Show holiday fetes basically asi cally same food visits common mark of now new year while now new year celebration a in all countries are basically similar there are many interesting variations and special features for example the kings honor list provides great interest and excitement in england in france and germany thle the holl holiday is marked by festivities resembling sem bling those 1 l in n the united states and the great cities such as paris take on a carnival atmosphere on new years eve poland lithuania and czech observe new year with a roun round d of calls by the people and with official recep eions in these countries tables are piled high with food and drink and vast quantities of wh both are arc consumed on the ev eve 0 of the new gearas year as well as on an new years rears day gifts too are exchanged A gold coin Is baked in a coke cake by new years celebrants in greece on new years i morning orning rR the coke cake Is cut into as ma many ny slices X cz as there are members of the fam uy oy and the one receiving the coin is considered to have much good luck in store for him hugo huge bonfires are built by peasants of bulgaria its as a new years greeting to their friends in nearby near by villages itis on this day also that bulgarian Bulga rians an bounce army promotions carol singing Is an important feature of the bulgarian celebrations in sweden one form of observance is that of high officials inscribing their names in a huge book at the palace of the king this appears to be in lieu of an official reception in this northern land it Is the custom also to drive to church in sleighs early on new years morning torches ore are carried to elgh the way |