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1、NewYear'sDayLikemanypeopleallovertheworld,Americansenjoycelebratingthearrivalofeachnewyear.AlmosteveryonemakesanoccasionofNewYear'sEveinordertoseetheoldyearoutandwelcomethenewone.InNewYork,afavoritegatheringplaceonDecember31isNewYorkCity'sTimesSquare.ThousandsofAmericansandinternationalt

2、ouristscrowdthisfamousspot(attheintersectionofBroadwayandSeventhAvenue)andcranetheirneckstowatchfor"HappyNewYear"toflashacrosstheelectronicallycontrolledsignthatmovesaround.Whenthemomentarrivesbedlambreaksforth.Bellsring,whistlesblow,peoplecheerwiththeirhappyexcitement.　　Thecheerfulscene

3、goesoneafteranotherinpublicsquaresthroughoutthecountry,butnotatthesamemoment.BecauseofthefourtimezonesintheUnitedStatestheNewYearcomestotheCentralStatesonehourlater,totheMountainStatestwohourslater,andfinallytotheWesternStatesthreehoursaftertheEasternStateshavesaidgoodbyetoanotheryear.So

4、byfollowingtheradioandtelevisionbroadcastseveryonecanenjoythefestivitiesinotherpartsofthecountryaswellastheirown.　　Somepeopleprefertoseetheoldyearoutatachurchservice.Althoughtheholidaydoesnothavereligiousorigin,manychurcheshold"WatchNight"servicesonNewYear’sEve.Thosewhogotochurchescansol

5、emnlyrenewtheirdedicationtoGodforthecomingyear.  　　Thecustomofvisitingfriends,relativesandneighborsisoneofthepopularactivitiesonNewYear’sDay.ThisactivityiscalledOpenHouse.ThecustomofOpenHousewasinauguratedbyGeorgeWashingtonduringhisfirsttermasPresident.OnJanuary1,1789,PresidentWashington

6、firstopenedthedoorsofhisofficialresidencetoallwhowishedtocome.AnOpenHouseisjustwhatthenameimplies:thefrontdoorisleftopen.Insidethedoorthereisaspiritofrelaxedcordiality,andguestsarefreetoarriveandleavewhentheylike.Invitationsmaysaysimply,"Dropinafterthegame"or"ComedrinkaNewYear’stoastwith

7、us".OnJanuary1,now,familieshold"OpenHouse"sothattheirfriendscanvisitthemthroughoutthedaytoexpressgoodwishesforthenewyear.　　ManychampionshipfootballgamesarescheduledforNewYear’sDay,andthereisusuallyanelaborateparadebeforeeachfootballgame.Often,muchofthedayisspentwatchingth