January is the month of the two best holidays. New Year is celebrated according to both the traditional and the lunar calendar. What traditions of celebration exist in America?
New Year's Eve in the United States kicks off on December 31st and continues on January 1st. Traditionally, it is customary to see off the old year until midnight, and later to celebrate the new year. Americans strive to celebrate the holiday in a special way, so they visit theaters, restaurants, nightclubs. In some major American cities, parades are held on January 1, and the most fun and numerous is the parade in New York, in Times Square.
On the first day of the year, it is customary to hold the Tournament of Roses and the Pantomime Parade, the origins of which have existed since the last century. The pantomime parade is a ten-hour performance. The participants are clowns, dancers and musicians. All of them take part in the procession led by the King of Pantomime.
Celebrating the Lunar New Year is a unique opportunity for many Native Americans and tourists to hear Chinese folk songs, take part in competitions, and learn the art of calligraphy. For this, teachers of educational institutions organize festive events that are held for fifteen days.
Other highlights include the Columbus Winter Beerfest, which falls in mid-January. More than sixty breweries take part in this festival, representing more than three hundred types of beer. There can be up to ten thousand guests! However, in order to visit the beer festival, you should buy a ticket for 25 - 35 dollars.
Without a doubt, the Detroit auto show also deserves attention, which attracts more than 800 thousand visitors, of which about seven thousand are representatives of the media. At the Detroit Auto Show, the latest models from about 50 car manufacturers are presented. The exhibition runs for about ten days: the first two days of the auto show are open only for journalists, the third is for those who are willing to pay $ 250 for admission, the rest of the days give the opportunity to visit a significant event by buying a ticket for only $ 12.
Shopping in the USA in January
Do you want to enjoy a pleasant shopping experience? In this case, a tourist trip to the USA in January will be the perfect option for you. The longest sale starts on the last Thursday of November (Thanksgiving) and continues until Christmas. The peak falls in January, because it is in this month that prices fall to 20% of the starting values.
