New Year

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Across
  1. 1. Name for New Year’s Eve in Germany (9)
  2. 4. Common feeling after New Year’s celebrations (8)
  3. 5. Traditional Japanese noodle dish eaten on New Year’s Eve (4)
  4. 8. Pattern worn in the Philippines on New Year’s Eve for prosperity (8)
  5. 9. Ancient civilization that celebrated the new year in spring (7)
  6. 11. Often released into the sky during Asian New Year celebrations (7)
  7. 13. What people often wish for in the coming year (10)
  8. 16. A promise to improve oneself in the coming year (10)
  9. 17. Tradition of being the earliest visitor to someone’s home after midnight (5,4)
  10. 20. "Happy New Year" in Spanish (5,3,5)
  11. 21. ______ Dumpling, traditional Scottish New Year dessert (7)
  12. 22. Fruit traditionally eaten at midnight in Spain for luck (6)
  13. 23. Vietnamese New Year celebration (3)
  14. 24. Iconic event in Times Square on New Year’s Eve (4,4)
  15. 26. Explosive displays often seen on New Year’s Eve (9)
  16. 28. Bubbly drink often used for New Year’s toasts (9)
  17. 29. Small pieces of paper thrown during celebrations (8)
  18. 30. Act done in China before New Year to remove bad luck (8)
  19. 31. Roman god of beginnings, whom January is named after (5)
Down
  1. 1. Long, colourful strips often hung as decorations (9)
  2. 2. Raising a glass to celebrate the New Year (5)
  3. 3. Time when New Year begins (8)
  4. 6. Traditional New Year’s Eve song (4,4,4)
  5. 7. Traditional Mexican dish served during New Year (7)
  6. 8. Celebration held on New Year’s Eve (5)
  7. 10. Oceanic island that ushers in New Year first (8)
  8. 12. Word describing the holiday spirit (7)
  9. 14. Marking the time as midnight approaches (9)
  10. 15. BBC musical New Year program presented by Jools Holland (10)
  11. 18. Fun and noisy celebrations (7)
  12. 19. Explosive device used to celebrate the New Year (11)
  13. 21. Sounds made by bells to mark the New Year (6)
  14. 25. Scottish celebration of New Year’s Eve (8)
  15. 27. Tradition shared at midnight on New Year’s Eve (4)