New Year’s Traditions Around The World

VENICE

In Venice, mass kissing at St Mark’s Square is a popular New Year tradition.

GREECE

In Greece, hanging onion on the door on New Year’s is a tradition followed by the people as it signifies rebirth in coming year. As a symbol of prosperity and good lick, the Greeks are also known to break a pomegranate on their doorstep before entering their houses on New Year's Day.

FRANCE

French people like to keep it short, as they eat a stack of pancakes on the New Year’s Eve.

ESTONIA

It is believed in Estonia that eating twelve meals on New Year’s Eve makes you gain the strength of that many men the following year.

BELGIUM

New Year’s Eve is also called Sint Sylvester Vooranvond in Belgium, where children write letters to their parents or godparents.

THAILAND

New Year’s water festival, Songkran is celebrated for three-days in Thailand.

SPAIN

Eating twelve grapes for each chime counting down to midnight is a popular tradition in

JOHANNESBURG

Throwing old appliances away on New Year’s Eve is the popular tradition in Johannesburg.

ARGENTINA

Argentineans eat beans before the clock strikes midnight, as it is considered to bring fortunes in their career.

FINLAND

The Finnish believe they can predict the New Year’s fortune by casting melted tin into a water vessel, and then interpreting the shape the metal takes after hardening.

DENMARK

The Danes celebrate the New Year with a special desert called Kransekage, a huge cake decorated with fire crackers and flags. They also throw dishes on people's doorsteps on January 1 as it assures many friends.

PHILIPPINES

Round fruits (coin shaped) are placed on the dining table on New Year’s Eve, as it represents prosperity for the coming year.

BELARUS

In Belarus, on new year's eve, corn is stockpiled in front of each women, and it is said that the pile which is first hit by a rooster will be the one to marry first among all others.

GERMANY

The German people eat pig-shaped marzipans which is considered to be a token of good luck.

ECUADOR

Effigies of enemies are burned on the streets of Ecuador, as they represent misfortunes from the past year.

ROMANIA

Here, people wear bear costumes and fur while dancing to ward off evil.

JAPAN

In Japan, Buddhist temples ring their bells 108 times to welcome Toshigami, the New

Year's God. The Japanese also clean their homes and send thank you cards known as nengajo.

SWITZERLAND

People celebrate New Year by dropping an ice cream on the floor in Switzerland.

CHILE

People spend time with their deceased loved ones by sleeping at the graveyard in Chile during New Year.

BOLIVIA

Coins are baked with sweets in Bolivia, and whoever finds the coins has good luck for the New Year.

whatever might be the tradition, celebration of New Year is the main goal. Welcome this New Year, with joy, mirth, good health, and peace. Make this year a Remarkable one.