New Year's Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Expressing joy and positivity during New Year celebrations.
  2. 8. We do this to the New Year, counting backward from 10 to 1.
  3. 9. Colorful explosions in the sky to mark the beginning of the New Year.
  4. 10. The first month of the year.
  5. 12. The time the clock strikes 12 to welcome the New Year.
Down
  1. 1. A promise or goal we set for ourselves at the start of the year.
  2. 3. The feeling of joy and contentment often associated with the New Year.
  3. 4. We fill these with air to make decorations for New Year parties.
  4. 5. We __________ the New Year with parties and joy!
  5. 6. Tiny pieces of colored paper thrown during New Year celebrations.
  6. 7. A gathering of friends and family to welcome the New Year.
  7. 11. To start fresh or make something new at the beginning of the year.