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                                arrival
                                 Italy celebrates the arrival of the new year with fireworks.  | 
                        
                                as soon as possible
                                 I need a drink as soon as possible - I'm very thirsty.  | 
                        
                                burn
                                 You burn a candle to give light.  | 
                
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                                candle
                                 In Italy, they light a candle at New Year.  | 
                        
                                celebration
                                 There was a celebration when the football team won.  | 
                        
                                champagne
                                 People drink champagne at midnight at New Year.  | 
                
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                                dragon
                                 In China, a dragon parades through the streets at new year.  | 
                        
                                envelope
                                 She put the letter into the envelope.  | 
                        
                                fireworks
                                 People celebrate Guy Fawkes Night by watching fireworks.  | 
                
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                                Good luck
                                 I hear you have an exam today. Good luck!  | 
                        
                                Grape
                                 Grapes are my favourite fruit.  | 
                        
                                greetings card
                                 Everyone sends New Year greetings cards in Japan.  | 
                
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                                Happy New Year
                                 They say 'Happy New Year!' to each other at midnight.  | 
                        
                                How long
                                 How long do New Year celebrations last in China?  | 
                        
                                lentils
                                 On New Year's Eve in Italy, everyone eats lentils.  | 
                
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                                light
                                 We should light a candle - it's very dark.  | 
                        
                                Make a wish
                                 Make a wish then blow out the candles.  | 
                        
                                New Year's Eve
                                 In Brazil, people wear white clothes on New Year's Eve.  | 
                
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                                noodles
                                 In Japan, they eat special noodles on 31 December.  | 
                        
                                purse
                                 I always keep my money in my purse.  | 
                        
                                rice
                                 They eat a lot of rice in India.  | 
                
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                                ring
                                 The bells ring 108 times.  | 
                        
                                soup
                                 Tomato soup is really tasty.  | 
                        
                                start
                                 The Diwali festival is the start of the Hindu New Year.  | 
                
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                                suitcase
                                 I quickly packed my suitcase.  | 
                        
                                throw
                                 They throw flowers into the sea.  | 
                        
                                tradition
                                 In Italy, it is tradition to put a candle in the window at New Year.  | 
                
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                                traditional
                                 On New Year's Day people drink sake, traditional Japanese rice wine.  | 
                        
                                underwear
                                 In Venezuela, people wear yellow underwear under their clothes to bring good luck.  | 
                        
                                wave
                                 He surfed on a big wave in the sea.  | 
                
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                                wine
                                 People often drink wine to celebrate New Year.  | 
                        
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                            branden
                                 branden  | 
                        
                            zo snel mogelijk
                                 zo snel mogelijk  | 
                        
                            begin / aanbreken
                                 begin / aanbreken  | 
                
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                            champagne
                                 champagne  | 
                        
                            viering / feest
                                 viering / feest  | 
                        
                            kaars
                                 kaars  | 
                
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                            vuurwerk
                                 vuurwerk  | 
                        
                            envelop
                                 envelop  | 
                        
                            draak
                                 draak  | 
                
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                            wenskaart
                                 wenskaart  | 
                        
                            druif
                                 druif  | 
                        
                            Succes!
                                 Succes!  | 
                
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                            linzen
                                 linzen  | 
                        
                            hoe lang
                                 hoe lang?  | 
                        
                            gelukkig nieuwjaar
                                 gelukkig nieuwjaar!  | 
                
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                            oudejaarsavond
                                 oudejaarsavond  | 
                        
                            een wens doen
                                 een wens doen  | 
                        
                            aansteken
                                 aansteken  | 
                
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                            rijst
                                 rijst  | 
                        
                            handtas
                                 handtas  | 
                        
                            noedels
                                 noedels  | 
                
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                            begin
                                 begin  | 
                        
                            soep
                                 soep  | 
                        
                            luiden
                                 luiden  | 
                
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                            traditie
                                 traditie  | 
                        
                            Gooien
                                 Gooien  | 
                        
                            koffer
                                 koffer  | 
                
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                            golf
                                 golf  | 
                        
                            ondergoed
                                 ondergoed  | 
                        
                            traditioneel
                                 traditioneel  | 
                
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                            wijn
                                 wijn  |