Why we count down on New Year's Eve (and why it wasn't always the case)
These days, a New Year's Eve celebration doesn't feel complete without one thing: a countdown. But that ritual to ring in the new year isn't as old as you might think.
by Mano Sundaresan
Dec 31, 2021
1 minute
These days, a New Year's Eve celebration doesn't feel complete without one thing: a countdown.
But that 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ritual to ring in the new year isn't as old as you might think.
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