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1、NewYear'sDayLikemanypeopleallovertheworld,Americansenjoycelebratingthearrivalofeachnewyear.AlmosteveryonemakesanoccasionofNewYear'sEveinordertoseetheoldyearoutandwelcomethenewone.InNewYork,afavoritegatheringplaceonDecember31isNewYorkCity'sTimesSquare.Thousand
2、sofAmericansandinternationaltouristscrowdthisfamousspot(attheintersectionofBroadwayandSeventhAvenue)andcranetheirneckstowatchfor"HappyNewYear"toflashacrosstheelectronicallycontrolledsignthatmovesaround.Whenthemomentarrivesbedlambreaksforth.Bellsring,whistlesb
3、low,peoplecheerwiththeirhappyexcitement. Thecheerfulscenegoesoneafteranotherinpublicsquaresthroughoutthecountry,butnotatthesamemoment.BecauseofthefourtimezonesintheUnitedStatestheNewYearcomestotheCentralStatesonehourlater,totheMountainStatestwohourslater,and
4、finallytotheWesternStatesthreehoursaftertheEasternStateshavesaidgoodbyetoanotheryear.Sobyfollowingtheradioandtelevisionbroadcastseveryonecanenjoythefestivitiesinotherpartsofthecountryaswellastheirown. Somepeopleprefertoseetheoldyearoutatachurchservice.Althou
5、ghtheholidaydoesnothavereligiousorigin,manychurcheshold"WatchNight"servicesonNewYear’sEve.ThosewhogotochurchescansolemnlyrenewtheirdedicationtoGodforthecomingyear. Thecustomofvisitingfriends,relativesandneighborsisoneofthepopularactivitiesonNewYear’sDay.Th
6、isactivityiscalledOpenHouse.ThecustomofOpenHousewasinauguratedbyGeorgeWashingtonduringhisfirsttermasPresident.OnJanuary1,1789,PresidentWashingtonfirstopenedthedoorsofhisofficialresidencetoallwhowishedtocome.AnOpenHouseisjustwhatthenameimplies:thefrontdoorisle
7、ftopen.Insidethedoorthereisaspiritofrelaxedcordiality,andguestsarefreetoarriveandleavewhentheylike.Invitationsmaysaysimply,"Dropinafterthegame"or"ComedrinkaNewYear’stoastwithus".OnJanuary1,now,familieshold"OpenHouse"sothattheirfriendscanvisitthemthroughoutthe
8、daytoexpressgoodwishesforthenewyear. ManychampionshipfootballgamesarescheduledforNewYear’sDay,andthereisusuallyanelaborateparadebeforeeachfootballgame.Often,muchofthedayisspentwatchingth
