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sitting by the fire/Pity us poor toys out in the mire.
Boys in rural New York adopted the first four lines of the song as a holiday greeting. The Scottish, English and Dutch customs have blended in America. Hie Presidents of the United States started holding an open house on January 1 with George Washington that ended in 1934 with Franklin Roosevelt.
The custom of visiting on New Year’s Day has generally declined in the U.S. during the 20th century. New Year’s Day at one time was the day when men would visit their women friends, and the practice reached its height in the latter part of the 19th century.
In the U.S. today, parties usually are held on New Year’s Eve with New Year’s being a relatively quiet day. Hie most widespread tradition for modern Americans is to watch televised parades and football games on January 1.
Other Americans like the Indians and Eskimos hold traditional Hsnnes and games on New Year’s. New Mexican Indians have corn, turtle, buffalo and deer dances, and the Crow Indians in Montana perform their versions of New Year’s dances. Eskimos in Sitka, Alaska hold games on the day.
Information for thit ttory hoi taken from The American Book of Day• by Jane M. Hatch, and the Book of Festival* by Dorothy Gladye Spicer.
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