New Year's Day

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Isabelle at the event plaza in New Leaf
Occurrence
January 1st
Time 6:00 AM – 11:00 AM [nb 2]
All day [nb 3]
Host Tortimer [nb 4]
Isabelle[nb 5]
Tom Nook [nb 6]
Visitors Katrina[nb 1]
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 しょうがつ正月 [nb 7]
 새해
 Capodanno
 Neujahrstag
 新年 [nb 7]
 Jour de l'an
 Año Nuevo
 Singmogil
 新年 [nb 7]
 Jour de l'an
 Año Nuevo
 Новый год

New Year's Day is an event in the Animal Crossing series that appears in all games to date. It is held on the first day of January, representing the real-life holiday of the same name. It is the second part of the two-part New Year celebration, with the previous day, the Countdown, being the first part. What happens during the event varies between games.

Appearances[edit]

In Animal Crossing[edit]

The player talking to Tortimer in Animal Crossing

In Animal Crossing, villagers will gather near the wishing well from 6 AM to 11 AM. By talking to the villager making a wish near the well, the player is able to make their own New Year's wish by asking to go next. Katrina will also be present near the wishing well to read the player's fortune for the year for 50 Bells. She will give the player a fortune written on Fortune Paper, which is exclusive to this event and appears unorderable in the stationery catalog.

Additionally, the player receives 10,000 Bells from Mom in the mail, and they can talk to Tortimer to receive a random diary. If the player has upgraded Nook's shop past Nook's Cranny, he will also sell Mystery Bags for 2,000 Bells each.

In Wild World[edit]

In Animal Crossing: Wild World, the player can speak to Tortimer in this day to receive a random fortune. Tortimer can be spoken to multiple times for different fortunes.

In City Folk[edit]

Tortimer greeting the player in City Folk

In Animal Crossing: City Folk, Tortimer gives the player a New Year's Shirt corresponding to the current year (up to 2035), and the player will also receive 1,000 Bells from Mom.

In New Leaf[edit]

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, the player will receive a gift from their Mom, which will either be 10,000 Bells or a house plant, although if they do not play on New Year's Day, they will not receive such letter. A special cutout is available in the event plaza, and Isabelle will also be present there until 12 AM.

When Isabelle is spoken to, she gives the player a gift which is an animal based on the Chinese zodiac of the current year. They act as furniture and can be displayed in the player's house. All zodiac items have the Harmonious interior theme, sell for 120 Bells at Re-Tail, and, except for the Zodiac Boar, are only obtainable from the event.

In New Horizons[edit]

The sun on New Year's Day in New Horizons

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Isabelle wishes the residents a happy new year in her daily announcement, and unique music plays all day in place of the standard hourly music. The sun is visible during the sunrise and sunset. The skies are brighter than usual, meaning shadows are longer near morning and evening hours. Additionally, if accessed, the Nook Stop rewards the player with 500 Nook Miles to celebrate the new year and gives all players a seven-day streak starting the following day due to the closure of Resident Services during the Countdown, regardless of the player's previous streak. Brewster will also wish the player a happy New Year after drinking his coffee at The Roost.

In addition to the event itself, several seasonal items are sold via Nook Shopping from January 1 to January 5 to celebrate New Year's Day in various regions. The items include celebratory arches for 2021 and 2022, Yut Nori, and the zodiac figurine correspondent to the current zodiac (e.g. in 2021 the zodiac ox figurine was given out)[nb 8]. A related holiday, Shōgatsu, also includes several seasonal items in Nook Shopping, including the kadomatsu, kagamimochi, New Year's shimekazari, and since version 2.0, the osechi and otoshidama envelope.

Items[edit]

In City Folk[edit]

All 36 New Year's shirts in Animal Crossing: City Folk have the same name but are separate items. Each shirt has the year on the back and the year's zodiac animal on the front.

