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Best New Year's Day Ever

by Brian A Kennedy | November 30, 2007 at 06:39 am

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And now it's time to start again, no matter how much pain you're in. Post photos, videos and stories about your New Year's Day here.

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zogfield999

at 09:49 on December 13th, 2007

This is how New Year's day looks in the city of Nara, Japan. The girl, Madoka, is dressed in a traditional kimono and we're touring some temples, as many do on this day.

the fledgling

at 22:12 on December 13th, 2007

Neat!

emski06

at 13:01 on December 14th, 2007

The best hangover cure, chilling on Bondi Beach

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Nancy in Hermosa

at 16:19 on December 15th, 2007

New Year's Day 2007 at the Manhattan Beach Pier. I broke my ankle a few weeks prior to this shot and was jonesing BAD for the water. I had to resign myself to finding satisfaction in bearing witness to brah Dale riding a fine glassy face.

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jonny5waldman

at 16:41 on December 15th, 2007

Mike and Cheryl took Kevin and I out for a great day of bouldering at Lincoln Woods, RI

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carrienations

at 09:28 on December 16th, 2007

Several hundred people darting for the Atlantic at Savannah, Georgia's Tybee Island beach on New Year's Day. Our version of a Polar Bear Plunge.

on_the_flipside

at 13:58 on December 30th, 2007

On New Year's Day, the Japanese flood shrines to make their first offering of the New Year. At the shrine in Asakusa, Tokyo, thousands of people struggled to make their way to the temple. When I finally got to the temple stairs, I turned and took this shot. I did eventually get to make an offering, but since it was so crowded, most people just threw their money haphazardly into the temple, and, since I was taller than most of the other people, I got hit in the head a few times with very heavy coins. Talk about ringing in the new year.

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