Some statistics about New Year resolutions around the world.
- 23 is the number of hours on the New Year’s eve between Samoa and American Samoa, just 100 miles apart, due to the international date line.
- The tradition of celebrating New Year started around 4000 years back.
- At the stroke of midnight Spaniards consume 12 grapes and try to eat all of them before the clock stops chiming. The grapes represent good luck.
- In New York nearly one million people converge to watch the New Year’s eve ball drop down.
- 2 tons of Confetti is released.
- In London, around 3 lakh people gathered to enjoy the fireworks display around and above the London eye.
- In Paris, the brilliant display of fireworks on the Eiffel tower is cherishable.
- In Rio De Janeiro around 2 million people gather on the beach for the parties.
- In Sidney, 1.6 million people gather on the harbour and 2.6 million watching fireworks on TV.
Source:Visual.ly