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New Year Traditions Around the World
Traditions to bring good luck for the New Year are
as old as the celebrations, and come from all corners of the world.
Although the celebrations are not always held on the same day, and are
as varied as the lands where they are from, the traditions all add to
the New Year fervor, enjoyment and fun. They often include religious
celebrations, costume parties, parades, etc. Each of these customs holds
significance, and involve sharing with friends and family, and wishes
for good luck, happiness, health and prosperity in the New Year.
We have compiled a bibliography of selected resources
- books, articles, and websites about New Year traditions in different
cultures around the world.
Reference Books
Anyike, James C. African American holidays: a
historical research and resource guide to cultural celebrations, Chicago,
Ill.: Popular Truth, Inc., 1991. Ref. GT4803 .A8
Bellenir, Karen. Religious holidays and calendars:
an encyclopedic handbook, Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, c2004.
Ref CE6 .K45
Cohen, Hennig & Coffin, Tristram Potter. The
folklore of American holidays : a compilation of more than 600 beliefs,
legends, superstitions, proverbs, riddles, poems, songs, dances, games,
plays, pageants, fairs, foods, and processions associated with over
140 American calendar customs and festivals, Detroit: GALE,
c1999.
Ref. GT4803 .F65 DISPLAY-LIB
Henderson, Helene & Thompson, Sue Ellen. Holidays,
festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionary: detailing more
than 2,000 observances from all 50 states and more than 100 nations,
Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, 1997. Ref. GT3925 .T46
DISPLAY-LIB
MacDonald, Margaret Read. The folklore of world
holidays, Detroit: Gale Research, c1992. Ref. GT3930
.F65
Myers, Robert J. Celebrations: the complete book
of American holidays, Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1972.
Ref. GT4803.A2 M84
Thompson, Sue Ellen. Holiday symbols, Detroit,
MI: Omnigraphics, 1998.
Ref. GT3930 .T48
Other Books
Brand, Oscar & Townsend, Douglas. Singing
holidays: the calendar in folk song, New York, A. A. Knopf
[c1957]. M1629.3.A1 B73 DISPLAY-LIB
Broussard, Antoinette. African-American holiday
traditions: celebrating with passion, style, and grace, New
York, NY : Citadel Press, 2000. Available through
Interlibrary
Loan.
Gaer, Joseph & Jauss, Anne Marie. Holidays
around the world, Boston: Little, Brown, 1953. Available
at DeKalb County Library
or through Interlibrary
Loan.
Goldberg, David. Holidays for American Judaism,
New York: Bookman Associates [c1954]. BM690 .G52r
Humphrey, Theodore C. & Humphrey, Lin T. We
gather together: food and festival in American life, Ann
Arbor: UMI Research Press, c1988. GT4803 .W4
Introduction to popular traditions and customs
of Chinese New Year, Chinese Community Centre, 1986. Available
through Interlibrary
Loan.
Knab, Sophie Hodorowicz. Polish customs, traditions
and folklore, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1996. Available
through Interlibrary
Loan.
McClester, Cedric. Kwanzaa: everything you always
wanted to know but didn't know where to ask, New York: Gumbs
& Thomas, c1997.
GT4403 .M36 DISPLAY-LIB
Milinaire, Caterine. Celebrations, New
York: Harmony Books, c1981.
GT3932 .M47 DISPLAY-LIB
Nathan, Joan. The Jewish holiday kitchen,
New York: Schocken Books, 1979. TX724 .N37 DISPLAY-LIB
Rosh khashana i Iom Kipur = Rosh Hashanah and
Yom Kippur, New York Association for New Americans, 1992.
Available through Interlibrary
Loan.
Schlein, Miriam & Weihs, Erika. Rosh Hashanah
and Yom Kippur, New York: Behrman House, 1983. Available
through Interlibrary
Loan.
Stokker, Kathleen. Keeping Christmas: yuletide
traditions in Norway and the new land, St. Paul, Minn.: Minnesota
Historical Society Press, 2000. Available through
Interlibrary
Loan.
