Vocabulário de Ano Novo em Inglês
Noite de Ano Novo - 31 de dezembro - Reveilon - New Year's Eve
Dia 01 de janeiro - Primeiro dia do ano - New Year's Day
Projetos para o Ano Novo - New Year's Projects
Fogos de Artifício - Fireworks display
Feliz ano novo - Happy New Year
Te desejo um feliz ano novo - I wish you a happy new year.
Boas Festas - seasons Greetings
Coisas que as pessoas fazem no Réveillon – Things people do on New Year's Eve
fazer promessas de ano novo - make New Year's resolutions
reunir-se com os amigos – get together with friends
ir a festas de Ano-novo – go to New Year's parties
fazer contagem regressiva – countdown to midnight
varar a noite - stay out all night
About New Year...
New Year's Day is the first day of the calendar year. It is celebrated as a holiday in almost every country in the world. It is a time of gaiety, sharing with friends, remembering the past, and hoping for good things in the future. In the United States, thousands of people jam Times Square
 in New York City to welcome the New Year at midnight. The transition between New Year's Eve and New Year's Day is an exciting one. In Times Square, people count down the seconds to welcome the new day as the New Year ball slowly descends and lights up the area.
Not all countries or cultures celebrate New Year on January 1st. The Chinese, Egyptian, Jewish, Roman, and Mohammedan years all have different start dates. Chinese New Year starts on a different day each year. Thousands of years ago, the Egyptians celebrated their New Year about the middle of June. That was the time when the Nile River usually overflowed. January 1st was recognized as New Year's Day in the 1500's with the introduction of the Gregorian Calendar. The Julian Calendar places the New Year on January 14. The Jewish New Year, a feast day, is celebrated about the time of the fall equinox, in late September.
In ancient Rome, the first day of the New Year honored Janus, the god of gates, doors, beginnings and endings - the month of January, named after Janus, was originally called 'Januarius'. Janus had two faces - one which looked ahead to see what the new year would bring, and the other looked backward to see what happened during the past year. Ancient Romans celebrated New Years by giving gifts to friends and family members - some even gave gifts to Senators in exchange for favors!
In England, Druid priests celebrated their New Year on March 10. They gave branches of mistletoe to people for charms. Later, English people followed the custom of cleaning their chimneys on New Year's Day. The English believed this brought good luck to the household for the coming year. The expression "cleaning the slate" came from this custom. It means making resolutions to correct faults and bad habits. People resolve to make themselves better in the New Year. It is still customary even today to make a list of New Years resolutions for the coming year.
From: http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/new-years-day/about.htm
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