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Christmas and New Year is one of the most special holidays in the world. At this time everyone forgets about the problems and starts preparing for the New Year. It was from London that such a tradition as sending cards came out. The first New Year greeting card was printed in1843 and leaving it unanswered is not an accepted behavior. In England, Christmas is considered to be a favorite holiday for everyone. However, with Big Ben in London. However, the British are flocking to the New Year to see the beautiful fireworks, which distinguishes London from a city with many traditions. Imagine the work of Jules Verne “Around the World In 80 Days’’. Mr. Fogg and his friend in the New Year. “80 days around the earth”. It is a Jules Verne adventure novel. The book was first published in 1873. The novel describes the journey of Mr. Fogg, his French servant John Passepourt, around the earth. Hitting a circle for the earth is considered impossible in 80 days. Majesty Queen Victoria even steamships can’t do that but punctual Phileas Fogg said it could orbit the earth in 80 days. Phileas Fogg is a wealthy English man who has no family. He has a friend-John Passepourt and he is French.
Phileas Fogg decided to call his friend to meet together in the New Year. Traditionally New Year was not celebrated as widely as Christmas. However, Phileas Fogg and his friend still visited the high clock tower called, “Big Ben’’. They also visited the restaurant, where they had a lot of fun. They tasted a traditional English goose dish and even performed a New Year’s song (Auld Lang Syne). They sang, danced and decorated the table with their toasts. They would have problems in the future as they got older but that did not stop them from continuing their activities. I celebrate The Georgian New Year in the traditional Georgian way. I put presents for my parents on the Christmas tree and I also receive presents from them. I don’t believe in Santa Claus because I know that parents leave gifts. Fun and merriment begin at twelve o’clock at night. May Georgia be united in 2022 and may all children have a happy and joyful life.
