I end without moving, I hit without pain, striking twelve times while partygoers cheer in the rain. I divide every day, but once in the year, I switch the whole date while confetti is near. What am I?
Midnight
Midnight 'strikes' twelve times on a clock and marks the exact dividing line between the old year and the new year.
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