Happy New Year

Happy New Year, 2011 is now just a memory, as 2012 has been welcomed in by revellers all around the world. Samoa was the first country to welcome the new year, thanks to a change in its prime position on the international date line. That country now celebrates first, rather than last thanks to the shift. Also greeting the new year well before the UK, New Zealand put on a magnificent fireworks display around Auckland’s Sky Tower.

Across the Tasman, the Sydney Harbour Bridge put on a magnificent display, as one of the most iconic international fireworks displays exploded in the shape of a cloud hinting that “every cloud has a sliver lining”.

Melbourne’s art centre spire exploded with flaming debris during the fireworks display on the Yarra River, though no revellers were injured in the incident.

Hong Kong shared its wealth with a £1m fireworks display lighting up the city’s glittering skyscrapers on Kowloon bay.

London’s magnificent display of fireworks launched more than the new year, it ushered in the Olympic year for the capital.

The London Eye and Big Ben were the focal points of the colourful fireworks displays.

Further north in Edinburgh, hogmanay was celebrated with a fireworks display that threw imposing Edinburgh castle into darkness. The usually dominant building played second fiddle to an impressive display of fireworks.

In New York, tonnes of confetti drifted onto Times Square as the famous ball dropped ushering in the new era.

The New Year’s Day parade will wind through London today from 11:45 am and 500,000 spectators who nipped last night’s partying in the bud early are expected along 2.2 mile route from The Ritz Hotel to Parliament Street.

Happy New Year Quotes

Happy New Year Quotes, As the final days of 2011 wind down, many folks are looking ahead to the coming new year with both optimism and a sense of humor.

Here are a dozen quotations from some of the world’s most inspiring and comedic individuals to help you ring 2012:

Inspiring

“Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” Oprah Winfrey, quoted by BusinessPundit.com .

“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” Edith Lovejoy Pierce, quoted by ThinkExist.com .

“The Old Year has gone. Let the dead past bury its own dead. The New Year has taken possession of the clock of time. All hail the duties and possibilities of the coming twelve months!” Edward Payson Powell, quoted by QuoteGarden.com .

“Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.” Hal Borland, quoted by About.com .

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain, quoted by About.com.

“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.” Abraham Lincoln, as quoted by the Huffington Post .

Humorous

“An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.” Bill Vaughn, as quoted by ThinkExist.com .

“New Year’s Eve, where auld acquaintance be forgot. Unless, of course, those tests come back positive.” Jay Leno, as quoted by BusinessPundit.com .

” May all your troubles last as long as your New Year’s resolutions!” Joey Adams, as quoted by About.com .

“The proper behavior all through the holiday season is to be drunk. This drunkenness culminates on New Year’s Eve, when you get so drunk you kiss the person you’re married to.” P.J. O’Rourke , as quoted by PoemOfQuotes.com .

“People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas.” Author unknown, as quoted by The Huffington Post.

“The only way to spend New Year’s Eve is either quietly with friends or in a brothel. Otherwise when the evening ends and people pair off, someone is bound to be left in tears.” W.H. Auden, as quoted by QuoteGarden.com .

Inspirational New Years Quotes

Inspirational New Years Quotes, Quotations for New Year’s greetings and holidays. Inspirational New Year Quotes, New Year’s Resolution Courts and New Year some quotes by some of the most famous writers.

Here are some quotes from the New Year you can share your joy by greeting everybody with these quotes from the New Year

“New Year’s Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take more of my time.” ~ James Agate quotes
“An optimist stays until midnight to see the New Year with A pessimist is to ensure that the leaves age.” ~ Bill Vaughan
“Many people look forward to the new year for a new start on old habits.” ~ Anonymous

Imagine, Create, And Participate. Together, these three words are the theme of First Night Monterey 2011.
“First Night is a celebration of imagination because people do many activities with many artistic and artistic experiences in one night,” said Ellen Martin, executive director of the annual festival in downtown Monterey. “First Night is all about participation – and you use your imagination it’s about dreaming of the New Year when you come to the first night, you imagine, you create, you participate …”

Martin said it is this diversity of artistic experience that keeps people returning to the first night, year by year.

Although it is generally not the person at the other end of the line when people call for information when she was in the office a few weeks ago, she decided to answer the phone. Not only did she provide information to people, but has started an informal inquiry.

“I asked how many times people had been at First Night,” said Martin. “To most people it was not once or twice – they were the first several nights.” When she asked what kept people coming back each year, the answer was always the same: First Night is a rare opportunity to see so many dance and musical performances and art exhibitions in a variety of different venues in one place. It is also a place not only to observe art, music and dance, but he creates. It is an event where all generations can rejoice.

Feliz Ano Nuevo

Feliz Ano Nuevo, The tradition of celebrating the New Year and welcome the new shows around the world, but vary the times and ways to celebrate.

The agazajos at the end of a period and preparing to live a new stage has a great significance in many cultures, although the date of the holiday depends on the type of calendar used.

The most common and widespread on the planet is the Gregorian, named after Pope Gregory XIII, who established in 1582 and which proclaims the month of January as the beginning of a cycle that lasts 365 days.

In the Roman Empire, the calendar began on the first day of March; however it was in the eleventh month, called January after the god Janus double-sided, when the consuls of ancient Rome took over the government.

Julius Caesar changed the system in 47 BC, which has become current and antecedent of which were taken the old ways and converted pagan celebration of renewal in religious rites.

With the expansion of Western culture to other countries during the twentieth century, the first of January was adopted as a universal time, even in territories with their own customs, including China, where they use the lunar calendar, in the celebrations which are not covered by an exact day and occurs between 21 January and 21 February.

In other countries also varies the time of the holidays.

Some members of the Orthodox Church kept the Julian calendar and the year are January 14, while the Muslims celebrate the first Muharran date, which varies as it is also governed by the cycles of the moon.

Losar, Tibet, is done between January and March, the Nouruz of Iran in the spring equinox, about March 21, in Thailand, Cambodia, Burma and Bengal New Year falls between 13 and 15 April .

The Mapuche celebrate their version of New Year, We Tripantu, 24 June, the Inti Raymi, the Inca comes two days before and Aymara three.

The Rosh Hashanah of the Jews is often carried out in September, the Ethiopian place the Enkutatash September 11 and according to the French Republican calendar ceremony Vendémiaire lies the first, 22 for the ninth month, while Hindus celebrate the arrival mid-November.

Although different in times and dates, all celebrations are a symbol of recognition of the past and hope for the future.

Happy New Year Wishes

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