Traditions of the new year: Lao Family Community
of Sacramento new year celebration, Sacramento, CA: Lao Family
Community, 1985. Available through Interlibrary
Loan.
Underhill, Muriel Marion. The Hindu religious
year, Calcutta, Association Press, 1921. Available
through Interlibrary
Loan.
Welch, Patricia Bjaaland. Chinese new year, Hong
Kong ; New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. Available
through Interlibrary
Loan.
Weusi-Puryear, Muata. The Kwanzaa handbook: a
guide for African-American celebrants, Cupertino, CA : Woman
in the Moon, [1996]. GT4403 .K93
Journal and Popular Press Articles
Baker, Mark. A
Czech Christmas. National Geographic Traveler, Nov/Dec2005,
22 (8) 
Barocas, Randi. Traditions
ushers in renewal: sights and sounds of high holidays signal time
for joy and introspection. Jewish News of Greater Phoenix,
Phoenix, Ariz.: Sep 26, 1997 50 (1) 
Biederman, Patricia Ward. Los
Angeles; war anxiety's not enough to stop Persian new year, celebrants
say. Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Mar 20,
2003
Jensen, Bevy Deer. Mohawk
new year renewal for New York City. News from Indian Country,
Hayward, Wis.: Feb 28, 1999 XIII (4)
Johnson, Erinn R. No
more excuses. Black Enterprise, Jan2006, 36 (6)
Kohl, Fawn. A
new year brings a clean house and a fresh beginning. The Christian
Science Monitor, Boston, Mass: Jan 3, 2006
Komlosy, Anouska. Procession
and water splashing: expressions of locality and nationality during
Dai New Year in Xishuangbanna. Journal of the Royal Anthropological
Institute, Jun2004, 10 (2)
A
Korean new year's. The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.:
Nov 25, 2004
Levi-Strauss, Claude. How
the gift idea started. UNESCO Courier, Jan96, 49 (1)
Li Weibao. When
the new year comes twice. Natural History, Jul94, 103
(7)
New
years. Canada & the World Backgrounder, Jan1998,
63 (4)
The
new, new year. Russian Life, Sep/Oct2005, 48 (5)
Peng, T.C. What
is `Chinese new year'? Chinese American Forum, Jan2000,
15 (3)
Sataline, Suzanne. Unorthodox
new year; some celebrate Judaism's high holy days with yoga, hiking,
mountain retreats. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition),
New York, N.Y.: Oct 7, 2005
Starting
the new year with thanks. National Catholic Reporter,
1/6/2006, 42 (10)
Stevens, Peter F. What's
new is old; when it comes to January customs, the Irish New Year features
those from bygone eras. The Boston Irish Reporter, Dorchester,
Mass.: Jan 2005 16 (1)
Stevens, Peter F.
Towards a happy Celtic new year: January's traces of Ireland's past.
The Boston Irish Reporter, Dorchester, Mass.: Jan 1, 2001.
12 (1)
Thao, Elizabeth. Happy
Pimai! (happy Lao new year!). Hmong Times, Saint Paul:
May 16, 2006. 9 (10)
Thoughts.
Forbes, 1/9/2006, 177 (1)
Trimble, Susan. Tibetan
new year celebration at Labrang Monastery. China Today,
Feb2002, 51 (2)
Waters, Irene. New
year in St Petersburg. Contemporary Review, Dec2004,
285 (1667)
Wetzsteon, Rachel. Poem
for a new year (Poem). New Republic, 11/14/94, 211 (20)
Williams, Laura. Bringing
in the new year. Russian Life, Nov/Dec2004, 47 (6)
Yardley, Jim. For
the Year of the Dog, Beijing's big bang will be perfectly legal. New
York Times, (Late Edition (East Coast)). New York: Jan 27, 2006.
Yeh, Chiou-Ling. "In
the traditions of China and in the freedom of America": the making
of San Francisco's Chinese new year festivals. American Quarterly,
College Park: Jun 2004. 56, (2)
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