State constitutions based their bills of
rights on what English document?

The US Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the American constitution, is based almost entirely on the rights which the colonists had enjoyed as citizens of the Crown.

Explanation:

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.