In German New Year, you put fish scales in your wallet and jump on the chair when the bell rings. There is a week before and after the celebration time. During this period, every household must place a fir tree or a cocoon tree with silk flowers tied between the leaves, which means that the world is full of flowers and spring. At midnight on New Year's Eve, just before the New Year arrives, Germans climb on chairs. When the bell rings, they jump off the chair and throw a heavy object behind the chair to show that they are throwing away the trouble and jumping into the New Year. The children formed a band, put on new clothes, held harmonicas and accordions, and lined up to play in the streets. Adults hold colorful flags and follow behind, shouting and singing to celebrate the New Year. German women perform impromptu comedy sketches on family themes during the New Year. There is a New Year custom circulating in rural areas of Germany - the "Tree Climbing Competition", in which young men compete to climb higher along a bare tree. The first place is hailed as the "New Year's Hero" to show that they are rising higher and higher.
Germans still have the custom of wearing new clothes on New Year's Day. They believe that if you wear new clothes on New Year's Day, everything will go well; In addition, they will also put a few fish scales in their wallets, because fish scales are the New Year's mascot and herald wealth; many people also nail horseshoes to the wall to "ward off evil spirits."
Spanish New Year: Fighting to eat grapes. When the bell starts to ring at 12 o'clock on New Year's Eve, people compete to eat grapes. If they can eat 12 grapes according to the bell, it symbolizes the New Year. Each month of the grape will bring peace and happiness, and each grape has a different meaning, such as the first grape "seeking peace", the fifth grape "harmony", the sixth grape "refuge", the seventh grape "curing disease"...
On New Year's Day, Spanish parents are particularly "kind" and will meet all their children's requests, because according to local customs, children who curse, fight and cry are bad omens. At the same time, most Spaniards will carry a gold or copper coin with them to show good luck.
India celebrates the first five days of the New Year from October 31st every year, and the fourth day is New Year's Day. On the first day of the new year, no one is allowed to be angry with others, let alone lose their temper. In some areas of India, on the morning of New Year's Day, every household cries constantly, with tears streaming down everyone's face. They say that time is fleeting and life is short, so crying to welcome the New Year is a lament for life.
In some areas, people fast for a day and night to welcome the new year, starting from the early morning of New Year's Day until midnight. Because of this weird custom, New Year's Day in India is known as "New Year's Day of crying" and "New Year's Day of fasting". In the five days before the Chinese New Year, Indians will perform the Indian epic "Ramayana" (meaning Rama's Parade) everywhere, and play the heroes in the epic to "fight" against paper giants. The "heroes" will light fires. With arrows, the paper giant was set on fire amidst the cheers of the audience. Before New Year's Eve, various exquisite pictures were posted in front of every house.
On the morning of New Year's Day, people carry exquisite small lamps and red packets and go out to pay New Year greetings to the elderly, relatives and friends. After meeting and congratulating each other, they would apply red powder on each other's foreheads to express good luck and good luck. Young people put red ink into water guns and shoot it on relatives and friends, which is called "sprinkling red", which means good luck and good luck. Indian youths like to meet and fight with each other during the New Year regardless of whether they are familiar with it or not. Onlookers cheer and cheer, and they often become the targets of girls' pursuit. To celebrate the New Year, the Boshila people, an indigenous people in central India, erected a sleek and thick wooden pole in the playground. There was a small bag containing gifts on the top of the pole. The girls held the bamboo pole and tried their best to stop the young man climbing up the pole. The boys and girls formed a circle under the pole, trying to defend themselves against the girls' attacks on the pole climber until the pole climber captured the pouch and won.
American New Year
300,000 people collectively "cheers". On New Year's Eve, about 30,000 revelers holding champagne gathered in the American casino city of Las Vegas. The city of Las Vegas plans to have 30,000 people toast to celebrate the arrival of 2006 when the New Year's bell rings. Las Vegas will break the Guinness World Record they set in 2005 when 293,000 people cheered simultaneously on New Year's Eve.
