From Sudan-
The youth of South Sudan like those elsewhere in the world call it "Two year night" because it was when December 31st ended at midnight while January 1st began simultaneously after it at 1.00 a.m.
In Juba and reportedly in other major towns of South Sudan's ten states, this particular night seemed to be a blessed one because people of all walks of life prepared for it and waited patiently some even waited impatiently for the change to occur so that they could witness and celebrate it with happiness which was actually marked by ululations, fire crackers, candle lighting and extinguishing as soon as December ticked off, utterances and other cries of excitement to welcome the New Year which has ushered in.
In the main cathedrals of Juba, the St. Theresa of Kator, St. Joseph church of the Catholic and All Saints Cathedral of the Episcopal Church and several others there were sounds of bells which served two purposes: one was to invite the faithful to thanksgiving prayers and the other was to announce the dawn of a new year. In residential quarters of Juba the young and elderly took time off from normal sleep to witness the transition from 2011 to 2012.
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