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13 Unusual Places to Ring in the New Year

Cold plunge, burn, or dance your way into a new year.

by Roxanne Hoorn, Staff Writer
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Instead of watching the ball drop or singing Auld Lange Syne, maybe try celebrating the New Year a little differently. Whether you recognize the New Year in the dead of winter—like the Gregorian New Year’s Eve—or celebrate the Lunar New Year on January 29th, we’ve gathered 13 unique places you can visit to ring in the holiday.

 

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Kiruna, Sweden

Icehotel

Spend the New Year in complete darkness (and maybe even under the Northern Lights).
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Stirling, Scotland

Cowane's Hospital

This figure of a local merchant is said to reanimate and do a dance during Hogmanay, a four day New Years celebration.
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