Across
- 1. it drops 43m in 60 seconds and its no apple
- 7. a promise to do better
- 8. new year we should yell this at midnight tonight
- 9. 5-4-3-2-1
- 10. we should also do this at midnight tonight
- 12. italians wear these in red to bring good luck - not outer garments
- 14. the first major new year celebrations are here and its not an opera
Down
- 2. first observed 4000 years ago in the hanging gardens perhaps
- 3. noisy explosions to ward off evil spirits
- 4. he established January 1 as new years day and the Juliun calendar
- 5. we throw bits of paper in the air to celebrate
- 6. iranian new year
- 11. in spain they eat 12 of these hoping for 12 happy months, before they ferment
- 13. the Thai celebrate by splashing this on each other