According to Mayor Goldman, tonight will be a big star show and a velvet-curtained party. When the bell rings in 2006, fireworks worth $500,000 will explode in the sky.
California’s New Year’s Day celebration is unique. When the New Year comes, roses are placed everywhere in the streets and alleys, and dozens of flower-decorated floats slowly pass by carrying young girls in formal dresses. During the festival, people will choose the Rose Queen and Rose Princess of the year and welcome the New Year with appreciation.
British New Year
400,000 people party together.
On the evening of December 31, 2005, a grand carnival will be held at Trafalgar Square in London, England. People dressed in festive costumes gather from all directions to the brightly lit dance hall, dancing to the wonderful music. Thousands of people Crowds also gathered in various squares, singing and dancing around the fountain and the statue of Eros in the center of the square, and carnivally.
In the middle of the night on December 31, 2005, British people often bring cakes and wine to visit. They go straight into the homes of relatives and friends without knocking on the door. According to British custom, the person who takes the first step into the house after a thousand nights on New Year's Eve heralds luck in the new year. If the first guest is a dark-haired man, or a happy, happy and wealthy person, the host will have good luck throughout the year. If the first guest is a woman with fair hair, or a sad, poor or unfortunate person, the host will have bad luck in the new year. People who are guests at the homes of relatives and friends on New Year's Eve should first stir the fire in the fireplace and wish the host "good luck" before talking to each other.
Australian New Year
Tens of thousands of police and citizens watch the fireworks. On the evening of December 31, 2005, Sydney will hold the largest New Year's fireworks event since the city was founded. The theme of the 2005 fireworks is "Worker's Heart" designed by the internationally renowned pyrotechnics designer Brian Thomson - the lit fireworks form a huge heart shape, which amazes the public. The scale of the fireworks this time was "unprecedented".
Singapore New Year
The interweaving of light presents a charming scenery. Marina Bay in Singapore will hold large-scale New Year's Eve events from the evening of December 31, 2005. The organizer, Esplanade, specially held a rehearsal for the light show on the evening of the 30th. These "wishing balls" floating on the water of Marina Bay lit up in the water, illuminating the Singapore River, forming a charming scene.
At midnight on the 31st, when the bell rings to welcome 2006, colorful fireworks will be set off over Marina Bay. The gorgeous sky will complement the light balls on the water, forming a "light atmosphere". "The wonderful scenery intertwined with "water" opened a bright prelude to 2006.
Brazilian New Year
Mount the mountain to find happiness and pull your ears when you meet. After the New Year's bell rings, Brazilians hold torches high and flock to climb mountains. They rush to find the golden birch fruit that symbolizes happiness. This activity is called "seeking happiness." It is said that only those who are not afraid of hardships can find this rare fruit. In rural areas, there is a unique custom during the New Year period - pulling each other's ears. When people meet on New Year's Day, they will pull each other's ears vigorously to express blessings.
French New Year: Drink up all the wine in your home, and the wind will tell you about the new year
Drink up your wine in your home, and the wind will tell you about the new year.
North Korean New Year: Scarecrow stuffed with banknotes, hair burned at dusk
North Korea, like China, also has the custom of putting up window grilles and peach charms during the New Year. During the New Year, North Koreans post couplets and New Year pictures on every household. Some people put pictures of longevity stars or fairies on their doors to pray for God's blessing, drive away ghosts, and bring happiness. At the dawn of New Year's Day, people stuff some banknotes into the scarecrows pre-tied on New Year's Eve and throw them at the crossroads to express sending away evil and welcoming auspicious stars. At dusk, people burn off the hair that the family has lost throughout the year, wishing their families peace all year round. During the Spring Festival, North Korean women dress up.
On New Year's Day, girls wear hemp hats called "Fujin" and patterned five-color clothes for swing competitions. They target a tree flower and see who can kick or bite it first to win. There are also those who hang copper bells at high places, and the one who rings the bell first is the winner. During the New Year, in addition to enjoying fine wine and delicacies, North Koreans must also cook a sweet rice made of glutinous rice, pine nuts, chestnut powder, date paste and honey, which is similar to the eight-treasure rice in my country. Prosperous days are as sweet as honey.
