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Strange New Year Traditions Practiced Around the World
Source - Ajura
Breaking crockery on neighbor’s door, Denmark
Residents of Denmark like to collect crockery throughout the year, only to break it on their neighbor’s door on New Year. The family with the highest amount of broken crockery on their door is considered to be the luckiest as it denotes that they have a lot of friends. Strange!
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Eating grapes at midnight on New Year’s Eve, Spain
The Spanish believe that if you stuff your mouth with 12 grapes at midnight, on New Year, you have achieved good luck. Apparently, quickly eating 12 grapes, one at each stroke of the clock brings luck for each month of the year. Interesting tradition!
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Carrying suitcase all day long, Colombia
In the hope of traveling extensively in the New Year, people of Colombia carry an empty suitcase all day long.
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Ringing bells 108 times, Japan
The Japanese ring bells 108 times on New Year, in accordance with the Buddhist belief that doing so brings cleanliness. It is also considered good to be smiling while embracing the New Year as it apparently brings good luck.
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Metal casting to predict future, Finland
The Finnish tradition follows the locals casting molten tin into a bucket of water and then interpreting the shape which the metal takes. For instance, a ring or a heart shape indicates a wedding while a ship means traveling, and a pig shape denotes ample food.
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First Footing, Scotland
The Scottish celebrate Hogmanay during the New Year, in which ‘First-Footing’ is practiced. The custom requires that the first person to cross the threshold of a home in the New Year should carry a gift which brings good luck.
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