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Friday, January 2, 2009

Celebrations of New Year Eve




Celebrations of New Year Eve have become more popular in the country from last decade. The Eve is celebrated with great gusto and zeal all over the country.

Although it is considered that celebrations for the New Year Eve are the outcome of the western influence but every festival celebrated in India reflects the richness of Indian culture. Same go true for the New Year Eve’s celebrations.

New Year Eve’s celebrations are the perfect blend of the western and Indian culture. People adorn their houses with fresh flowers and colorful rangoli on the occasion. The eve comes with exciting plans for each age group.

People plan their programs for the New Year Eve well in advance right from youth to elder people. Youth wait eagerly for the day and have their own styles to welcome the New Year by enjoying together with friends and family members.

Metropolitan cites have special charisma of New Year Eve. The cities are decorated and there are a lot of lightings on the roads and many such efforts are taken to add to the enthusiasm in the air. The discos and pubs in these cities are found jam packed with the younger people. Metro cities also organize concerts or musical shows for the entertainment of the public.

The elder people and other senior citizens enjoy family gatherings and social parties at restaurants or houses while some few prefer watching different programs on television. There is also trend of playing several indoor games which are designed by the hosts of the party. The major heart throb of the evening which is practiced almost every place of the celebration is the sparkling fireworks right at the time of the farewell of the older year and welcome of the New Year.







New Year is a spanking new initiation of freshness almost in every sphere of life. New Year Eve is the most awaited festival across the world. People wait for the festival with high excitement as it marks the new beginning of the next phase of life. The New Year Carnival in India is perhaps one of the occasions which quite ideally unfurl the real allure of the country where tradition and culture blends with convention and rituals.New Year Eve New Year Eve

The craze for the festival in India has risen from recent past due to the influence of western culture. December 31st is celebrated as New Year’s Eve, the final day of the Gregorian Year, and the day before the New Year's Day. The celebration of the day usually starts in the evening and gets to full swing at 12 "0" clock midnight and lasts till late night.

In India, New Year celebrations are lavish and grand in metropolitan cities with the western influence while in smaller cities and towns these celebrations tend to be comparatively unfussy. There is the trend of family and friend’s gatherings and partying together on this eve to bid farewell to the by-gone year and welcome the New Year bountifully. Many discos and restaurants organize special programs and sparkling fireworks for the celebration.

The breeze of celebrations of New Year Eve is followed by New Year’s Day that is the day after the New Year Eve, January 1st. All people try to follow their New Year resolutions, right from the first day of the New Year. People exchange gifts and welcome the coming year with lots of pleasure and excitement.

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