Five Unique New Years Around the World

Sick of ringing in the New Year at the same old bar or sitting around the living room watching the ball drop in Times Square? Take a hint from some local traditions, and non-traditions, around the world and get creative.

Here's what they're doing in five other parts of the world to celebrate the fact that 2008 is over, and 2009 is at last here.

Drop Something Different
Key West, Fla.

In Key West, they eschew the familiar dropping of the ball in favor of the dropping of the big red shoe with a woman, er, man inside of it. ...