Record #:

36650

Author(s):

Bloom, Annabelle

Abstract:

The author talks about the different New Year’s celebrations held in North Carolina’s past. The Cherokee’s ‘Great New Moon Ceremony,’ colonial Christmas, Watch Night, Hogmanay, Rosh Hashanah, and numerous other celebrations that still bring people together for New Year’s festivities.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 56 Issue no. 1, Fall 2016, p35, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--New Years--Historical Celebrations; Cherokee Indians--North Carolina--Festivals