こんにちは！

英会話イーオン品川駅前校です♪

今日はRicky先生がアメリカ流の年越しを

教えてくれました(^^♪

海外の年越しといえば、

花火は欠かせないみたいです！

日本では花火は夏の風物詩なので

文化の違いが面白いですよね♪

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Hi everyone,

it is me, Ricky!

Today I will be talking about

how people in the US spend New Years!

New Years in America is,

for most people spent

at home with families.

For some,

they go to big parties to celebrate,

but most people,

will spend it with family.

A lot of tv channels

will have the countdown going on,

Giving many options to

a person on what kind of

entertainment they want to see.

Most will have different types

of concerts and performances

to enjoy.

The most famous countdown

is the one in New York Time Square,

famous for the ball.

There in New York,

many people will gather

for the countdown,

or wait for the ball to drop!

For those of us who stay at home,

one of the most common

traditions we have is to say cheers.

As the New Year happens,

and everyone says Happy New Years,

we will get glasses to say cheers with.

After, some families who

do not live in the big cities

to watch big displays

would shoot fireworks at home.

Sometimes in a community,

many families would gather

and shoot fireworks

they individually bought.

For example,

my family and our neighbors

always gathered together to do this.

It was tradition to take the kids

shopping for fireworks

and try to pick

what we think would be the best.

So for us,

New Years is a time

to celebrate with loved ones,

much as it is here in Japan.

Thank you for taking the time to read,

and have a great new year.