Like people all over the world, Americans carry out traditions on the last day of the year to let go of the past and latch on to the future. Fireworks, champagne and midnight smooching are among the festive ways New Years is celebrated in the U.S. Many people enjoy welcoming in the New Year with family and friends, while others prefer a public celebration amongst a crowd of boisterous revelers.
Times Square
Watching the colorful, crystal ball drop in Time Square never gets old for the TV viewers who turn on their TV sets every December 31. Since 1907, barring World War II years, New York City has hosted a massive party on Times Square. As many as 1 million people attend this party every year to enjoy musical performances, fireworks and party favors, although alcohol is forbidden. The culmination of the festivities is the midnight lowering of a ball from the Times Tower. The original 1907 ball was illuminated and made of wood and iron. The modern ball weighs 11,875 pounds and is covered in Waterford crystals that make it shine.
Midnight Count Down
Traditions frequently revolve around the stroke of midnight, which heralds the new year. At both public and private gatherings, people count down the last 10 seconds of the old year at 12 a.m. Many people toast to the new year with a glass of champagne while others grab a loved one or a friendly stranger and bestow upon him the first kiss of the year. Many towns and cities put on a show with fireworks and provide noisemakers, meant to scare off evil spirits. Some Americans band together and sing "Auld Lang Syne," an Irish song bidding farewell to the old year.
Symbolic Foods
Some Americans eat certain foods either at New Year's Eve parties or on New Year's Day to bring good luck. European-Americans often eat pork, not only because the pig's plumpness suggests plenty, but also because pigs dig with their snout in a forward motion. People like the idea of moving forward into the Near Year. New Englanders often choose cabbage to go with their pork as a symbol of prosperity. Another dish for prosperity is Hoppin' John, a southern dish made of black-eyed peas. Not only do the "eyes" on the black-eyed peas resemble a circle for the completed year, but they also represent abundance, symbolizing the hope for a similar amount of money.
The history of the Globus Theater takes off in 1599, when in London, where they always treated theater arts with love, public theater buildings were built one after another. For the construction of a new arena, construction materials were used - wooden structures left over from another building - the very first public theater with the logical name "Theater".
The owners of the former building of the Theater, the Bourbegia family, built it in Shoridch in 1576, where they rented the land.
When the land charge went up, they dismantled the old building and transported materials to the Thames, where they erected a new building - the Shakespeare's Globus Theater. Any theaters were built outside the influence of the London municipality, which was explained by the authorities’s puritanical views.
In the era of Shakespeare there was a transition from amateur theatrical to professional art. There were acting troupe, initially leading a wandering existence. They traveled through the cities and showed performances at fairs. Representatives of the aristocracy began to take actors under the patronage: they took them into the ranks of their servants.
This gave the actors a position in society, although it was very low. According to this principle, often called the troupe, for example, "Lord Chamberlain's servants." Later, when Jacob I came to power, only members of the royal family began to patronize the actors, and the troupes began to be renamed “Servants of His Majesty the King” or other members of the royal family.
Начало история театра «Глобус» берет в 1599 году, когда в Лондоне, где всегда с любовью относились к театральному искусству, друг за другом строятся здания публичных театров. Для строительства новой арены были использованы строительные материалы – деревянные конструкции, оставшиеся от другого строения – самого первого публичного театра с логичным названием «Театр».
Владельцы прежнего здания «Театра», семья Бёрбеджей, в 1576 году построили его в Шордиче, где они арендовали землю.
Когда плата за землю повысилась, они разобрали старое здание и перевезли материалы к Темзе, где и возвели новое сооружение – театр Шекспира "Глобус". Любые театры строились за пределами влияния муниципалитета Лондона, что объяснялось пуританскими взглядами властей.
В эпоху Шекспира произошел переход от любительского театрального искусства к профессиональному. Возникали актерские труппы, поначалу ведущие бродячее существование. Они ездили по городам и показывали представления на ярмарках. Представители аристократии стали брать актеров под покровительство: они принимали их в ряды своих слуг.
Это давало актерам положение в общество, хотя оно было очень низким. По этому принципу часто и называли труппы, например, «Слуги лорда Камергера». Позже, когда к власти пришел Иаков I, покровительствовать актерам стали только члены королевской семьи, и труппы стали переименовывать в «Слуг его Величества Короля» или других членов монаршей семьи.
