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By James Martin, About.com Guide to Europe Travel since 2002

Onwards Toward the New Year

Friday December 26, 2008
That's it for Christmas. (Well, unless you're in Provence enjoying the 13 desserts of Christmas.) The streets of San Francisco are littered with busted up analog televisions, evidently signifying the end of the "picture tube" era that arrived with cheap Christmas LCDs. Now we're mindlessly loping along toward the end of the 2008 calendar era. How will many Europeans celebrate new year? Take a look at: European New Year Celebrations to find out.

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December 26, 2008 at 7:26 pm
(1) Susan Breslow Sardone says:

Would it kill them to include a piece of cake in those 13 desserts?

December 26, 2008 at 8:46 pm
(2) James says:

I think it’s that “let ‘em eat cake” thing.

james

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