What is the effect of the metaphor "sunlit path of racial justice”? it suggests that there is a warm path people can take to make society equal. it conveys that an equal society is a more hopeful society. it communicates that society will be equal one day.

it's a secular holiday. it is and was a custom developed to recognize the ending of a time and a wish for a good future. the kind of kiss you exchange, if you are single, is intended to predict what kind of year you will have in the coming year.

it is saying good bye to the last year with all its ups and downs, and hello to the new year, with all its hopes and dreams.