For many people, the solution is to book a holiday abroad at this time of year so as to avoid the whole occasion. Others opt to splash out on dinner at a hotel or restaurant so that no-one has to worry about getting everything ready. For modern, urban families, these are two of the fashionable and convenient new ways of surviving New Year.
以致於近年來許多國人趁過年乾脆遠走國外來「避年」；再不然，就花錢去飯店訂置一桌年夜飯，誰也不用張羅，又時髦又簡便，都是現代都會人的新興過年方式。