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Today, around the world

Sunday, December 31. What the world marks, and the firsts that happened on this day.

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What the world marks

William Starkey , Fireworks at Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebration - geograph.org.uk - 3277883 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

ScotlandHogmanayFirst-footing: the first guest across the threshold brings the year's luck.

Martin.vascovinueza, New Year's Eve effigies in Cuenca, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

SpainNew Year's EveTwelve grapes, one for each stroke of midnight.

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Firsts, not anniversaries

No firsts are recorded for this day yet.

The week ahead, around the world

The same subject is marked on different dates almost everywhere.

Monday, Jan 1New Year's Day · Worldwide — The first day of the Gregorian year.

Monday, Jan 1Independence Day · Haiti — Haiti became independent in 1804, the first free Black republic.

Saturday, Jan 6Three Kings' Day (Día de Reyes) · Spain · Latin America — Children wake to gifts from the Magi, and a ring-shaped roscón is shared.

Sunday, Jan 7Christmas, by the Julian calendar · Ethiopia · Russia · Serbia · Egypt's Copts — Churches that keep the old calendar mark Christmas on January 7.

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