Germans also have the custom of wearing new clothes on New Year's Day. They think that everything will be fine with new clothes in the new year. Dressing indiscriminately in the New Year is not smooth all the year round. In addition, they will put some fish scales in their wallets, because fish scales are new year mascots, which indicates that financial resources are rolling in; Many people also nail horseshoes to the wall to "exorcise evil spirits".
Spanish New Year: Competing to Eat Grapes When the bell of New Year's Eve 12 begins to ring the first bell, people compete to eat grapes. If you can ring the bell and eat 12 grapes, it symbolizes the peace and happiness of every month in the new year. Each grape has different meanings, such as the first "seeking peace", the fifth "harmony" and the sixth "refuge".
On New Year's Day, Spanish parents are particularly "kind" and they will meet all the requirements of their children, because according to local customs, children's swearing, fighting and crying are ominous. At the same time, most Spaniards will carry a gold coin or copper coin to show good luck.
In India, the New Year lasts for five days from June 10 to1October 3 1 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 his temper. In some parts of India, on the morning of New Year's Day, every household kept crying, and everyone's face was covered with tears. They greet the New Year with tears, because time flies and life is short, which is a lament for life.
In some areas, people welcome the New Year by fasting for one day and one night, from the early morning of New Year's Day to midnight. Because of this weird custom, New Year's Day in India is called "Crying New Year's Day" and "Fasting New Year's Day". In the first five days of the Lunar New Year, Indians will perform the Indian epic Ramayana (Ramayana, meaning Ramayana Parade) everywhere, playing the role of the hero in the epic "fighting" with the paper giant. The "hero" will light an arrow and the paper giant will catch fire in the cheers of the audience. Before New Year's Eve, all kinds of beautiful pictures will be posted in front of every household.
On the morning of New Year's Day, people go out to pay New Year greetings to the elderly, relatives and friends with elaborate lanterns and red envelopes. After meeting and congratulating each other, sprinkle red powder on each other's foreheads to show good luck and look up at each other. Young people put red ink into a water gun and shoot it at relatives and friends, which is called "sprinkling red", indicating good luck. Indian youth like to meet and fight with their bare hands during the New Year, whether they are familiar with it or not. Watching and cheering is often the object of girls' pursuit. To celebrate the New Year, Boxler, an indigenous people in central India, erected a smooth and thick wooden pole on the playground, with a small bag full of gifts at the top of the pole. Girls hold bamboo poles and try their best to prevent boys from climbing the pole, while boys form a circle under the pole, trying to defend girls from attacking the pole climber until the pole climber takes the small bag.
American new year
300,000 people collectively "cheered". On New Year's Eve, about 30,000 revelers holding champagne gathered in Las Vegas. Las Vegas plans that when the New Year bell rings, 30,000 people will raise their glasses to celebrate the arrival of 2006. Las Vegas will break the Guinness World Record of 293,000 people drinking at the same time on New Year's Day in 2005.
According to Mayor Goldman, there will be a big star performance and a party decorated with velvet curtains tonight. When the bell rings in 2006, fireworks worth 500,000 dollars will bloom in the sky.
New Year's Day celebrations in California are unique. When the new year comes, roses are everywhere in the streets and lanes, and dozens of floats decorated with flowers slowly pass by with girls in dresses. During the festival, people will choose the rose queen and princess of that year and welcome the New Year with appreciation.
British new year
400,000 people reveled collectively. 65438+On the evening of February 3, 2005, Kloc-0, a grand carnival will be held in Trafalgar Square, London, England. People dressed in festive costumes will gather on the brightly lit dance floor from all directions, dancing with wonderful music, and thousands of people will gather in various squares, singing and dancing around the fountain and the statue of Cupid in the center of the square.
In the middle of the night of June 5438+February 3 1 2005, British people often go out to visit with cakes and wine. They went straight to their relatives and friends' houses without knocking. According to British custom, after the 1001 night of New Year's Eve, the first person who steps into the house indicates the luck of the new year. If the first guest is a dark-haired man, or a happy, happy and rich person, the host will be very lucky all the year round. If the first guest is a woman with light yellow hair, or a sad, poor and unfortunate person, the host will be unlucky in the new year. People who visit relatives and friends' homes on New Year's Eve should first stir the fire in the fireplace and wish the host "open the door" before speaking.
Australian new year
Tens of thousands of policemen watched the fireworks with the public. On the evening of June 5438+February 3 1, 2005, Sydney will hold the largest New Year fireworks event since its establishment. In 2005, the theme of fireworks was "the heart of workers" designed by internationally renowned fireworks designer Brian Thomson-the lit fireworks formed a huge heart shape, which amazed the public. The scale of this fireworks is "unprecedented".
Singapore new year
The light interweaves to present a charming scenery. On the evening of February 3, 2005, a large-scale New Year's Eve event was held in marina bay. On the evening of 30th, the organizer Binhai Art Center specially rehearsed the lighting performance, only to see these "wishing balls" floating on the water of marina bay light up in the water and shine on the river of Singapore, forming a charming landscape.
3 1 midnight, when the bell rings to welcome 2006, colorful fireworks will be set off over marina bay, and the gorgeous sky and the ball of light on the water will complement each other, forming a wonderful scene of "light" and "water", which will kick off 2006.
