Happy New Year!

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Across
  1. 2. The start of something new, like a new year.
  2. 6. A system used to organize days, weeks, and months of the year.
  3. 8. Small pieces of colored paper thrown during celebrations.
  4. 10. The duration of 365 (or 366) days.
  5. 12. Achievements people aim for as part of their New Year’s resolutions.
  6. 14. Transparent material often used for drinking at New Year’s celebrations.
  7. 15. A device that tells time, often watched at midnight on New Year’s Eve.
  8. 16. The day of January when the New Year starts.
Down
  1. 1. A sequence of backward counting leading to midnight.
  2. 3. Promises people make to improve themselves in the New Year.
  3. 4. A bubbly drink often associated with New Year’s toasts.
  4. 5. The first month of the year.
  5. 7. The time when one year officially ends, and another begins.
  6. 9. Explosive displays of light often seen at midnight on New Year’s Eve.
  7. 11. A social gathering to celebrate the New Year.
  8. 13. Decorations often used at parties to celebrate the New Year.