New Year’s Eve

Historical background - Germany

• People were afraid of ghosts• Want to chase the ghosts• Fire is a symbol against a unknown force

Official celebration - Germany

• Lead pouring• Firework and firecracker• Touch glasses at 12 p.m.• Rummelpottlaufen

Personal celebration - Germany

• Celebrate with friends• Made firework• Watch new years television shows- Dinner for one

Historical background

• Silvester’s day • 1582• 31 December• Death of Pope Sylvester in 335• Last day of the year

Official celebration - Norway

• Children• Adults • On television

Personal celebration - Norway

• Friends• Dinner • Watch the firework

The holocaust rememberence day-1945-

Historical background

• 27 of january 1945 red army came to Auschwitz

• Realising of 7500 people • Commamorate the victims • 1996 public holiday

Official celebration

• Flag half-mast • Wreath laying ceremony • Commamoration in the parliament

Personal celebration

• No celebration • Doesn`t matter for young people• Many people were not effected

Sources

• http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nytt%C3%A5rsaften• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Sylvester_I• Picture,firework:https://www.google.no/search?q=• http://guru.sol.no/node/44554• http://americanschnitzel.blogspot.no/• http://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/jan/30/hospit

al-ghost-derby• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Reliquary_of_Pope_Sylve

ster_I_PEAE_Zadar.jpg• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar• http://www.erinnern.at/bundeslaender/oesterreich/gede

nktage/27.-jaenner

• http://www.reisemarie.com/Fotos/2/552-Holocaust-Mahnmal.jpg

• http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denkmal_f%C3%BCr_die_ermordeten_Juden_Europas