eve in 2013, and most people only stayed up as late as 12:45 a.m. IST . During the era of Mandatory Palestine in the early-1930s, promotional material for formal New Year's Eve parties and masquerade balls was targeted primarily towards Arabic and English -speaking residents (by contrast, posters for Hanukkah parties were written in Hebrew ). These parties also became popular among German and Austrian Jews that had emigrated to avoid

490-408: A way that they are never in the same room as a team they have faced before. The four teams that accrue the most number of points by the end of the fifth round are advanced to the final round. The winners and runners-up of the final are considered winners and runners-up of the HWS RR for that year. World Universities Debating Championship The World Universities Debating Championship ( WUDC )

560-521: A year number displayed on the observatory at the stroke of midnight. Shibuya Crossing formerly hosted a gathering of revellers at midnight, but this ended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic , as well as a subsequent crackdown on gatherings around Halloween and New Year's Eve due to issues with overtourism and public intoxication . Three notable music-oriented television specials air near New Year's Eve. Since 1951, NHK has traditionally broadcast

630-488: Is a major fireworks show launched from the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei . In 2018, the show was enhanced by the installation of a new LED display system on the north face of the tower between its 35th and 90th floors, which can be used to display digital animation effects. This change countered a reduction in the number of firework shells launched during the show, as part of an effort to produce less pollution. Aside from

700-461: Is a special non-working holiday (except for 2021 and 2022, where it is a special working holiday), and Filipinos usually celebrate in the company of family or close friends. Traditionally, most households would attend church for year-end services and afterwards, host or attend an abundant midnight feast called the Medianoche . Typical dishes include pancit (a noodle dish meant to symbolize for

770-588: Is broadcast through the leading TV channel and the celebrations usually continue until sunrise. Fireworks are lit throughout the night. Ambang Tahun Baru , a celebration sponsored by the government was held at Merdeka Square , the field opposite the Sultan Abdul Samad Building in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur in the early days. The event was broadcast live on government as well as private TV stations at those times. The countdown

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840-538: Is celebrated as a day off. The day before, 31 December, is also marked as International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis , marking the double anniversary of that day in 1989 when the local residents took down the Soviet–Iranian border in then- Nakhichevan ASSR to reunite with Iranian Azerbaijanis south of the border, as well as the Istanbul-held first World Congress of Azerbaijanis which tackled issues regarding

910-631: Is now broadcast live on Government television from Putrajaya and the Broadcasting Centre in which the concert is held and fireworks are displayed at the Petronas Towers . There are New Year countdown parties in major cities such as George Town , Shah Alam and Kuching , typically organized by the private sector in these cities. Mongolians began celebrating the Gregorian New Year in the Socialist period, with influence from

980-508: Is sung to mark the end and beginning of the year with a blessing. The service ends at 12:30   am. In Tunisia , Tunisians celebrate by spending the evening in restaurants and hotels and exchange gifts and flowers, or travel outside Tunisia to spend New Year's Eve in a European country. But most Tunisians prefer to celebrate it at home in a family evening with relatives and friends. Tunisians buy cakes or prepare them at home, in addition to holding dinner banquets, as roast chicken remains

1050-480: Is the evening or the entire day of the last day of the year, 31 December . In many countries, New Year's Eve is celebrated with dancing, eating, drinking, and watching or lighting fireworks . Some Christians attend a watchnight service . The celebrations generally go on past midnight into New Year's Day , 1 January . The Line Islands (part of Kiribati ), Samoa and Tonga , in the Pacific Ocean , are

1120-571: Is the world's largest international debating tournament and one of the largest annual international student events. WUDC is held in the British Parliamentary format (involving four teams of two people in each debate). Each year, the event is hosted by an institution selected by the World Universities Debating Council. The current 2024 world champions are Mark Rothery and Aniket Chakravorty from

