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Wednesday was New Year’s Eve, and my villagers were talking about the countdown.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Aurora:<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I noticed that the northern lights were visible in the skies above Forest, so I stopped to take a photo or two.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"The<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Over at the plaza, Isabelle was handing out some sparkling cider, and I bought a blue New Year’s hat from Crazy Redd.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Three<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

At midnight, we counted down the final few seconds and welcomed 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Rolf,<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

It’s kind of funny that Rolf is always the villager in these photos. It’s the third year in a row I’ve posted New Year’s Eve pictures, and Rolf is in all three! (Want to see the 2024<\/a> and 2025<\/a> entries?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is the obligatory “2026” fireworks photo:<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"The<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

On New Year’s Day, my villagers continued to wish me a Happy New Year.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Aurora:<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Rolf:<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

And Isabelle was again at the event plaza, this time to hand out zodiac horses.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Isabelle:<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

This is the first duplicate zodiac animal given out…unless you were playing the Japanese version prior to the worldwide release, or if you time traveled and got it.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"My
It’s still amazing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I also stuck my face through the face-cutout standee for the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"The<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I rolled up a couple snowballs to make a snowmam, and I gave her some snowflakes I had in my pockets. She gave me an ice vanity in return.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Snowmam:<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I played again today, and I had an igloo camper at the campsite. But it was Pietro the evil clown, so I had zero interest in asking him to move in. \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Pietro,<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I found a lost book on the ground, and I returned it to its owner, Mira. At first, she said it was a dermatology handbook…<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Mira:<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

But then she said she was joking, and that it was just a big comic book. Those would be two books that would be hard to mix up, I imagine. \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Mira:<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

She gave me a green-bar shirt for returning the book to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wrapped up my night with a K.K. Slider performance of “K.K. Song.” Hamlet and Rodeo were also in attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"K.K.<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Happy New Year, everyone! I’ll be back with another entry later in the month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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