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    WackyWaystheHolidaysAre Celebrated Around theWorld

    Dec 18, 2020 2 minutes
    Kathleen Rellihan

    01 Peep Drop

    Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

    veryone knows about the big ball drop in Times Square, but this town in Pennsylvania takes the New Year’s tradition to a newer, sweeter level. For 11 years running, they’ve hosted an alternative drop—a 400-pound marshmallow Peep chick, which descends to ring in the new year.

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