New Year Vocabulary, czyli o Nowym Roku po angielsku

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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