🇺🇸 New York City, USA · Article 21
New York, USA: The Iconic Times Square Ball Drop
At New York's Times Square, the last minute of December becomes a global television image.
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Beach rituals, sparkling city streets, cultural parades and symbolic gestures of good luck.
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🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Article 22
Brazil's Reveillon: Jumping Seven Waves
Brazil's Réveillon is particularly striking on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach, where huge crowds wearing white gather near the ocean to welcome midnight.
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🇲🇽 Mexico · Article 23
Mexico: Lentils, Grapes, and Sweeping Out the Old
Mexico's Año Nuevo combines festive gatherings with small acts intended to make the home and the coming year feel new.
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🇨🇦 Canada · Article 24
Canada: The Polar Bear Plunge
Canada's New Year can be cozy indoors or dramatically outdoors.
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🇦🇷 Argentina · Article 25
Argentina: Running With Empty Suitcases
In Argentina, New Year's Eve is often a long summer night of family dinners, laughter and plans for the coming year.
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🇨🇴 Colombia · Article 26
Colombia: Yellow Underwear and Burning the 'Año Viejo'
Colombia approaches the new year with an expressive mix of family food, street laughter and symbols for what people hope will change.
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🇵🇪 Peru · Article 27
Peru: Shamanic Rituals and Yellow Flowers
In Peru, Año Nuevo mixes Spanish-language countdowns with local practices shaped by the Andes, coastal cities and diverse spiritual traditions.
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🇨🇱 Chile · Article 28
Chile: The Valparaíso Fireworks and Cemetery Countdowns
Chile's long coastline and lively urban culture make its New Year's Eve unusually varied.
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🇨🇷 Costa Rica · Article 29
Costa Rica: Fiestas Palmares and Beach Countdowns
Costa Rica welcomes January in the heart of its dry-season travel period, when warm evenings bring people to beach towns and family gatherings.
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🇧🇸 Bahamas · Article 30
The Bahamas: The Junkanoo Parade
The Bahamas begins January with the exuberant rhythm of Junkanoo, an elaborate street-parade tradition that makes drums, cowbells, brass and inventive costumes…
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