Episode 973
New Year's Eve
Wed, 2020-Jan-01 03:00 UTC
Length - 1:39
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With 200,158 views on Tuesday, 31 December 2019 our article of the day is New Year's Eve.
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve (also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries), the last day of the year, is on 31 December. In many countries, New Year's Eve is celebrated at evening social gatherings, where many people dance, eat, drink, and watch or light fireworks. Some Christians attend a watchnight service. The celebrations generally go on past midnight into New Year's Day, 1 January.
Tonga and Kiritimati (Christmas Island), part of Kiribati, are examples of the first places to welcome the New Year while Baker Island in the United States of America is among the last.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 03:00 UTC on Wednesday, 1 January 2020.
For the full current version of the article, see New Year's Eve on Wikipedia.
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