Some of them make rather elaborate little bouquets.  Others tear off a single bougainvillea or hyacinth flower (from your bushes if they can get to them).  The door bell starts ringing just before 8 a.m.  When the gate opens they thrust their flowers at me saying "Happy New Year!"  And then I give them something to eat, and at Shiloh, we always give a gospel tract, too.  This year I made Snikerdoodles and managed to find some Chick Publication cartoon tracts.  They children are thrilled.  Everyone walks away eagerly reading their little booklet. We had 24 visitors by 11 a.m. when the kids stop coming. It's sort of like Halloween minus the costumes and all that candy.  That is how New Years is spent here in Cameroon.  Well, that and taking the tree and all the other Christmas decorations down.  It's sort of like Halloween minus the costumes and  candy.  We look forward to this special day for children. We like seeing all our little friends.  Presumably their parents are sleeping off New Years Eve festivities.