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Houston<\/strong> – At Pimlico Pub on Waugh Drive<\/a>, the New Year officially arrived when the clock struck midnight in Dublin.\u00a0<\/p>\n Houston pub rings in Irish New Year’s <\/p>\n Local perspective:<\/p>\n The pub streamed the live celebration from Temple Bar, the popular gathering spot in Ireland\u2019s capital and the heart of the country\u2019s New Year\u2019s festivities.<\/p>\n The early celebration drew a crowd eager to toast the New Year with champagne and Guinness stout, a staple of Irish tradition.<\/p>\n For many at Pimlico Pub, however, the most important part of the celebration was gathering with friends and sharing the moment together.<\/p>\n The event wrapped up early enough for patrons to continue their New Year\u2019s Eve plans elsewhere in Houston \u2014 or head home after ringing in 2025 Irish-style.<\/p>\n NYE traditions <\/p>\n Big picture view:<\/p>\n New Year\u2019s traditions vary across cultures and communities.\u00a0<\/p>\n Some people eat grapes at midnight, a custom that originated in Spain and has gained popularity on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n Others run around with suitcases, hoping it brings more travel in the year ahead.\u00a0<\/p>\n In the South, black-eyed peas are often served as a symbol of good luck and prosperity.<\/p>\n Extra special for Houston couple <\/p>\n What they’re saying:<\/p>\n Earlier in the day, one Houston family marked the New Year in a quieter way at a local park. They shared that New Year\u2019s Day also doubles as their wedding anniversary, giving them an added reason to celebrate the holiday each year.<\/p>\n The Source:<\/b> FOX 26 reporter Karys Belger attended the New Year’s festivities and Pimlico Pub.<\/p>\n Holidays<\/a>Houston<\/a>Montrose<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Houston – At Pimlico Pub on Waugh Drive, the New Year officially arrived when the clock struck midnight…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":484081,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[7709,4345,10447,50,358,3187,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-484080","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-holidays","9":"tag-houston","10":"tag-montrose","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-texas","13":"tag-tx","14":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115818304864312886","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=484080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484080\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/484081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=484080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=484080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}