699 New Year's Traditions; New Orleans Originals; David McCullough Tribute

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🗓️ 31 December 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Consider new ideas for greeting the new year by learning about some of the unusual traditions — and a few superstitions — with which Swedes, Croats, Scots, and the Welsh celebrate this time of year. Then hear about the multicultural food and music that enliven the streets of New Orleans' neighborhoods. And join us as we remember the late historian David McCullough with a look back at his examination of how the Wright Brothers changed the way we see the world.

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0:00.0	New Year's Eve in Scotland includes lots of time-tested rituals for good luck.
0:05.0	And you open at the strike of midnight, you open your front door and rush through and open the back door.
0:10.0	So you're welcoming in the New Year and letting the old year out.
0:13.0	Coming up, we borrow a few old world customs for welcoming the New Year.
0:17.0	In America, no town beats New Orleans for a festive atmosphere all year long.
0:22.0	It's not just that you could turn a corner and stumble upon an amazing band,
0:26.0	it's that you could turn a corner and stumble upon so many things that are incredible about New Orleans.
0:31.0	Guides from the Big Easy tell us what's really original about their city.
0:36.0	And we remember historian David McCullough, who passed away recently.
0:40.0	He dedicated his life to helping us better understand the people and events that shaped America.
0:46.0	We'll revisit his conversation with us about the Wright Brothers.
0:50.0	That's when the world suddenly realized and can fly.
0:53.0	Let's celebrate together as we look forward to a better year ahead.
0:57.0	It's travel with Rick Steves.
1:00.0	We pay tribute to one of the most respected American historians in our time coming up on today's travel with Rick Steves.
1:07.0	We'll revisit David McCullough's work on the Wright Brothers to remind us what's truly great about America.
1:13.0	And local guides from New Orleans prepare to surprise us with insights into their city that you probably didn't expect.
1:19.0	Let's make this an international New Year by checking in with friends from Sweden, Croatia, Wales and Scotland right now on their traditions for welcoming in the New Year.
1:29.0	Let's get ready to welcome in the New Year European style.
1:33.0	We'll get our annual visit from friends from Edinburgh just a bit to hear about the rituals that greet the New Year in the land of all-dlang Zine.
1:41.0	Let's start our holiday checking Scandinavia style with Maria Bergman in Stockholm.
1:46.0	Maria, happy New Year.
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