VFK New Year's Day 2011 Quest

January 1, 2011
 January 2, 2011	2011 New Year Pin
==Description==
Happy New Year 2011! Today is the start of the New Year! New Year celebrations are one of the most ancient of all holidays. The start of a new year has been observed for over 4,000 years. On today's quest, we will take a look at celebrating the New Year! <BR><BR>
Your reward for completing this quest will be 1,000 credits, and a 2011 New Year Pin!<BR><BR><BR>
===Prizes===
===Questions===
1. Early New Year's parties were much longer celebrations and our modern New Year's Eve parties look relatively humdrum in comparison. The New Year's celebration was in the Spring. How long was the ancient New Year's party?
*Three Days
*Eleven Days
*Thirty Days
*Twenty-one Days<BR><BR>
2. Early New Year's celebrations took place in the Spring at the start of the growing season. The Roman Senate declared January 1st to be the beginning of the New Year in 153 BC. Julius Caesar established the Julian Calendar in 46 BC to synchronize the calendar with the sun. This acted to reaffirm January 1st as being the first day of the New Year. Go to Stonehenge in Medieval Age and say: "Does Stonehenge tell the time?"<BR><BR>
3. Many traditions of the New Year holiday date back to ancient times. Making New Year's resolutions was one of these traditions. The most popular New Year's Resolution for modern times is for personal improvement, such as losing weight, however, ancient New Year revelers had a different type of resolution. What was a popular New Year's resolution from ancient celebrations?
*To return borrowed farm equipment
*To party all year
*To become more organized
*To become humble<BR><BR>
4. Another relatively recent New Year's tradition, that of singing "Auld Lang Syne" to usher in the New Year, dates from the 18th century. The song is based on an old Scottish tune that was sung prior to 1700 and inspired Robert Burns to produce the newer version which was first published in 1796. Go to the Space Pirate Party Boat in Space Age and say: "Yay, it is a party!" <BR><BR>
===Answers===
1. Eleven Days
2. Go to Stonehenge in Medieval Age and say: "Does Stonehenge tell the time?"
3. To return borrowed farm equipment
4. Go to the Space Pirate Party Boat in Space Age and say: "Yay, it is a party!"
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