14 Classic New Year’s Eve Traditions – Best New Year Activities

While New Year’s may be all about looking ahead, there’s something undeniably nostalgic about the holiday that falls at midnight on December 31. After all, the iconic New Year’s Eve song “Auld Lang Syne” roughly translates to “old long since,” or “times gone by.” There are so many interesting and classic New Year’s Eve traditions that your grandparents probably practiced each and every year, from New Year decorations to classy New Year’s Eve dinner ideas and New Year’s superstitions, that we wish would make a comeback.

If you agree, we’ve got the best New Year’s Eve traditions right here to help ring in 2023. Love them or hate them, it’s not a new year without making resolutions—bonus points if you end up sticking with them! And even though you may think of your grandparents as they are now, don’t think they weren’t having a good time on New Year’s Eve when they were your age. Channel their merriment with noisemakers, tossing tinsel, toasting with cocktails, and looking good while doing it. Yes, you may not feel like dressing up in the middle of winter, but just imagining the snazzy suits and cocktail dresses that went hand in hand with going to a New Year’s Eve party decades ago will get you in the spirit.