New Year’s Eve Traditions In The Carolinas
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Cities and towns across America celebrate the coming of a new year in ways that have some special meaning to their residents. New York City drops the famous ball in Times Square. Atlanta does a peach drop. Nashville and Memphis both use big guitars. Bethlehem, PA, home of PEEPS candy, lowers a giant 400-pound PEEPS Chick on December 31st. We have some interesting New Year’s Eve traditions in the Carolinas, too. Here are just a few of them:
South Carolina
- Hilton Head Island: A large illuminated golf ball is lowered from the Harbour Town Lighthouse.
- Folly Beach: A giant pair of flip flops is dropped at the end of Center Street.
North Carolina
- Beaufort: The seaside city does a pirate drop.
- Black Creek: A large red heart is lowered for “A Small Town with a Big Heart”.
- Burgaw: A blueberry drops in honor of the town’s annual blueberry festival.
- Eastover: A three-foot tall, thirty-pound wooden flea is dropped. They once had an infestation.
- Charlotte: A lighted crown is raised at midnight in “The Queen City.”
- Mount Olive: A giant pickle is lowered on the Mt. Olive Pickle Company flagpole.
- Raleigh: A 900-pound copper-and-steel acorn is lowered by a crane in “The City of Oaks.”
Phil Harris is 50% of "Phil & Mel in the Afternoon" on K104.7. He has been with the station since 2013 and on the air in Charlotte since 2000. Before coming to the Queen City, Phil worked for radio stations in Pittsburgh, Austin, and Seattle. In addition to the weekly "Throwback Threesome" music video feature, Phil writes about things that matter to Charlotte sports fans and pet owners. He happens to be both.
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