A giant acorn, a huge potato and an orange with glasses: strange symbols of the New Year in different cities of the USA

When people talk about New Years celebrations, most people think of the famous ball drop in Times Square, New York. The large-scale show attracts millions of spectators around the world, the ball descends just at midnight and marks the beginning of a new year. But this ball is far from the only symbol of its kind. Cities and towns get pretty inventive with the items they raise or lower to celebrate the New Year. The publication told about such unusual symbols. USA Today.

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Some of the most unique ones range from oversized foods (orange, potatoes) to other unusual items like a giant acorn and a wrench.

Florida Orange and Georgia Peach

Aside from the boat parties and bustling clubs that take over Miami on New Years Eve, the city has its own take on a ball drop analogue that fits Florida: a 30-foot (9m) neon orange in 2000 lb (907 kg) will be lifted at midnight on December 31st.

Atlanta is doing something similar. In honor of the second name of Georgia as the state of Peach, a giant fruit of the same name will be released in the city at the time of the New Year.

Pennsylvania's giant candy, bologna sausage and a wrench

Have you ever imagined what 400 lb (181 kg) Peeps candy would look like? This is what you see in Battlegame, Pennsylvania, home of a candy company that makes candy.

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In Lebanon, Pennsylvania, a bologna sausage falls instead of a ball. The city once celebrated New Years with a custom-made slice of this sausage that is 12 feet (3,6 m) high and weighs 200 pounds (90 kg), but has been reduced in size in recent years. This year, this delicacy will fall at the time of the New Year's celebration.

In Hershey, Pennsylvania, a 300 lb (135 kg) aluminum replica of the famous chocolates rises at midnight to commemorate the arrival of the New Year.

Giant acorn

An acorn, 10 feet (3 m) high and weighing 1250 pounds (566 kg), made of copper and steel, falls at midnight in Raleigh, North Carolina.

This New Year's tradition has existed in the North Carolina capital for over 20 years.

Chile

A large backlit chili is falling in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

This year, organizers are allowing people to vote on whether the large pepper will turn red or green when the clock strikes midnight.

Giant potato

In true Idaho style, a big potato drops in Boise.

This year's celebration is called the Idaho Potato Drop.

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Beach ball

An 2022 lb (800 kg) illuminated beach ball will be dropped in Panama City Beach, Florida in 362. He will be thrown from a tower 10 feet (3 m) higher than Times Square (23 m).

Cherry

In the so-called cherry capital of the world, Traverse City, Michigan, residents celebrate the New Year by dropping a huge cherry tree.

Organizers said the annual Cherry Drop event has raised approximately $ 110 to date for local nonprofits.

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