New Year Vocabulary, czyli o Nowym Roku po angielsku

1st January – the first day of the year when using the Gregorian calendar
31st December – the last day of the year when using the Gregorian calendar 
Balloons – small inflatable decorations for parties
Banquet – a large formal meal that many people attend as a party
Buffet – a meal where people select their own food while standing up
Calendar – a written record of the days and months in each year
Celebration – a happy gathering of people to mark a special occasion
Champagne – a white wine with bubbles in it that is drunk a celebrations
Clock – a device that measure the passing of time
Confetti – small pieces of colored paper that are thrown in the air during certain celebrations
Countdown – to count backwards (from a higher number to a lower one) to the start of a specific event
Crowd – a large group of people
Custom – a specific action that is always done in the same way and at the same time
Dance – to move in time with music
Decorations – the items used to make something more beatify or nice to look at
Eve – the day before another day on which something happens
Family – the group of people that you are related to
Fancy dress – the clothes worn at a party were people dress-up as something different
Fireworks – a small explosive that produces bright colors that people use a celebrations
Gathering – a group of people that come together for the same occasion
Gregorian calendar – the most widely used dating system that started in Europe
Hangover – the after effects of drinking too much alcohol
Hogmanay – the traditional Scottish name for New Year
Holiday – a time when you do not need to work
Host/hostess – the person who gives and organizes a party
Invitation – a request for someone to attend an event or party
Invite – to ask someone to attended an event or party
Lunar New Year – the new year under the Chinese calendar
Midnight – the time in the middle of the night when one day ends and another day starts
Music – the pleasant sound that people listen to for enjoyment
New Year – the time when the last year ends and the next one starts  (the 1st of January in the Gregorian calendar)
New Year’s Day – the first day of the year (the 1st of January in the Gregorian calendar)
New Year’s Eve – the last day of the year  (the 31st of December in the Gregorian calendar)
Nightclub – a building where people go to dance and drink until very late at night
Noisemakers – an item that is used at a celebration to make happy noise
Public holiday – a day when the whole country does not need to work
Resolution – a promise to do something or to change something during the following year
Reveler – a person who is attending a party
Sale – the act of selling items for a reduced price
Songkran – the traditional Thai new year that is celebrated in April
Stroke of midnight – the precise moment when a clock goes from 11.59pm to 12.00am
Toast – to celebrate an occasion or person by drinking something
Tradition – the actions and situations that are always done the same way each year
Vow – to promise to do something

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