Which calendar is used for the official New Year's Day date of January 1 in most countries today?
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Gregorian calendar
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Which calendar is used for the official New Year's Day date of January 1 in most countries today?
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Gregorian calendar
Which Scottish poet wrote down the best-known lyrics of “Auld Lang Syne” in 1788?
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Robert Burns
In which year did London first stage its New Year's Eve fireworks beside the London Eye?
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2000
Which city stages the world's largest New Year's Eve fireworks display over Copacabana Beach?
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Rio de Janeiro
Which 1904 newspaper promotion helped start the New Year's Eve celebration in New York City's Times Square?
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The New York Times
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Which calendar reform moved New Year's Day to January 1 in many Catholic countries in 1582?
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The Gregorian calendar
What does the Spanish New Year's Eve tradition of eating 12 grapes symbolize?
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The 12 months of the year