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New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day

• What is New Year’s Eve, and why do we celebrate it?
• How do you celebrate New Year’s Day?
• What was your New Year’s resolution this year? Did you have one last year? If so, were you able to keep it?
• Why do people make New Year’s resolutions? What is the funniest one you have ever heard?
• What was the best year of your life that you could remember?
• What was the best and worst part of last year? Name one success and one failure you had last year.
• How will this year be different from last year? What kind of goals do you have planned to accomplish? Will you focus more on work, school, sports, personal relationships, being more social, working on yourself, or something else?
• What is the best memory you made last year? How did this moment make you feel? What memories do you hope to make this year? Who do you expect is in these memories?
• If you could go to another country for a New Year’s Eve celebration, which country would it be? Why? Who would you bring?
• People say that with the new year, you have a fresh start; this is the best time to make positive changes. Do you agree or disagree with this?
• What is something new you will try this year? Is it something that you just learned about and are excited to try, or is it something that you are afraid of and want to overcome?
• Are any significant events happening this year with you or your family? How do you feel about it?
• What do you do to celebrate this holiday? Do you see friends and family or have a quiet night at home?
• Do you watch the ball drop on the TV, or have you ever been there in person?
• What is the first country to start the New Year, and which is the last?
• Do all countries celebrate New Year’s Eve?
• If you could have your ball drop, what would you drop? What state or country would you pick?
• What year would you choose if you could travel back to any year?
• Do some states or cities have their ball drop? If so, what do they drop?