Belgian New Year: New Year greetings to livestock
Belgian New Year animals are the most favored. On New Year's Day, the first thing Belgians do after getting up early in the morning is to send New Year greetings to the animals. They will walk up to cows, sheep, and their own pet cats and dogs, and greet them solemnly: "Happy New Year!"
Italian New Year: Throwing things on New Year's Eve
Italian tradition It is believed that making loud noises on New Year's Eve can drive away evil spirits and bring good luck in the new year. Therefore, local people will keep setting off fireworks and firecrackers before New Year's Day, and break everything that can be broken to make noise.
On New Year's Day, every Italian household will light a fire and keep it burning all day long, because Italians believe that fire comes from the sun, and if the fire is cut off on New Year's Day, it will not see the light of day in the coming year.
Mexican New Year: It is forbidden to laugh before the New Year
Mexicans are rather strange. Their tradition stipulates that you are not allowed to laugh when New Year’s Day comes in order to gain good luck.
Celebrating the beginning of the New Year is a common custom in all countries and regions around the world. "Every country and region has its own different customs in celebrating New Year's Day because of its different history, culture, religious beliefs, and national habits."
Myanmar - splashing water and playing in Thailand - carrying the "Songkran Goddess" in parade
Cambodia - building sand dunes to wish for a good harvest Nepal - worshiping the statue
Philippines ——Commemorating the national hero Japan——Ringing the bell one hundred and eight times
Singapore——Visiting relatives and friends South Korea——Flying kites and playing on the springboard
Indonesia——Checking mistakes and making requests Forgive Egypt - take a bath and play in the water
Siobia - light bonfires to celebrate the harvest Tanzania - drive away demons and pray for happiness
Sudan - old people dancing and young people singing Egypt - " New Year with Rising Waters"
France - Seeing a year from one day Bulgaria: Building a snow tower to welcome the New Year
The United States - Burning old things and singing wildly Italy - Celebrating the New Year with beatings and beatings
Indians in North America - Red Balls Hanging on High Posts
Germany - "Jumping into the New Year" Spain - Eat Twelve Grapes
Portugal - Watch Bullfighting performance
Canada - building a wall of snow to keep out the devil Britain - the "first foot" to predict destiny
Chile - singing and dancing all night Brazil - going into the mountains to find fruit
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Argentina - Paraguay bathed in the "Sea of ??Flowers" - cold meals for five days
Indonesians eat pomegranates to show good luck Thailand elephants splash water to celebrate the New Year
December 29 On the same day, children in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, played with waste paper in the business district. District staff celebrate the end of the year by throwing torn pieces of paper out of their windows. This is a local custom at the end of the year.
Iranian New Year Customs
Iran follows the Islamic calendar, and its seasons and months are not fixed. In Iran, celebrating the New Year means celebrating the arrival of spring, usually in late March of the Gregorian calendar. The New Year is celebrated grandly for a week. People flock to the streets to light "bonfires" - "night fires", and then the whole family jumps on the night fire in turn. Jumping back and forth means burning away "bad luck", ushering in light, driving away evil spirits and eliminating diseases, and lasting happiness. There are "seven dishes" to be eaten on New Year's Eve, and the name of each dish must start with the letter "S" to show good luck. From the first to the third day of the lunar month, people visit relatives and friends and wish each other a happy Spring Festival. On the last day of the new year, the whole family goes on an outing to avoid evil.
On December 29, children in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, played with waste paper in the business district. District staff celebrate the end of the year by throwing torn pieces of paper out of their windows. This is a local custom at the end of the year.
On New Year's Eve, French families gather together and drink champagne around the table. Everyone should get drunk on this night, so that the new year can have a new beginning. The French believe that the weather on New Year's Day heralds the coming year: a southerly wind indicates good weather; a westerly wind indicates a good harvest; an east wind indicates a high fruit yield; and a northerly wind indicates a poor harvest.