New Year's shirts in Animal Crossing: City Folk

# Item Image Buy price Sell price Available from Colors Style
311 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Gray
Yellow
Strange
312 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Gray
Red
Striking
313 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Gray
Red
Fresh
314 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Gray
Yellow
Stylish
315 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Green
Gray
Refined
316 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Green
Gray
Gaudy
317 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Orange
Yellow
Subtle
318 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Orange
Black
Striking
319 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Yellow
Black
Cute
320 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Yellow
Yellow
Subtle
321 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Gray
Green
Cool
322 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Gray
Green
Funky
323 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Gray
Yellow
Strange
324 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Gray
Red
Striking
325 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Green
Red
Fresh
326 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Green
Yellow
Stylish
327 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Orange
Gray
Refined
328 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Orange
Gray
Gaudy
329 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Yellow
Yellow
Subtle
330 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Yellow
Black
Striking
331 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Gray
Black
Cute
332 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Gray
Yellow
Subtle
333 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Gray
Green
Cool
334 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Gray
Green
Funky
335 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Green
Yellow
Strange
336 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Green
Red
Striking
337 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Orange
Red
Fresh
338 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Orange
Yellow
Stylish
339 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Yellow
Gray
Refined
340 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Yellow
Gray
Gaudy
341 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Gray
Yellow
Subtle
342 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Gray
Black
Striking
343 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Gray
Black
Cute
344 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Gray
Yellow
Subtle
345 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Green
Green
Cool
346 New Year's shirt New Year's shirt Not for sale  2,000 Bells  Tortimer
Green
Green
Funky
Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing: City Folk, compiled by TimeSword3D, AlexBot2004, and Cuyler.

In New Leaf[edit]

Zodiac items in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

# Item Image Buy price Sell price[nb 9] Available from HHA theme challenges Style Interact Customizable Size
1,731 Zodiac boar zodiac boar  3 MEOW Coupons  120 Bells  Isabelle
 RVs
Harmonious Iconic - No 1.0 x 1.0
1,732 Zodiac dog zodiac dog Not for sale  120 Bells  Isabelle
Harmonious Iconic - No 1.0 x 1.0
1,733 Zodiac dragon zodiac dragon Not for sale  120 Bells  Isabelle
Harmonious Iconic - No 1.0 x 1.0
1,734 Zodiac goat zodiac goat Not for sale  120 Bells  Isabelle
Harmonious Iconic - No 1.0 x 1.0
1,735 Zodiac horse zodiac horse Not for sale  120 Bells  Isabelle
Harmonious Iconic - No 1.0 x 1.0
1,736 Zodiac monkey zodiac monkey Not for sale  120 Bells  Isabelle
Harmonious Iconic - No 1.0 x 1.0
1,737 Zodiac ox zodiac ox Not for sale  120 Bells  Isabelle
Harmonious Iconic - No 1.0 x 1.0
1,738 Zodiac rabbit zodiac rabbit Not for sale  120 Bells  Isabelle
Harmonious Iconic - No 1.0 x 1.0
1,739 Zodiac rat zodiac rat Not for sale  120 Bells  Isabelle
Harmonious Iconic - No 1.0 x 1.0
1,740 Zodiac rooster zodiac rooster Not for sale  120 Bells  Isabelle
Harmonious Iconic - No 1.0 x 1.0
1,741 Zodiac snake zodiac snake Not for sale  120 Bells  Isabelle
Harmonious Iconic - No 1.0 x 1.0
1,742 Zodiac tiger zodiac tiger Not for sale  120 Bells  Isabelle
Harmonious Iconic - No 1.0 x 1.0

In New Horizons[edit]