1190-498: Is usually celebrated with fireworks in big cities (e.g. Lahore , Karachi and Islamabad ). Musical nights and concerts are also held. Many Pakistani youngsters enjoy the type of celebrations held the world over. The elite and educated classes participate in night-long activities in urban and cosmopolitan cities like Karachi, Lahore, and the capital of Islamabad. In the Philippines , New Year's Eve ( Bisperas ng Bagong Taon )

1260-595: The Kōhaku Uta Gassen ("Red and White Song Battle") on New Year's Eve, a music competition where two teams of popular musicians (the red and white teams, which predominantly contain female and male performers respectively) perform songs. The winning team is determined by a panel of judges, audience members at the NHK Hall in Tokyo, and televotes. The special is traditionally one of the most-watched television programs of

1330-661: The Lotte World Tower in Songpa-gu . Television networks KBS and SBS both broadcast award shows, the KBS Drama Awards and SBS Drama Awards , to honor achievements in the television dramas aired by the networks. Until 2022 South Koreans calculated their age using the East Asian age reckoning method, with all South Koreans adding a year to their age at midnight of the New Year (of the Gregorian, not

1400-620: The Marina Bay Singapore Countdown with light shows being held in December under Shine The Light programme while fireworks at the city are not permitted on New Year's Eve. Heartland celebrations are held instead on New Year's Eve at various locations for countdown fireworks. Similarly, public transport services are extended; last MRT trains will leave City Hall at 1.15am. The most prominent New Year's event in Taiwan

1470-816: The North Korean calendar or the Juche Year, which is based on 15 April 1912, Kim Il Sung 's date of birth, the celebrations are more recent in origin with the fireworks displays dating from 2013. For 2018–19, Kim Il Sung Square hosted a concert performance by the state Moranbong Band , midnight fireworks, and a drone show . In Lebanon . Lebanese people celebrate New Year's Eve with a dinner attended by family and friends. The dinner features traditional dishes such as tabouli, hummus, kibbi, and other Lebanese foods. These celebrations could also take place in restaurants and clubs. Game shows are also organized where contestants can try to win money. The countdown to New Year's

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1540-565: The Roman Catholic church and 10   pm for the Protestants . At 00:00, at midnight, the president delivers an end-of-year address which is broadcast live on many radio and television stations. Fireworks were introduced in recent years, with the most significant displays happening at Kigali Convention Centre , Rebero Hill, Mount Kigali. In South Africa , South Africans vote on a top ten music countdown before 31 December. When

1610-629: The Saitama Super Arena has hosted an MMA event on New Year's Eve since 2001, which were initially promoted by Pride Fighting Championships . After its dissolution and sale to UFC , Yarennoka! was organized by former Pride executives in 2007, while its successor Dream would hold the event through 2012 (which marked its final event). These cards have also featured kickboxing matches, promoted by groups such as Glory and K-1 Rizin Fighting Federation would take over

1680-570: The University of Oxford . The Trans-Atlantic University Speech Association held tournaments in London (1976 and 1978) and at McGill University , Montreal , in 1977. Chicago was to hold a tournament in 1979 but this was postponed and then abandoned. A "World Debating Festival", sponsored by Honeywell was held in Sydney in 1978. The TAUSA event attracted mostly Northern Hemisphere tournaments,

1750-649: The corniche of Casablanca. In Nigeria , Nigerians often Celebrate the New Year's Eve by going to church; others go to nightclubs and parties organized by individuals, communities, and other organizations. In Lagos , a year-end festival known as Lagos Countdown (later renamed One Lagos Fiesta) was first held in 2012, as part of an effort to establish tourism-oriented New Year's festivities more in line with those of other major metropolitan areas. In Rwanda , Rwandans celebrate New Year's Eve by going to church, taking part in social gatherings and organizing family activities. The services usually start from 6   pm for

1820-559: The 108 elements of bonō ( 煩悩 ) , mental states that lead Japanese to take unwholesome actions. In most cities and urban areas across Japan, New Year's Eve celebrations are usually accompanied by concerts, countdowns, fireworks and other events. In Tokyo , revelers gather at the Zojoji Temple in Minato , who release helium balloons with New Year's wishes up in the sky and watch the lighting of Tokyo Tower and Tokyo Skytree with

