My intention was to stay up and watch a T.V. program leading to the countdown to the new year. I guess I was so tired, I fell asleep.
Staying up, watching the countdown on TV used to be a tradition at my parents and at 00:00h. firing firecrackers and fireworks. As a kid I sometimes also went and slept a bit and my dad was the one to wake us up. After fireworks our first prayers as a family in the New Year.
Now that we live on our own, it changes because of new experiences, new places and faces. I think that when we've settled in it might change.
🥰Good memories. It’s interesting to see how the new year is celebrated in different countries or in different families. When I was much younger, my mom would wake us up so we could go to church at 10p.m. They would have a little service and then ring in the new year. When I became a teenager, the youth from church would have house parties. We’d play games and eat. We then all walked together to get to church at 10 p.m. It was usually 10-15 of us. Fun times. 🥰
This also sounds like fun.
Now they also have countdowns in Suriname in public events, but not hugely visited though. I think. Most go home to be with family. It's more for those who are tourists or don't have anything planned with family.
That’s interesting. So it’s really mostly time for families to get together (in Suriname).
It is and I think because it's not paired to a religion or cultural group, which Divali and Christmas are. So everyone parttakes.
I see. 😃
I see. I get that. 😃