more content in German | mehr Inhalt auf deutsch…im Wankdorf-Stadion in Bern, keiner wankt, der Regen prasselt unaufhörlich hernieder…
(…in the Wankdorf arena in Bern, nobody wavers, the rain keeps pouring down…)
Ah, no, that was at the “Miracle of Bern”, and that doesn’t really fit here. 
…5 lines…
The old year –
clap your hands! –
like an hourglass’s sands
soon it ends.
Well, that was clear.
…4-leaf clover…
PS: Even though I’ve written critically about “lucky charms” recently – they are somewhat a symbol for new year’s day, so I don’t see much of a problem using them here. 
…2 girls 1 cup, er, 2 glasses of champagne…
PS. If you came here looking for the ominous, infamous 2girls1cup video: At JUST4FUN, Alex shows the best reaction videos – and says (in German) why you’d better ignore the original video… (And Wikipedia’s got an entry about it.)
This just appeared too tempting; I simply had to include it in my new year’s countdown…
And while you’re here anyway, why don’t you also check out my best posts, or have a look at the latest ones?