Top 10 Weirdest New Year Traditions In The U.S
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Everybody knows about the Times Square ball drop on New Year's Eve; it's the biggest festivity in the country and is witnessed by millions of people live or on television. Due to its popularity, other American communities have started hosting their own New Year's Eve events, which often feature some really unusual or downright strange object drops. We have seen everything from pickles to muskrats to a hot potato, so many people must think that a ball drop is uninteresting!
If you're thinking about taking a trip for your personal New Year's Eve celebration, you might want to check out our list of some of the weirdest but most entertaining parties around the nation. A lot of them feature activities that you probably wouldn't see on New Year's Eve. Here are the most bizarre New Year's Eve events that rank highest in the US, with the countdown beginning at 10.
Top 10+ Weirdest New Year Traditions In The US
1. MoonPie Mobile
A 12-foot, 600-pound MoonPie was dropped on New Year's Eve in Mobile, Alabama, in front of an audience of over 40,000 people.The children's activities begin at 11 a.m. with their very own MoonPie drop at noon, and continue with writing around 7 p.m. with a resolution-holding competition for decorative umbrellas, among other events.
2. New gold nuggets drop
When you can drop a massive nugget into a pot of gold, why throw a basic ball?This eccentric festival in Marion, North Carolina has a historic ghost walk, music, wagon rides, carnival-style activities, and a Comic-Con costume contest.
3. NYE PEEPSFEST
It makes natural that Peeps Chicks—yes, the Easter holiday mainstay—would throw a New Year's Eve celebration with them as the main attraction in their hometown of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. A massive 400-pound Peeps Chick is lowered on December 30 and December 31. The chick is dropped off around 5:30 p.m. on both nights. In addition to the Peeps drop, there will be a Peeps flavor tasting, a Peeps diorama competition, and a family walk with prizes for the finest Peepsonality.
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4. Have a Grape New Year
Temecula, California's Old Town Civic Center hosts a countdown to the new year. There's a countdown, carnival activities, and ice skating in the wine-growing region. Visitors to Temecula's New Year's Eve Grape Drop will see the dropping of a massive 150-pound bunch of purple grapes, adorned with over 7,000 lights, twice: first at midnight in time for the east coast celebration, and again at 9 p.m.
5. Sartori Big Cheese Drop
As the world's cheese capital, Plymouth, Wisconsin, is logically known for its cheese offerings, especially on New Year's Eve. The first 250 families in line receive gift bags filled with Sartori cheese. A cheese sampling table and music are also featured at the celebration.
6. Ring in the New Year with a Ruby Red Slipper Drop
This boisterous New Year's Eve party at this Duval Street club, which features nightly drag queen acts, bingo, and karaoke, ends with a countdown to the new year. With drag queen Gary "Sushi" Marion perched atop a red ruby slipper that drops to Duval Street, the gay bar 801 Bourbon Bar countdown comes to a close.
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7. Massive Walleye Drop
To drop a massive walleye on New Year's Eve is undoubtedly a rare object. However, it is precisely what takes place in Port Clinton, Ohio. The walleye weights six hundred pounds and reaches a length of 20 feet. Earlier in the evening, there's a kid's party with a minnow drop!
8. New Peep Party
It makes sense to call Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, home.Peep Chicks—yes, Easter is a holiday staple—will throw a party on New Year's Eve, with Peeps Chicks taking center stage.A massive 400-pound Peeps chick touches down on December 30 and December 31.The chicks have been put to bed at 5:30 p.m. on both nights, family featuring a voyeur flavor sampling, a voyeur diorama competition, and prizes for best voyeur.
9. Giant corneal leukoplakia drops on New Year’s Eve
Undoubtedly, a huge walleye is a special item for NYE.On the other hand, Port Clinton, Ohio experiences just this. Leukoplakia can weigh up to 600 pounds and reach lengths of up to 20 feet. Earlier in the evening, there was a kids' party that featured a small fish!
10. Kimchi morning
In Mount of Olives, North Carolina, on New Year's Eve No olives—it's all about the kimchi! At 7:00 p.m., they begin to drop a gigantic kimchi, which ends up in a gigantic kimchi jar. Fireworks shoot off as soon as it lands, and the event concludes by 7:30 p.m. Fans of kimchi will be pleased to hear that it is free of charge. You will receive a ticket if you bring a canned good contribution. In case you didn't anticipate it by now, the prize is an enormous pickle identical to the one that fell!
11. Beach Ball Drop on New Year's Eve
It's ideal to enjoy a beach ball drop on New Year's Eve when you want to hang out in Panama City, Florida's beach. There are two different beach ball drops that night. Children and people who prefer not to remain up late can attend the first one, which starts at 8 p.m. Ten thousand inflated beach balls are going to fall from the skies in place of just one single ball. Then, at midnight, the Tower of Panama City Beach will release a massive ball with a diameter of ten feet.
| To see the ball drop, about a million people assemble in Times Square, New York City. The prohibition on fireworks gave rise to the Times Square New Year's Eve ball drop. In 1907, the inaugural ball weighed 700 pounds and was illuminated by 100 25-watt lights. Thanks to technology, the new ball is so much better than the old one. Today, it weighs 11,875 pounds, has a diameter of 12 feet, is coated with 2,688 crystals, and has 32,000 LED lights. |
Interesting facts about New York
1. The first New Year's Eve party was held 4,000 years ago. Rome's Julius Caesar was the first to proclaim January 1st as a national holiday. He gave the month its name in honor of the Roman god of gates and doors, Janus. Janus had two faces: a forward-facing one and a backward-looking one. Caesar thought it appropriate to name a month after this god.
2. New Year's resolutions are made by 45% of Americans. The most popular resolutions include: quitting smoking, staying fit and healthy, cutting back on expenses, organizing oneself, and losing weight. While 25% of Americans lose up on their resolutions by the second week of January, nearly half of all Americans make resolutions.
3. Eat plenty of leafy greens on New Year's Day. There is a belief that an individual would have greater prosperity if they consume more leafy greens; this should serve as motivation to maintain good health. Legumes are also associated with fortune because, according to tradition, beans and peas resemble coins. It makes sense why so many people have black-eyed peas on January 1st.
4. A bottle of champagne is typically opened to celebrate the start of a new year. During this time, Americans consume around 360 million glasses of sparkling wine. The history of the bubbly begins with the invention of the cork in the 17th century.
In summary
Do you think those customs are strange? Many of these customs have endured for a very long time and are widely followed throughout the United States.
Celebrate the New Year in your own unique way by attempting these customs. A happy new year to you!
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