What are the New Year’s Day customs in different countries around the world? Comparison of New Year's Day customs
| Because New Year's Day is not the exclusive domain of one country, but a festival celebrated by most countries in the world. Due to cultural differences among countries around the world, the New Year's Day customs that have evolved are also different. Let us take a closer look at them. Want to know more about the auspicious and inauspicious days in the eleventh month of the lunar calendar in 2018? Pay attention to Shuimoxiansheng.com’s special topic for November of the lunar calendar! Different New Year's Day customs in countries around the world China Since New Year's Day was born during the Republic of China period and evolved from the Spring Festival, when China first began to celebrate New Year's Day, its celebration customs and habits were of course mostly similar to the Spring Festival, or a smaller version of the Spring Festival. Although some traditional ways of celebration are still used, such as setting off firecrackers, killing three living beings, worshiping ghosts and gods, and paying homage to ancestors, they do not occupy a very important position in people's minds. France: The French view New Year's Day as a whole year from one day and celebrate the New Year with wine. People start partying and drinking from New Year's Eve and do not stop until January 3rd. Before the New Year arrives, every French family must drink up all the remaining wine in the house, resulting in many people getting drunk. They believe that only by drinking all the wine in the house on New Year's Day can they have good luck in the new year. Italy On the eve of New Year's Day, thousands of Italians flocked to the streets, lighting firecrackers and fireworks, and even firing real guns, and men and women danced until midnight. Every household cleans up old things, smashes some breakable items in the house, and throws all the old pots and bottles out of the door to get rid of bad luck and worries. This is their traditional way of saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming the new year. India In India, crying means that time has passed, life is short, the new year has come, and the old year has gone, so let us cherish the present time more. Not only do they cry on this day, but they also fast from early morning to midnight, meaning that they want to "welcome the new year with a clean heart." Only after midnight can every household taste the prepared meals. Spain There is a very old New Year tradition in Spain, which is the last 12 seconds of the countdown to midnight. Eat 12 green grapes (not purple grapes) immediately and make a wish silently in your heart. 12 grapes, 12 wishes. It indicates that every month of the next 12 months will be sweet and beautiful. Brazil On New Year's Day, Brazilians hold torches high and flock to the mountains. There is also an interesting custom, which is not eating chicken, because chickens walk backwards, and Brazilians believe that they should look forward in the new year and not go backwards. They usually eat fish and pork during New Year's Day because fish swim forward and pigs' noses arch forward. Belgium In Belgium, the first thing people do in the countryside on New Year's morning is to greet the livestock. People walk up to cows, horses, sheep, dogs, cats and other animals, and solemnly say to these creatures: "Happy New Year!" In the United States, many Americans eat herring on New Year's Day. Because this fish always swims in groups, it symbolizes the wealth and prosperity of the family. Another reason why Americans prefer herring is that this fish always struggles in the water. Eating it will help you succeed in the new year. On New Year's Day in Greece, Greeks who go out to visit others will carry a large stone with them and throw it into the host's house when they enter, silently saying: "I hope the host's purse is heavier than this stone..." If the stone they carry is very small, they will say: "I hope the host's cataract is much smaller than this stone..." In addition, every family has to make a big cake and put a silver coin in it. The host will cut the cake into several pieces and distribute them to family members or visiting relatives and friends. Whoever eats the cake with the silver coin will become the luckiest person in the New Year. Note: January 1st is the New Year's Day in most countries, but not in all countries. In other words, New Year's Day in all countries is not on January 1st. Some countries will determine the first day of the new year based on their own reasons. |
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