How are you going to Celebrate New Year's Eve?

We can't wait to toast the New Year. How will you be celebrating? With New Year's Eve being only one day away, you may be getting ready to pop bottles of sparkling bubbles/champagne. We have a couple of bottles already being chilled: BOLLINGER Special Cuvee & Extra Cuvee De Reserve POL ROGER 2000 Vintage Brut....

New Year's Traditions: The most commonly sung song Auld Lang Syne. Literally translates as "old long since" and means "times gone by." Did you know that this song is asking whether old friends and times will be forgotten and promises to remember people of the past with fondness?

Japan: The New Year is the most important holiday in Japan, and is a symbol of renewal. At midnight on Dec. 31, Buddhist temples strike their gongs 108 times, in an effort to expel 108 types of human weakness.

Spain: The spanish ritual on New Year's Eve is to eat 12 grapes at midnight. The tradition is to secure 12 happy months in the coming year.

  The Netherlands: The Dutch burn bonfires of Christmas trees on the street and launch fireworks. The fires are meant to purge the old and welcome the new. 

Greece: In Greece, New Year's day is also the Festival of St.Basil, one of the founders of the Greek Orthodox Church. One of the traditional foods served is St. Basil's cake. A silver or gold coin is baked inside the cake. Whoever finds the coin in the cake will be extra lucky the upcoming year.

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 United States: The dropping of the New Year ball in Times Square, in New York City at 11:59 P.M. is a big tradition going back to 1907 when it first began. Which one of these traditions strikes your fancy the most? Blessings XO