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New Year's


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White bullet Some common superstitions and beliefs about New Year's.

Red bullet Watch Night church services began in 1862 with blacks awaiting the enactment of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Red bullet New Year's is the day of the year on which the greatest number of people are killed in automobile accidents.


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