What is the ruling on children's participation in New Year's songs and decorating classrooms in schools, and how can a four-year-old daughter be prevented from participating without being embarrassed?
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Celebrating the New Year is impermissible. Parents must raise their children upon goodness and warn them against falsehood. The mother should explain to her young daughter that celebrating the New Year has no connection to Islam, and that singing accompanied by music is forbidden.
The child can be wisely prevented from going to school on this day if there is no harm. Otherwise, she must be instructed not to participate in the celebration. If she does participate, there is no sin upon her, as she is not held religiously accountable until she reaches puberty.
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