1890-685: The Azeri expat communities. Celebrations of the holiday are influenced from its Soviet history, at midnight the national anthem is played on all TV stations following the message of the President of Azerbaijan produced by state channel AzTV . The New Year celebrations take place in all around the country mostly in Dhaka , Chittagong , Sylhet , Rajshahi , Khulna , Barishal , Cox's Bazar etc. The celebrations mostly take place at night. On this day, Bangladeshis go to parties at clubs or hotels, beaches, at

1960-502: The Charter nations, pressure grew for the distinction to be eliminated. The modern championship grants voting strength of between one and four votes per country, based on numbers of institutions attending recent championships. To allow for fluctuations in participation due to the financial difference in attending championships nearer or further in succeeding years, nations lose or gain their voting strength gradually. The current chair of

2030-639: The English-as-a-second language (ESL) and English-as-a-foreign language (EFL) team competitions, for the individual public speaking competition, and the "World Masters" tournament which is participated in by judges (most of whom are no longer students) representing the countries where they studied or of which they are citizens. In addition, a comedy competition is also open to all participants in Worlds. The World Universities Debating Council consists of representatives of every country that competes at

2100-710: The Gregorian calendar as a cost savings measure, while retaining the Islamic calendar for religious purposes. In 2019, the capital of Riyadh introduced a new winter entertainment festival known as Riyadh Season , in support of Saudi Vision 2030 . The inaugural festival included New Year's festivities centred upon Boulevard Riyadh City , including fireworks and a concert at Mohammed Abdo Arena featuring top Arabic music performers. New Year's Eve celebrations in Singapore are centered in Marina Bay, which had hosted

2170-520: The Gregorian calendar. It is largely celebrated through social gatherings and parties. The New Year's holiday has historically attracted a negative stigma among parts of the Israeli Jewish population due to its connection to Pope Sylvester I —who is widely considered to have been an antisemite . As a result, celebrations have historically been modest in comparison to other countries. In December 2014, wearables manufacturer Jawbone published

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2240-709: The Honeywell was largely Southern Hemisphere . The first competition was hosted in Glasgow and convened by debaters at the Glasgow University Union . The championship is usually held in the days following the 25th of December, since many of the institutions attending from the Northern Hemisphere where the championship originated take vacations at this time. Although many countries that do not celebrate Christmas have become participants at

2310-626: The Korean calendar), the government finally ended the practice for 2023 and onwards. In Pyongyang , the capital of North Korea, the chimes of the clock at the Grand People's Study House and the national fireworks display along Kim Il-sung Square , Juche Tower and the surrounding areas signal the start of the New ;Year. The celebration in Pyongyang, however, also marks the beginning of

2380-467: The United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. A two-thirds majority of these countries was required for changes to the championship's constitution , irrespective of how the general vote was tallied. However, as the number of non-charter nations attending grew, many fielding far more teams than some of the upper tier, and the championship began being hosted outside

2450-522: The World Universities Debating Championship. Each country selects one council delegate (the national debating association president, or selected from the participants at Worlds). The council is responsible for setting the rules and awarding the right to host the championships. A Worlds Committee is elected to discuss issues during the year as Council only meets at the championships itself. This Committee consists of

2520-407: The adjudication team, led by a Chief Adjudicator who is assisted by one or more deputies. The deputies are not members of the host institution. The nine preliminary rounds are followed by a "break" at which the teams proceeding to elimination rounds are announced. This is traditionally done on New Year's Eve , although this is subject to the timing of the tournament. In the current tournament format,

2590-528: The airport, toilet paper disappearing, insufficient food provision, and dangerous dirt bike socials". Discontent among judges who had been offered payment in return for participation resulted in strike threats, jeopardizing the 7th round of the tournament. There were also complaints from Pakistani participants of detention by Indian immigration authorities. New Year%27s Eve In the Gregorian calendar , New Year's Eve , also known as Old Year's Day ,

