The New Year’s Eve is the chance for grateful entertaining in the USA.
There are merry masquerade balls and holidays parties. After midnight according to the old traditions all guests must unmask.
Very much people go to the street at the New Year’s night. They meet on the Times Square. This is the heart of New York City. It is very noisy, because of the crowd. Only on this night a lot of people are here.
There is an old and beautiful tradition to drop a lighted ball slowly from the top of the house. All people enjoy counting down then the ball drops. When it reaches the bottom, bells ring, sirens sound, firecrackers explode, people hug and kiss, and shout «Happy New Year!» Everyone drinks a toast to the New Year and sings «Auld Lang Sync». The people drink champagne.
It is normal that they believed that everything done or not done on the opening day of the year would influence the next twelve months.
Nothing is allowed to be taken out of the house on New Year’s Day. Thus, normally rich families would refuse to lend anything on this day.
My favorite holiday is new year. Santa Claus brings gifts to children. We're a family decorating the tree. It turns out very beautiful! So exciting to expect the new year! When the chimes strike 12, glasses go up and joy fills the house. I love walking among the big snowdrifts inspecting Christmas decorations on the streets. How beautiful! Looking forward to new year 2020 to celebrate it with my family. It will be very soon.
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Мой любимый праздник-Новый год. Дед Мороз приносит подарки детям. Мы семья, украшающая елку. Получается очень красиво! Так волнительно ожидать новый год! Когда куранты бьют 12, бокалы поднимаются и радость наполняет дом. Я люблю ходить среди больших сугробов, осматривая рождественские украшения на улицах. Как красиво! С нетерпением жду Нового года 2020, чтобы отпраздновать его с моей семьей. Это будет очень скоро.
I have a very good friend. His (her) name is ... Friends are very important in our life. I think one cannot live without friends. The most important thing for being good friends, to my mind, is to be ready to help one another in any situation, nevertheless how difficult it is, to support one another and to solve all the problems together. And never mind, that the friends may have different interests and hobbies, different likes and dislikes. They say that the friend in need is a friend indeed. I think it is really so.
My friend and I always do our best to help one another. We discuss all our troubles and try to find the best decision in any situation. My friend is a very good, kind and clever boy (girl). We often spend our free time together. It is not very easy now, because both of us are very busy — we are going to enter institutes and have a lot of work to do.
My friend is going to become a doctor (a teacher, an engineer, a lawyer). Our future professions are different (the same) and the subjects we have to study are different (the same) too, but (and) we like to work together and to help one another in our study.