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Word of the Weektradition — the handing downof statements, beliefs, legends.Customs, etc. from generationto generation, esp. by word ofmouth or practice.

New Year’s GamesGUESSING THE RESOLUTIONSMake each of your guests writedown resolutions, each on its ownslip of paper. Pull one slip of paperout of a basket at a time and read itout loud. Everyone has to writedown who they think made eachresolution. At the end of the read-ings, the person who guessed themost correctly wins a prize. Readsome of the wrong guesses outloud for fun!

CELEBRITY HUNTEveryone writes the name of acelebrity, famous person or charac-ter on a piece of paper and thenthey stick to the forehead of theplayer on their left (use tape oroffice Post-It notes). Make sure theydon’t see the name. Now the gamestarts. Everyone else can see yourforehead. The objective is to workout who you are. Going around thetable, each payer takes a turn toask the party questions about whothey are – answers can be YES orNO only. If you get a YES you maycontinue asking, if you get a NOplay moves on to the left. Last per-son to guess their name is theloser.

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Many countries have traditions thatthey believe will bring good luck for thenew year.In Puerto Rico, children enjoy throw-

ing pails of water out the window atmidnight. Some believe that this ridstheir home of any evil spirits!In Spain, when the clock strikes mid-

night, the people eat 12 grapes. Onegrape for every stroke of the clock torepresent each month in the year. Eachgrape is said to bring good luck in thenew year.In Switzerland, they believe that

good luck comes from letting a drop ofcream land on the floor on New Year'sDay.In France, people eat a stack of pan-

cakes for luck and good health.In Belgium, farmers wish their ani-

mals a Happy New Year for blessings.In Armenia, the Armenian women

cook a special bread for their family.The bread is kneaded with luck andgood wishes pressed into the doughbefore it is cooked.In Northern Portugal, children go

caroling from home to home and aregiven treats and coins. They sing oldsongs or "Janeiros," which are said tobring good luck.In Romania, the Romanians have a

tradition of listening to hear if the farmanimals talk on New Year's Day. If theanimals talk, it is considered bad luck.So they are always relieved when theydo not hear any talking animals!In Bolivia, families make beautiful lit-

tle wood or straw dolls to hang outsidetheir homes to bring good luck.In many countries, it is thought that

a person can affect the luck they willhave throughout the coming year bywhat they do or eat on the first day ofthe new year. For that reason, it hasbecome common for folks to celebratethe first few minutes of a brand newyear in the company of family andfriends. Parties often last into the middleof the night after the ringing in of a newyear. It was once believed that the firstvisitor on New Year's Day would bringeither good luck or bad luck the rest ofthe year. It was particularly lucky if thefirst visitor happened to be a tall, dark-haired man.Traditional New Year foods also are

thought to bring luck. Many culturesbelieve that anything in the shape of aring is good luck, because it symbolizescoming full circle – that is completing a

year's cycle. For that reason, the Dutchbelieve that eating doughnuts on NewYear's Day will bring good fortune.Many parts of the United States cel-

ebrate the new year by eating black-eyed peas. They are usually eaten withham or some cut of pork meat. Black-eyed peas and other legumes havebeen considered good luck in many cul-tures. The hog and its meat is consid-ered lucky because it symbolizes pros-perity.Cabbage is another "good luck" veg-

etable that is consumed on New Year'sDay by many. Cabbage leaves also areconsidered a sign of prosperity.Cabbage is representative of papermoney! In some regions, rice is a luckyfood that is eaten on New Year's Day.

CREATE YOUR OWN TIMECAPSULEPut anything you want toremember along with yourresolutions in a container andthen hide it till next year.

GUESS HOW MANYOBJECTS IN A JARFill a clear glass or plastic jar(with a secure lid) with a

known quantity (yes, youhave to count them!) ofcandy, marbles, pennies, tinytoy cars or some other itemthat ties in with the theme ofyour party. Decorate the jarand lid with stickers and abow and place on the arrivalactivity table. Provide slips ofpaper for guests to write theirnames and their “guess” and

a small basket or box to col-lect the entries. At the end ofthe party, award the jar ofgoodies to the child with theclosest guess.

SCAVENGER HUNTSome ideas: a party hat,streamers, noise makers,plastic champagne glass, aclock, Happy NewYear card,

Happy NewYear balloon,drink stirrers, coasters,chocolate coins, a calendaror silver bells to ring in theNewYear.

WORD GAMEWhoever creates the mostwords out of the letters inHappy NewYear, wins!

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