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King-Slapping, Devil-Dressing, and Avoiding Blondes: The Crazy Ways Humans Have Rung in the New Year Throughout History

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For the past 4000 years the New Year, though celebrated at different points in the calendar, has been a constant cause of soul-searching, raucous behavior, and superstition.

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