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Re: typo--how embarrassing!  Thanks, Bruce! [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 19:34, 6 May 2008 (CDT)
Re: typo--how embarrassing!  Thanks, Bruce! [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 19:34, 6 May 2008 (CDT)
:Hey, Burns himself couldn't spell ''anything'' right, so I think it's (literally) poetic justice! [[User:Bruce M.Tindall|Bruce M.Tindall]] 10:58, 7 May 2008 (CDT)


Huh--I can believe that New Year's Day is most commonly celebrated, but New Year's Eve?  Got a source for that claim? --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 08:20, 7 May 2008 (CDT)
Huh--I can believe that New Year's Day is most commonly celebrated, but New Year's Eve?  Got a source for that claim? --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 08:20, 7 May 2008 (CDT)


Does anyone have a reference to the origin of "ringing in the New Year"?  I assume it is due to campanologists ringing the church bells on New Year's Eve. Also, thinking aloud, ''first-footing'' should be mentioned in this article since it has long traditions, especially in Scotland.  [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] 10:44, 7 May 2008 (CDT)
Does anyone have a reference to the origin of "ringing in the New Year"?  I assume it is due to campanologists ringing the church bells on New Year's Eve. Also, thinking aloud, ''first-footing'' should be mentioned in this article since it has long traditions, especially in Scotland.  [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] 10:44, 7 May 2008 (CDT)

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Re: typo--how embarrassing! Thanks, Bruce! Aleta Curry 19:34, 6 May 2008 (CDT)

Hey, Burns himself couldn't spell anything right, so I think it's (literally) poetic justice! Bruce M.Tindall 10:58, 7 May 2008 (CDT)

Huh--I can believe that New Year's Day is most commonly celebrated, but New Year's Eve? Got a source for that claim? --Larry Sanger 08:20, 7 May 2008 (CDT)

Does anyone have a reference to the origin of "ringing in the New Year"? I assume it is due to campanologists ringing the church bells on New Year's Eve. Also, thinking aloud, first-footing should be mentioned in this article since it has long traditions, especially in Scotland. Chris Day 10:44, 7 May 2008 (CDT)

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