It"s time for the final countdown! New Year"s Eve is celebrated tonight in many countries to see out the old year and hope for the promises of the new one. The traditions of different nations can be quite creative when it comes to saying farewell to the year. If you"re not in the United Kingdom greeting the arrival of midnight with the chimes of London"s Big Ben, you might watch the Times Square Ball Drop in the United States, smash crockery in Denmark, stuff your mouth with grapes for the countdown in Spain or hang onions outside your door in Greece. Celebrators in Thailand might visit a temple for good luck or watch the fireworks illuminating Phra Nakhon Khiri, also known as "holy city hill," based in the historical park of the same name. Wherever you celebrate, have a great one. See you next year!
Happy New Years Eve!
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Tomb of the Golden Pharaoh
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World Childrens Day
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Bungle beehives
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Burns Night
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Ablaze with colour
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Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA
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Wallabies, Australia
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Holding back the tide
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Ride the wave
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A braided river
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Happy Easter!
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Totally Thames Festival, London
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Fly me to the moon
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Merry Christmas!
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Sunset on the Valley of the Moon
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Puffins pucker up
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Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
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Leadenhall Market, London
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A right royal tradition
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Great wildebeest migration at Mara River, Kenya
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Saint Andrews Day
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