The new year season is bursting at the seams with functions in Japan, but how do people spend it in the UK? It’s common for people to take an extended break from school or work for Christmas, with most cities ringing in the new year with fireworks and festivities once midnight rolls around on January 1st. The fireworks display at the Thames River in London is particularly famous and has a countdown celebration attended by large crowds each year.
The song the British sing during the new year is “Auld Lang Syne,” which was composed in 1788 by Scottish poet Robert Burns based upon a folk song passed on from ancient times in his homeland. People in the UK apparently only sing or listen to this song on New Year’s Eve.

It’s also been said that the New Year is also a great time to get a fresh wallet. This is characterized in the Japanese superstition of having a spring wallet, i.e. a wallet so fat with money that it could spring open at any moment. We recommend this Glenroyal round long purse. It has a long pocket with a curved L-zipper along with four compartments for bills and five card slots. This is a unique design full of touches not found anywhere else like a flap with dual snap buttons that can be used as needed depending on the fullness of the wallet.