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New Year Celebration 2012
New Year begins from the eve of the earlier year on December 31st. this is the last day of the Gregorian calendar and its identity of its own is well-known.
The New Year is practiced with parties, social gatherings and fun until the midnight 12. The anxiety of the parties continues until the New Year begins.
Majority of the celebrations in India regarding New Year is apparent in metropolitan cities such as Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi and Hyderabad.
People normally gather as well as host parties in association with dinner as well as drinks.
These celebrations start in the dusk and youth take active part in these celebrations. New Year is enjoyed with fireworks and there are lots of parties with concerts. Celebrities of India as well as the film stars perform in the concerts.
However, the entry is fixed to such places and hence early bookings are ideal so that there is the surety of being a part of the celebrations.
On such occasions in India such as the New Year the rates are high, but people do not hesitate shelling out some extra amounts. The New Year eve takes new dimensions and this is owing to the western countries influence.
The pubs and discos are packed in the bigger cities with young people and the senior citizens as well as elder people prefer family gatherings and social parties at restaurants in the aim of preserving the comfort level.
The activities include private parties, private gatherings, celebrity shows, public concerts and certainly fireworks. This eve has acquired importance as this immediately follows the Christmas.
The enthusiasm continues until the New Year and people give importance to cuisine as well as other delicacies while dining at their restaurants. These cities are decorated and the lightings on the roads add to the enthusiasm.
This is the reason that India is referred to as a land of celebrations. Having diverse traditions and culture also India enjoys every tradition and custom. The gamut of festivals is made as an occasion in India and everyone enjoys it with jubilation.
New Year in India is done in many ways and at different times based on the regional cultures. It has cultural and historical roots. It gives an insight of the other festivals celebrated in India.
Diwali is the New Year for people in Gujarat. Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh celebrate the New Year as Ugadi and this mostly falls in the month of March.
Kerala observes the New Year on the Vishu day. Similarly, the Tamil Nadu observes their New Year on April 14th. However, besides all these individual religion New Years, January 1st is considered to be the New Year by all.
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