2660-562: The buildings of Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour —is held on New Year's Eve, incorporating a fireworks show. From 1993 to 2014, the Times Square shopping centre in Causeway Bay hosted New Year's Eve festivities featuring the " lowering " of an apple (via 22 m (72 ft) of signage ), in imitation of the ball drop at New York City 's Times Square . The countdown event was discontinued in 2015 in favor of other events over

2730-726: The churches for a watch night service till midnight, praying for blessing in the coming new year as it is also part of the Christmastide season observances. In China , although the celebrations of the Lunar New Year are not until a few weeks after the Gregorian New Year, celebrations of the Gregorian New Year are held in some areas, particularly in major cities. For example, celebrations with fireworks and rock concerts have taken place in Beijing 's Solana Blue Harbor Shopping Park, while cultural shows and other events are held at

2800-546: The city's Millennium Monument, Temple of Heaven , Great Wall of China , Olympic Green , and the Summer Palace . Since 2011, a light and sound show has been held at The Bund in Shanghai , a few minutes before midnight. In Hong Kong , many gather in shopping districts like Central , Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui . A special edition of A Symphony of Lights —the nightly light and sound show conducted across

2870-476: The competition was over. The organizing committee claims this was done to respect participants' privacy and denies pressure from any national body or representative. Accusations of racism were made against members of the organising committee over treatment of participants. On the last day of the competition and just before the Open Grand Final was to begin, an organised protest took place and disrupted

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2940-607: The competition, the timing has remained the same. In most recent years, the nine preliminary rounds of the tournament have been held over three days from 29 to 31 December, with the elimination rounds being held on 2 January and the Grand Final on 3 January. In recent years, the championship has varied from about 150 to 400 teams, depending on the capacity of the host institution. With judges and organisers, this involves 500 to 1,000 participants in all. The competition involves nine preliminary rounds, which become "power-paired" as

3010-415: The council and the committee is Xavier Konynenburg from the University of Melbourne . There was concern over the public debate of Hong Kong in the Open Grand Final motion. This led to walk-outs during the debate. After the live-stream, all recordings of the debate were deleted and the motion was erased from the tabulation software. Many participants had names removed from the public record retroactively once

3080-459: The countdown reaches number one, the song with the most votes plays on all the country's radio stations. Fireworks are lit all around South Africa. South Africans engage in occasional drinking and braais . In South Sudan , South Sudanese attend church services at many churches in Juba . The service begins at 9   pm. At the stroke of midnight, the famous carol , " Hark! The Herald Angels Sing "

3150-471: The country, generally in Tunis or Paris . At 8 PM ( AST ) , the President's message of greetings is read on TV. The EPTV network airs an entertainment show, with different hosts and guests. In Egypt , New Year's Eve is celebrated with fireworks and often evening parties with friends and family. In Ghana , Ghanaians celebrate New Year's Eve by going to church; others go to nightclubs, pubs or take to

3220-434: The crowded roadsides and bridges where firecrackers are blasted out in the sky at night. The roadsides and bridges are also lighted up by colorful lights at night. Bangladeshis do a get-together as well as enjoy with their families. That day, Cox's Bazar becomes a popular tourist destination for both Bangladeshi and foreign tourists. Music, songs and dances are organized in the auditoriums, hotels, beaches and as well as in

3290-473: The established practice of allocating just one panel of judges per room. The HWS RR was started in 2007 by the HWS Debate Team, with the intent of designing an annual tournament of champions for BP debate. While the World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) had already long been established at the time, its open nature meant allowing a significant variation in skill among teams. From 2009 to 2013

3360-458: The event. Rather than delay the Open Grand Final, speakers and judges were relocated to an undisclosed room and the debate took place in private. This action was the subject of further controversy due to perceived undermining of an anti-racist cause. This tournament is notable for several controversies. This included "tracking registration payments, to issues with getting participants visas, allocating hotel rooms, picking participants safely up from

