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New Year's tree
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<p>New Year's trees are decorated trees similar to <a href="/facts/Christmas_tree/855tbXu6">Christmas trees</a> that are displayed to specifically celebrate the New Year. They should not be confused with the practice of leaving up a Christmas tree until after <a href="/facts/New_Year%2527s_Day/6XQyYPCn">New Year's Day</a> (traditionally until the <a href="/facts/Epiphany_(holiday)/j4pUmR6j">Epiphany</a> on 6 January). New Year's trees are common in various cultures and nations, chiefly the <a href="/facts/Former_Soviet_Union/usrFwWTU">former Soviet Union</a>, former <a href="/facts/Yugoslavia/rK14hYmb">Yugoslavia</a>, <a href="/facts/Albania/8GP40BUD">Albania</a>, <a href="/facts/Turkey/KIYAWAs0">Turkey</a>, <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a> and <a href="/facts/Vietnam/0ulfA8Eq">Vietnam</a>. </p>