New Years Eve is celebrated on January 1st with noisemakers and fireworks. The ancient Romans originated this holiday in honor of Janus, the god of beginnings and endings, who decided the start of a new year should be celebrated. The Romans used New Years traditions like festivals, gift giving, breaking bad habits, and starting new habits to forget the past and welcome the new year.

1. New Years Eve By Mark Bijan Jillian November 2007

2. Customs and Traditions On this holiday people use noisemakers and fireworks. This holiday is celebrated on January 1st.We celebrate this holiday because of the start of a new year.

3. History of New Years The Ancient Romans where the ones this holiday is in honor of. Janus is the one who decided this should be a holiday. This was in the time of the ancient Romans. Because the Romans wanted to have festivals and give presents to each other and to break bad habits and start new ones . They wanted to forget the past .

4. Works sited Myers, Robert J. &quot;New Year's Day.&quot; World Book Online Reference Center . 2007. [Place of access.] 1 Nov. 2007 <http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar389180>.