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New Year's Eve

last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 31 December
Event holiday Q11269
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Summary

New Year's Eve is a holiday[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,940 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: vigil[3]
  • Named after: New Year[4], Sylvester I[5]
  • Followed by: New Year's Day[6]
  • Subclass of: holiday[7]
  • Part of: public holiday in the Czech Republic[8], public holidays in Latvia[9], Christmas and holiday season[10], New Year's Day[11]
  • Commons category: New Year's Eve[12]
  • Has part(s): New Year's Eve party[13]
  • Day in year for periodic occurrence: December 31[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:New Year's Eve[15]
  • Has characteristic: countdown[16], firework[17]

Why It Matters

New Year's Eve has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Ghostbusters II Iceland San Marino Switzerland Sylvester I Thailand The Hudsucker Proxy When Harry Met Sally

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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