12/31/2020
The safest way to celebrate the new year is to celebrate at home with the people who live with you or virtually with friends and family. Staying home is the best way to protect yourself and others.
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Consider Other Activities to Celebrate New Year’s:
-Have virtual celebrations with loved ones.
-Attend a virtual concert or performance.
-Plan a virtual countdown to midnight with friends.
-Enjoy a virtual dinner or dessert with friends and family.
Plan a New Year’s party for the people you live with:
-Decorate, play music, and have a dance party with the people you live with.
-Have a pajama party and watch your favorite movies or play games.
-Plan a special meal or dessert with your family.
Reach out to family, friends, and neighbors:
-Call, text, or leave a voicemail for family, friends, and neighbors wishing them a happy new year.
-Call friends and family to count down to the new year together.
-Plan a neighborhood countdown to midnight. People who live with each other can stand in front of their house and cheer together at midnight.
Other ideas:
-Watch a livestreamed firework display, concert, First Night event, or other New Year’s programming from your home, such as the Times Square New Year’s Eve ball drop. Virtual events are happening across the United States.
-Take care of yourself and do something you enjoy, such as reading a book or taking a walk.
-Pick up a special meal from a local restaurant to share with your household.
-Plan an outdoor activity with people you live with such as a hike or sledding.
-Set new year resolutions. Find out if your hometown is sponsoring a special social media event and share your resolutions.
(copied from https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays/new-years-eve.html)
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