Happy New Year!

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traditions

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A tradition is a way of doing things that is passed down from older people to younger people. Fireworks are a tradition on New Year’s Eve and the Fourth of July.

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resolution

(rez-uh-LOO-shuhn)

A promise that you make to yourself. A New Year’s resolution is a promise about something you’ll do in the new year, such as doing more exercise.

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