New Years Fun Facts For The Last And First Holiday Of The Year

Posted on by Emily Rokke
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  • The Times Square New Year’s Eve ball can display 16 million colors.

What better for the holiday than New Years fun facts? What do you really know about this day?

  • The most popular New Year’s resolution in 2020 was to exercise more.
  • There’s one ton of confetti dropped in Times Square on New Year’s Eve for the ball drop. 
  • The first Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball weighed 700 pounds.
  • The first ball dropped in Times Square in 1907.
  • In Scottish tradition, you kiss everyone in the room at midnight. This sounds like quite the interesting tradition and the most classic of New Years fun facts
  • January 1st was officially declared the first day of the new year in 46 B.C.
  • The Times Square Ball drop has happened every year since 1907.
  • There have been seven versions of the Times Square New Years Eve Ball to date.
  • The New Year baby was introduced to the United States by Germany.
  • Guy Lombardo was the first host of the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebrations.
  • Haiti gained independence on January 1st, 1803.
  • The Times Square New Year’s Eve ball is 12 feet in diameter.
  • On average, about 11,293 infants are born in the United States on January 1st each year. Did you know this as one of the New Years fun facts?
  • People from the Southern United States sometimes eat black-eyed peas for good luck on New Year’s Eve. 
  • Partiers began celebrating New Years Eve in Time Square before the ball drop even took place, starting in 1904.
  • The second Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball was introduced in 1920.
  • There were 100 light bulbs that covered the first Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball.
  • The Tiimes Square New Year’s Eve Ball did not drop in the years 1942 and 1943.
  • The triangles on the Times Square ball are made from Waterford Crystals.
  • Grapes are eaten at midnight on New Year’s Eve for good luck. 
  • “January” comes from the Roman God Janus, the God of doors and gates. 
  • Eggs were given as gifts on New Year’s Day in ancient Persia. 
  • Iron and wood were used as material in the first Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball.
  • About 360 million glasses of champagne are drank every New Year’s Eve.
  • There are 2,688 total triangles on the Times Square Ball.
  • The Times Square New Year’s Eve ball can display 16 million colors. Can you believe this New Years fun fact?
  • One billion people tune in to watch the Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball drop.
  • The Times Square Ball weighs 11,875 pounds.
    The Dutch believe eating donuts on New Years Day will bring good luck.
  • Smashing a peppermint pig is considered good luck in New York.

These New Years fun facts are pretty great! Let me know your favorite in the comments!