元旦,是新年的开始。在这个除旧迎新的日子里,世界各国的人们以各种各样的方式迎接新年的到来。挪威人在元旦前夜临睡前,每个人都要把自己所穿的鞋由大到小排列成一列,然后再轮流唱一首自己最喜爱的歌曲。伊朗人在元旦的晚上,每家都要烧堆火,每个家庭成员都要从火上跳过去,而后便放声大笑,以示免除疾病,得到幸福。在印度的一些地区,元旦时人 New Year’s Day, is the beginning of the new year. In this old welcome day, people of all countries in the world welcome the New Year in various ways. Before going to sleep on the eve of New Year’s Eve, everybody wants to put their shoes to be arranged in descending order, and then take turns singing one of their favorite songs. On the night of New Year’s Day, Iranian people each burn their own heaps of fire. Every member of the family must jump over the fire and then laugh loudly to show their happiness in eliminating the disease. In some parts of India, New Year people