New Year's celebrations in America always __________ on the night of December 31, __________ Year's Eve. On this night people __________ up until at least midnight so __________ can welcome in the New Year. __________ Year's Eve is celebrated by going __________ parties and making lots of noise, __________ at the strike of midnight. The __________ of making noise at mid-night has __________ roots in ancient days when people __________ that the noise scared away evil __________ that roamed the earth on this __________.

On New Year's Day, it __________ customary for people to eat black-eyed peas because eating black-eyed peas is supposed __________ bring good luck for the coming __________. They also look forward to the __________ year by making new year resolutions. __________ year resolutions are goals that people __________ to achieve during the upcoming year.

__________ Year's day is also __________ time to relax family and friends. __________ Tournament of Roses, a parade in Pasadena, California, is watch by millions of __________, either in person or on television. __________ floats in the Tournament of Roses __________ known for the beautiful flowers that __________ used to make the floats. After __________ parade the most famous college football __________ in America, the Rose Bowel, is __________.