3430-576: The first places to welcome the New Year , while American Samoa , Baker Island and Howland Island (part of the United States Minor Outlying Islands ) are among the last. In Algeria , New Year's Eve is usually celebrated with family and friends. In the largest cities, there are fireworks at midnight. The Martyrs' Memorial is the main attraction during the celebration, while some Algerians prefer celebrate outside

3500-436: The first-placer receiving the full 3 points and the last-placer receiving no point. Uniquely, the HWS RR uses two panels, which means the maximum number of points a team can theoretically win in a single round is 6 points. Dual rooms began to see use in 2016 as part of research on the reliability of judge decisions. The tournament has five preliminary rounds and one final round. During the preliminaries, teams are matched in such

3570-486: The former Soviet Union. As a modern tradition, New Year's Eve as well as New Year's Day are public holidays, and are two of the biggest holidays of the year. They celebrate New Year's Eve with families. It is common, just like in the former Soviet Union, that the National Anthem of Mongolia is to be played at the midnight hour on television following the holiday address by the President of Mongolia. New Year's Eve

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3640-416: The grounds which are shown live concert on television where many Dhallywood celebrities along with many personalities participate in the dance, music, songs and often drama to liven up the concert more. Sometimes marriages and weddings take place in the clubs on the night of 31 December so that Bangladeshis can enjoy more. Bangladeshis also enjoy New Year's Eve with their families, relatives, and friends in

3710-579: The holiday season. New Year's Eve celebrations are the biggest in large cities, and include Goa 's beaches and Park Street, Kolkata . Other cities such as New Delhi and Mumbai also celebrate extravagantly New Year's Eve has been observed in Israel since the introduction of the Gregorian calendar in 1918; it is referred to as Silvester to distinguish it from the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah , which falls in either September or October on

3780-401: The holiday were unsuccessful or left unenforced, and it continued to increase in popularity—especially among secular populations. Following the post-Soviet aliyah , Novy God was imported into Israel by emigrants. The observance was initially obscure outside of Israel's Russian Jewish community , and also faced stigma from those who mistook its traditions for being Christmas or Silvester. In

3850-425: The holiday, while 54% did not perceive Novy God to be part of the country's culture. In Japan , New Year's Eve is used to prepare for and welcome Toshigami ( 年神 ) , the New Year's god. Japanese clean their homes and prepare Kadomatsu or Shimenawa to welcome the god before New Year's Eve. Buddhist temples ring their bells 108 times at midnight in the traditional Joya no Kane ( 除夜の鐘 ) . The rings represent

3920-409: The main dish for this occasion, and staying up until midnight to eat cake as the first moments of the new year arrive. In recent years, the popular Tunisian film Choufli Hal on New Year's Eve is broadcast every year, ending just minutes before the new year. This has become an annual tradition. The Gregorian calendar is still in force after Azerbaijan became an independent republic, and 1 January

3990-512: The mid-2010s, a campaign was launched to promote awareness of the holiday among the 1.5 generation of immigrants, as well as non-Russian residents. By the late-2010s, public awareness of Novy God had increased; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began to acknowledge Novy God in his holiday greetings, and it became more common for retailers to stock Novy God-related goods. In a 2020 survey, 72% of Israelis surveyed stated they were familiar with

4060-645: The private sector with the help of the local government. These parties, which include balls hosted by hotels, usually display their own fireworks and are also well-attended. Until 2016, Saudi Arabia used the Umm al-Qura calendar —which is based on astronomical calculations—for administrative purposes. The Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (CPVPV, the Saudi religious police ) also enforced

4130-550: The rise of Nazi Germany . The increasing popularity of Silvester faced criticism from the Orthodox population, including the Hapoel HaMizrachi , who considered them contrary to Zionist values. In 1934, it was reported that the municipal council of Tel Aviv had passed a resolution to ban Silvester parties, calling them "contrary to the spirit and traditions of the people of Israel". However, reported efforts to ban

