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| New Year's Day is the first day of the year. In modern times, it is 1 1st. It is a time for looking forward and wishing for a 2 year ahead. People welcome in the New Year on the 3 before. This is called New Year's Eve. All over Britain there are parties, fireworks (烟火), singing and dancing, to ring (鸣钟) out the Old Year and ring 4 the New Year. In the 5 days, the New Year 6 with a special custom (习俗) called "first footing". It was supposed to 7 good luck to people for the coming year. When January 1st started, people usually waited behind their doors 8 a person with dark hair to 9 . The 10 carried a piece of coal (煤炭), some bread, some 11 and some green plants. These were all for good luck-the coal to make sure that the house would always be 12 , the bread to make sure everyone in the house would have enough food to 13 , money to make sure they would have enough money, and the green plants to make sure that they had a 14 life. The visitor would then take some dust (尘土) out of the house with him-that was saying 15 to the old year. | ||||
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