2025-03-31 2025-03-31
New Years Traditions Largely Faith-Based
Happy new year! How will you celebrate? Fancy parties? Bubbling champagne? Short-lived resolutions? If you're in line with the majority of Americans, that won't be the case. You'll celebrate with prayer. A found that an 66 percent of individuals polled will ring in the new year with a prayer for the coming 365 days. Only just over 40 percent will be drinking, with even less going out to parties or dinners with friends. The report revealed several other interesting facts. Men were more likely than their female counterparts to party, and women were more likely than men to pray. African Americans were more likely to pray for the new year than any other demographics. Read next feature >
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