Before New Year's Day, in Uzbekistan, people prepare for the holiday. They put decorations on a New Year tree at home; they also decorate the streets and houses with colourful lights and balloons. The main heroes of the Uzbek New Year are Father Frost and Snow Girl, who are called in Uzbekistan as Korbobo and Korkiz. At midnight on December 31, when the clock strikes 12, the Uzbeks organize a party, the main dish of which is a watermelon. If the watermelon is sweet and juicy then the whole year will be successful and happy. In addition to a watermelon on the Uzbek New Year's table, there should be a lot of fruits: grapes, persimmons, apples, bananas and oranges. Uzbekistan's New Year is a really family holiday. At the table relatives and friends gather together, they talk about the good things of the old year and hope to have happiness in the new year. This great international holiday comes to every family and, of course, is celebrated in cities and round the whole country widely and cheerfully. The capital shines with colourful lights and it is decorated with balloons and beautiful New Year trees. Children have a lot of entertainment programmes in the circus, theatres, squares and and parks. They can meet their popular heroes from favourite books(?) cartoons. Leisure activities for adults are interesting too. Cinemas, cafes, clubs and restaurants are full of people. Each entertainment place tries to differ from others with its unique show programmes
