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The Times Square countdown is a popular New Year (21)________ in New York. On New Year's Eve, people come together in Times Square, the most famous tourist attraction in the world, to bring in the New Year. This is a very special time as spectators from all ethnic groups in the multicultural city of New York unite as a community. At 11.59 p.m. the ball (22) ________ on the roof of One Times Square starts to descend. It is a (23)________ for people to count down to zero, which is also the moment when the ball rests, and shout out ‘Happy New Year’.

This event has a long (24)_______ as the ball has been lowered every year since 1907. The Times Square Ball Drop has established itself not just as an annual celebration, but has become a (25) ________ tradition.