Like people all over the world, Americans carry out traditions on the last day of the year to let go of the past and latch on to the future. Fireworks, champagne and midnight smooching are among the festive ways New Years is celebrated in the U.S. Many people enjoy welcoming in the New Year with family and friends, while others prefer a public celebration amongst a crowd of boisterous revelers.
Times Square
Watching the colorful, crystal ball drop in Time Square never gets old for the TV viewers who turn on their TV sets every December 31. Since 1907, barring World War II years, New York City has hosted a massive party on Times Square. As many as 1 million people attend this party every year to enjoy musical performances, fireworks and party favors, although alcohol is forbidden. The culmination of the festivities is the midnight lowering of a ball from the Times Tower. The original 1907 ball was illuminated and made of wood and iron. The modern ball weighs 11,875 pounds and is covered in Waterford crystals that make it shine.
Midnight Count Down
Traditions frequently revolve around the stroke of midnight, which heralds the new year. At both public and private gatherings, people count down the last 10 seconds of the old year at 12 a.m. Many people toast to the new year with a glass of champagne while others grab a loved one or a friendly stranger and bestow upon him the first kiss of the year. Many towns and cities put on a show with fireworks and provide noisemakers, meant to scare off evil spirits. Some Americans band together and sing "Auld Lang Syne," an Irish song bidding farewell to the old year.
Symbolic Foods
Some Americans eat certain foods either at New Year's Eve parties or on New Year's Day to bring good luck. European-Americans often eat pork, not only because the pig's plumpness suggests plenty, but also because pigs dig with their snout in a forward motion. People like the idea of moving forward into the Near Year. New Englanders often choose cabbage to go with their pork as a symbol of prosperity. Another dish for prosperity is Hoppin' John, a southern dish made of black-eyed peas. Not only do the "eyes" on the black-eyed peas resemble a circle for the completed year, but they also represent abundance, symbolizing the hope for a similar amount of money.
The history of the Globus Theater takes off in 1599, when in London, where they always treated theater arts with love, public theater buildings were built one after another. For the construction of a new arena, construction materials were used - wooden structures left over from another building - the very first public theater with the logical name "Theater".
The owners of the former building of the Theater, the Bourbegia family, built it in Shoridch in 1576, where they rented the land.
When the land charge went up, they dismantled the old building and transported materials to the Thames, where they erected a new building - the Shakespeare's Globus Theater. Any theaters were built outside the influence of the London municipality, which was explained by the authorities’s puritanical views.
In the era of Shakespeare there was a transition from amateur theatrical to professional art. There were acting troupe, initially leading a wandering existence. They traveled through the cities and showed performances at fairs. Representatives of the aristocracy began to take actors under the patronage: they took them into the ranks of their servants.
This gave the actors a position in society, although it was very low. According to this principle, often called the troupe, for example, "Lord Chamberlain's servants." Later, when Jacob I came to power, only members of the royal family began to patronize the actors, and the troupes began to be renamed “Servants of His Majesty the King” or other members of the royal family.
Начало история театра «Глобус» берет в 1599 году, когда в Лондоне, где всегда с любовью относились к театральному искусству, друг за другом строятся здания публичных театров. Для строительства новой арены были использованы строительные материалы – деревянные конструкции, оставшиеся от другого строения – самого первого публичного театра с логичным названием «Театр».
Владельцы прежнего здания «Театра», семья Бёрбеджей, в 1576 году построили его в Шордиче, где они арендовали землю.
Когда плата за землю повысилась, они разобрали старое здание и перевезли материалы к Темзе, где и возвели новое сооружение – театр Шекспира "Глобус". Любые театры строились за пределами влияния муниципалитета Лондона, что объяснялось пуританскими взглядами властей.
В эпоху Шекспира произошел переход от любительского театрального искусства к профессиональному. Возникали актерские труппы, поначалу ведущие бродячее существование. Они ездили по городам и показывали представления на ярмарках. Представители аристократии стали брать актеров под покровительство: они принимали их в ряды своих слуг.
Это давало актерам положение в общество, хотя оно было очень низким. По этому принципу часто и называли труппы, например, «Слуги лорда Камергера». Позже, когда к власти пришел Иаков I, покровительствовать актерам стали только члены королевской семьи, и труппы стали переименовывать в «Слуг его Величества Короля» или других членов монаршей семьи.