Brazilian new year
Climb the mountain for fun, and pull your ears when you meet them. After the New Year bell rang, Brazilians held high torches and flocked to climb mountains. They scrambled to find birch trees as a symbol of happiness. This activity is called "Looking for Happiness". It is said that only fearless people can find this rare fruit. In rural areas, there is also a unique custom of Chinese New Year-pulling each other's ears. When people meet on New Year's Day, they will try their best to hold each other's ears to express their blessings.
French New Year: It's a good year to drink all the wine at home.
Drink all the wine at home and it will be fine this year.
Korean New Year: Scarecrow stuffs money and burns his hair at dusk.
Like China, North Korea has the custom of stick grilles and Fu Tao in the New Year. Koreans put up couplets and New Year pictures in every household during the New Year. Some people stick portraits of birthday girls or fairies on their doors, praying for God's blessing, driving away ghosts and giving people happiness. At the dawn of New Year's Day, people put some money into the scarecrow tied in advance on New Year's Eve and throw it at the crossroads to ward off evil spirits and welcome lucky stars. At dusk, people burn the hair that the whole family has lost for a year and wish their families peace in the four seasons. During the Spring Festival, women in North Korea wear new clothes.
On New Year's Day, girls wear a kind of hemp hat called "blessing towel" and colorful and patterned clothes to have a swing competition. They aimed at a tree flower to see who could kick it or bite it first. Others hang bronze bells on high places. Whoever touches the bell first will win. During the New Year, Koreans must cook glutinous rice with pine nuts, chestnut powder, jujube paste and honey, which is similar to China's eight-treasure rice to show that the family is prosperous and sweet as honey.
Belgian New Year: Happy New Year to Livestock
Animals in Belgium are the most popular in the New Year. On New Year's Day, the first thing Belgians do when they get up early in the morning is to pay New Year greetings to animals. They will go to cows, sheep and their pet cats and dogs and greet them very seriously: "Happy New Year!" " "
Italian new year: throwing things
According to Italian tradition, making noise on New Year's Eve can exorcise evil spirits, so that you can have a happy New Year. Therefore, before New Year's Day, local people will keep setting off fireworks and firecrackers, and they will break everything that can be broken to make noise. On New Year's Day, every family in Italy will light a fire and keep it burning all day, because Italians believe that the fire comes from the sun. If it is cut off on New Year's Day, there will be no light in the coming year.
Mexican new year: don't laugh before the new year.
Mexicans are very strange. Their traditional rule is not to laugh when New Year's Day comes, for good luck.
Celebrating the beginning of the New Year is a common custom in all countries and regions in the world. Because different countries and regions have different historical culture, religious beliefs and national customs, they all have their own different customs to celebrate New Year's Day.
Myanmar-splashing water to play Thailand-marching with the "Goddess of Gan Song"
Cambodia-Piling Dunes for Harvest Nepal-Idol Worship
Philippines-In memory of national hero Japan-Bell rang 108 times.
Singapore-visiting relatives and friends in Korea-flying kites and playing springboard
Indonesia-check your mistakes and ask for forgiveness-take a bath and play with water.
Ethiopia-burning bonfires in Tanzania to celebrate the harvest-exorcise demons and pray for happiness.
Sultan-An Old Dancer and a Young Singer in Egypt-Rising Water in the New Year
France-Looking at a Year from a Day Bulgaria: The Snow Pagoda welcomes the New Year.
America-Burning Old Things and Singing Crazy Songs Italy-New Year Wrestling
North American Indians-Red balls are hanging on high posts.
Germany-"Leaping New Year" Spain-Eat twelve grapes.
Portugal-Watch the Bullfighting Show
Canada-Building a Snow Wall to Keep Evil Britain-The "First Foot" to Predict Destiny
Chile-singing and dancing all night Brazil-going into the mountains to find fruit
Argentina-"Flower Sea" Bathing Paraguay-Cold Meal for Five Days
Indonesians eat pomegranates for good luck, and Thai elephants splash water to celebrate the New Year.
On February 29th, 65438, children played with waste paper in the business district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the end of the year, the staff in this area threw the shredded paper out of the window to celebrate the end of the year. This is a local custom at the end of the year.
Iranian new year customs
Iran has an Islamic calendar, and the seasons and months are not fixed. In Iran, celebrating the New Year means celebrating the arrival of spring, usually in the late March of the solar calendar. It takes a week to celebrate the New Year. People flocked to the street to light a "bonfire"-"night fire", and then the whole family jumped down from the night fire in turn, indicating that they would burn "bad luck", usher in the light, drive away evil spirits and diseases, and enjoy happiness forever. We should eat "seven dishes" on New Year's Eve, and the name of each dish should start with the letter "S" to show good luck. From grade one to grade three, people visit relatives and friends and wish each other a happy Spring Festival. On the last day of the new year, the whole family went out for an outing to ward off evil spirits.
On February 29th, 65438, children played with waste paper in the business district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the end of the year, the staff in this area threw the shredded paper out of the window to celebrate the end of the year. This is a local custom at the end of the year.
On New Year's Eve, French people get together and drink champagne around the table. Everyone should get drunk this evening, so that the new year can have a new start. The French believe that the weather on New Year's Day indicates a year: the south wind blows, which indicates good weather; A bumper harvest year under the west wind; The east wind blows, and the fruit is high; When the north wind blows, it is a poor harvest year.