Traditionally, around this time of year, we tend to become emotional and meditative over the year that is about to pass by, at the same time being filled with joy and new hopes as we prepare to greet the New Year which is dawning. In greeting the new year, we visit our relatives and friends, wishing a happy new year with one another. And we exchange cards of New Year's greetings with those who live far away from us and whom we have not met or corresponded with very often. Thus, both the recipients and senders of the cards, alike, are soaked in a joy for meeting another new year.