Millard County Chronicle | 1951-12-27 | Page 2 | France, Germany See New Year Same as U.S. |

Type	issue
Date	1951-12-27
Paper	Millard County Chronicle
Language	eng
City	Delta
County	Millard
Rights	No Copyright - United States (NoC-US)
Publisher	Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
ARK	ark:/87278/s6h45s90
Reference URL	https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6h45s90

Article Title	France, Germany See New Year Same as U.S.
Type	article
Date	1951-12-27
Paper	Millard County Chronicle
Language	eng
City	Delta
County	Millard
Page	2
OCR Text	Show France, Germany See New Year Same as U.S. In the countries of France and Germany, the New Year is celebrated cele-brated in much the same manner as in the United States, with the larger cities taking on a carnival air. Czechoslovakia and the countries nearby mark the New Year with visits and pompous official receptions. recep-tions. The tables in these countries are all piled high with food and feasting is in order on the eve and also on New Year's day. The exchange ex-change of presents is also observed. The Greeks place a gold coin in a large cake baked especially for the New Year celebration. The cake is not cut until the New Year has arrived and, then, the person receiving the coin in his slice of cake is considered to have much good luclr in store fftr him in the months ahead.
Reference URL	https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6h45s90/5039339