4200-445: The ships and yachts especially in the sea while going to Saint Martin where DJs liven up their night through their music and songs. Muslims during the year's last Jumu'ah prayer of mosque permanently pray a Munajat, which is done all over the mosques of the country, so that Allah may bless them and the coming year can be fruitful. Hindus organize a Puja so that the coming year can be fruitful for them. The Christians go to

4270-513: The start of the new year. Many opt to wear new, bright, or colorful clothes with circular patterns, such as polka dots , or display sweets and twelve round fruits in the belief that circles attract money, while candies represent a sweeter year ahead. Several customs must be done exactly at midnight: scattering coins to increase wealth in the coming year, jumping to increase height, or the Spanish custom of eating twelve grapes, one for each month of

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4340-513: The streets to celebrate. At midnight, fireworks are displayed across various cities of Ghana, especially in Accra and Tema . In Morocco , New Year's Eve is celebrated in the company of family and friends. Moroccans get together to eat cake, dance, and laugh. Traditionally, Moroccans celebrate it at home, but some prefer to go to nightclubs. At midnight, fireworks are displayed across Ain Diab , in

4410-456: The top 16 teams from the preliminary rounds proceed to the octofinal round. The teams ranked 17-48 also break into a partial double octofinal round, and the winning teams from this round join the teams ranked 1–16 in the octo-finals. While preliminary rounds are usually judged by three to five judges, the break rounds are judged by panels of five, semifinal judged by panels of seven and the finals by panels of nine. Separate breaks are announced for

4480-486: The tournament progresses, matching the strongest-performing teams against each other. Two teams form the "government" ("proposition" in the UK and North America) and two the "opposition" in each debate room. The process of scoring and pairing these teams is known as "tabbing". The scoring of teams is done by judges, most of whom are students or former students from the competing institutions, who return "ballots" with their scores to

4550-628: The tournament was funded by the Open Society Foundations . Each year, invitations are sent to all four teams that make it to the Open Grand Final of the WUDC, as well as to the winning team of each of the following 12 major tournaments: This means an automatic bid goes to a total of 16 teams, the exact number required for a five-round round robin BP tournament to work. If a team qualifies for more than one auto-bid (by winning more than one of

4620-475: The tournaments listed) or decides not to attend the tournament, then any extra slot is opened up for an at-large bid, where teams that apply are selected based on their achievements in debating. The HWS RR is conducted in the British Parliamentary format, the same one used by the WUDC. In BP, there are four teams, of two debaters each, that compete in a single round. At the end of the round a panel of judges deliberates and ranks each team from first to fourth, with

4690-402: The tradition beginning in 2015 with its inaugural event. In Central Asia, such as Kazakhstan, New Year's Eve celebrations were inherited from Soviet traditions; thus they are similar to those of Russia. An example of such traditions would be the playing of the national anthem at midnight and the presidential address before it. Although the traditional Korean New Year (Seollal) is typically

4760-452: The traditional Thai New Year Songkran (Thailand) (which falls on 13 April or 14 April), Thais also celebrate the arrival of the Gregorian New Year on 1 January with families, relatives and friends, which includes a family dinner and following different customs. It is a public holiday. In most cities and urban areas across Thailand , New Year's Eve celebrations are accompanied by countdowns, fireworks, concerts and other major events, notably,

4830-473: The year in Japan. Although it did air on 31 December from 1959 to 2006, the Japan Record Awards , recognizing outstanding achievements in the Japanese music industry , is held annually on 30 December since 2007 and is broadcast on TBS . Since 1996, Fuji Television has broadcast Johnny's Countdown —a live concert at the Tokyo Dome organized by the talent agency Johnny & Associates . A more recent tradition in Japan have been combat sports supercards ;

4900-488: The year. Filipinos also make loud noises by blowing on cardboard or plastic horns called torotot , banging on pots and pans, playing loud music, blowing car horns, or by lighting firecrackers and bamboo cannons . It is an apotropaic ritual, as the din is believed to scare away bad luck and evil spirits. Although many Filipinos typically spend their New Year's Eve at their family homes, in some urban areas, many New Year's Eve parties and countdown celebrations are also hosted by

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