Peko PalNew Year Around the World
How six places welcome the new year: twelve grapes in Spain, first-footing at Hogmanay in Scotland, 108 temple bells in Japan, jumping off a chair in Denmark, a coin cake in Greece and twelve round fruits in the Philippines. A second page tells why January 1 starts the year, from Julius Caesar to Times Square, and has a matching game of how to say Happy New Year in six places. Every fact is checked, and it notes that many families keep other new years too.
- Ages
- 6–12
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- 2
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- Activity