How do Americans Celebrate the New Year
hi everybody I’m Alicia from English
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do you know how Americans celebrate New
Year’s Day in this lesson you’ll learn
some important phrases about American
New Year’s and some valuable cultural
tips
in English the first day of the year is
called New Year’s Day New Year’s Day
during this day almost everyone gets a
day off from work closed stores gas
stations and other businesses are common
sights on January 1st in the u.s. the
largest parties in the nation are
celebrated the night before so Americans
tend to take it easy on this day
on New Year’s Day we greet each other by
saying Happy New Year Happy New Year
on the other hand when you meet a group
of people on New Year’s Day you can say
Happy New Year everyone happy new year
everyone
Americans also celebrate the holiday
with special events and customs the most
popular one is New Year’s resolutions
New Year’s resolutions it’s a promise
that a person makes to do something new
such as a healthy activity it could also
be to stop or give up a bad habit and
it’s often a lifestyle change New Year’s
resolutions are popular in the United
States though often not really seriously
followed most of the time people will
promise to give up a bad habit or start
a healthy new habit over the course of
the new year popular resolutions include
quitting smoking losing weight becoming
more ambitious with goals and getting a
better job
on this special day American people also
have a New Year’s party New Year’s party
it’s a party either at home or at a bar
with friends and family people countdown
the last seconds of the old year and
welcome the new one one of the biggest
celebrations in the nation is held in
Times Square in New York this is
typically regarded as the official New
Year party for the entire country though
each timezone rings in the New Year with
its own celebration
let’s wrap up this lesson by recapping
what you’ve learned listen to the phrase
and repeat after me New Year’s Day
New Year’s Day Happy New Year
happy new year new year’s resolutions
New Year’s resolutions New Year’s party
New Year’s party well done you just
learned how Americans celebrate New
Year’s Day and some important facts
about the holiday and if you really want
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I’ll see you next time bye