All People throughout the world celebrate the arrival of the New Year in different ways. As this theme is common to all cultures, it will allow a cross cultural comparison. I hope that this article will help you to appreciate other traditions, consequently enriching your personal knowledge about human relations.
The objects and traditions on this page all refer to New Year’s Celebration’s. Try to say which country or city each illustration refers to. Choose from:
China – Israel – New York – London – Scotland – India
Now Listen and Check
TRUE/FALSE Questions
Read the following statements and decide whether they are true or false. Circle either true or false.
1. In London on New Year’s Eve people meet near Buckingham Palace.
TRUE / FALSE
2. In New York there’s a big celebration, people meet in Time Square, singing and greeting the New Year.
TRUE / FALSE
3. In Scotland people sing the song called Auld Lang Syne.
TRUE / FALSE
4. In China people believe that the evil spirits like loud noises.
TRUE / FALSE
5. In India there is a beautiful festival where people put flowers around temples.
TRUE / FALSE
6. In Israel, during the Jewish New Year, there is a special religious service called Rosh Hashanah.
TRUE / FALSE