New Year's Day seasonal items in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Item Image Type Buy price Sell price Available from
2021 celebratory arch 2021 celebratory arch Furniture  2,021 Bells  505 Bells  Nook Shopping
2022 celebratory arch 2022 celebratory arch Furniture  2,022 Bells  505 Bells  Nook Shopping
Kadomatsu kadomatsu Furniture  2,580 Bells  645 Bells  Nook Shopping
Kagamimochi kagamimochi Furniture  1,800 Bells  450 Bells  Nook Shopping
New Year's shimekazari New Year's shimekazari Furniture  2,000 Bells  500 Bells  Nook Shopping
Osechi osechi Furniture  5,000 Bells  1,250 Bells  Nook Shopping
Yut Nori Yut Nori Furniture  1,300 Bells  325 Bells  Nook Shopping
Zodiac boar figurine zodiac boar figurine Furniture  1,600 Bells  400 Bells  Nook Shopping
 Katrina
Zodiac dog figurine zodiac dog figurine Furniture  1,600 Bells  400 Bells  Nook Shopping
 Katrina
Zodiac dragon figurine zodiac dragon figurine Furniture  1,600 Bells  400 Bells  Nook Shopping
 Katrina
Zodiac horse figurine zodiac horse figurine Furniture  1,600 Bells  400 Bells  Nook Shopping
 Katrina
Zodiac monkey figurine zodiac monkey figurine Furniture  1,600 Bells  400 Bells  Nook Shopping
 Katrina
Zodiac ox figurine zodiac ox figurine Furniture  1,600 Bells  400 Bells  Nook Shopping
 Katrina
Zodiac pig figurine zodiac pig figurine Furniture  1,600 Bells  400 Bells  Nook Shopping
 Katrina
Zodiac rabbit figurine zodiac rabbit figurine Furniture  1,600 Bells  400 Bells  Nook Shopping
 Katrina
Zodiac rat figurine zodiac rat figurine Furniture  1,600 Bells  400 Bells  Nook Shopping
 Katrina
Zodiac rooster figurine zodiac rooster figurine Furniture  1,600 Bells  400 Bells  Nook Shopping
 Katrina
Zodiac sheep figurine zodiac sheep figurine Furniture  1,600 Bells  400 Bells  Nook Shopping
 Katrina
Zodiac snake figurine zodiac snake figurine Furniture  1,600 Bells  400 Bells  Nook Shopping
 Katrina
Zodiac tiger figurine zodiac tiger figurine Furniture  1,600 Bells  400 Bells  Nook Shopping
 Katrina
Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing New Horizons, compiled and edited by 6480, noizhub, Ricky, chaiinchomp, saberslime, robotic_scarab, mollumisc, sunmarsh, kyrokey, obstinateRixatrix, jackiwi, Zalex, SuperHamster, kait, hyuum, Azarro, Czarcasm, cinnamon_swirlix, astronomyfortwo, Welcius, glowtopia, BriKun, Alyrei, dodocodes.com, StevieCoops, sneeze, Shiny190, TwistedPeach, LavaToaster, capstone, vmario, rocklamp, Alexis, Aeon, and PanchamBro.

Gallery[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • In Animal Crossing, Katrina asks the player if they would like to participate in her "sunshine lottery."[1] If the player has no spaces left in their letter inventory, she mistakenly says they need to make room in their "mailbox."[2] This erroneous text may refer to a point earlier in development where Katrina offered a prize similar to Nook's raffle, or it may be a reference to Nengajō, a type of New Year card that has lottery numbers printed at the bottom. It may also be a reference to the planned implementation of a special type of secret code generated specifically for contests.
  • In Animal Crossing: City Folk, the New Year's shirts for 2000–2008 could never be obtained if playing the game exclusively in real time, since the game was released in November 2008, making them the only items in the series to have this property. For the Korean version of the game, this also applies to the 2009 and 2010 shirts, since the game was released in South Korea on January 28, 2010.

Notes[edit]

  1. In Animal Crossing only
  2. In Animal Crossing only
  3. From Wild World-onwards
  4. In Animal Crossing, Wild World and City Folk
  5. In New Leaf and New Horizons
  6. In New Horizons only
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Called New Year to celebrate with 2021 celebratory arch and Olivier salad
  8. Until version 2.0, the Olivier salad was included in this event
  9. Re-Tail sell price; if item can be sold at Timmy and Tommy's store, it is 80% of the sell price; if item can be sold to Leila at Tortimer Island, it is 5% of the sell price.

References[edit]


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