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/^t/Actually I suppose I am not alone with that feeling. The night of December 31 traditionally became the synonym of having fun and great time. During that night it is a prerequisite that everyone goes to a party or invites guests to his or her own appartment. If not, s/he is either an extremely unsociable person or a freak - the third possibility is that s/he is on duty. So instead of enjoing the onset of new year and new opportunities the home-alone person is frustrated and bitter and, more than ever, aware of how lonely s/he is in the world. Because of that the majority of people tries to place themselves somewhere where the party is on. This is a tradition. But this does not mean they enjoy it.