Origin of New Year's Day: In contemporary times, New Year's Day refers to the first day of the year (i.e. 1 month 1 day). Since the western calendar was introduced into China, the word New Year's Day has been dedicated to the New Year, and the traditional old calendar year is called the Spring Festival. Before that, New Year's Day always refers to the first day of the lunar new year. Yuan means "early" and "beginning", but refers to "day". New Year's Day is collectively called "initial day", which is the first day of the year.

British New Year's Day custom: On the day before New Year's Day, every household must have wine in the bottle and meat in the cupboard. The British believe that if there is no leftover wine and meat, they will be poor in the coming year. In addition, the custom of "digging a well" is also popular in Britain in the New Year. People strive to be the first to fetch water, thinking that the first person to fetch water is a happy person and the water from it is auspicious.

Italian New Year's Day custom: Italians eat lentils first on New Year's Day, because this kind of beans is like ancient coins, and it will make a fortune every day. In recent years, people knead flour balls into lentils, bake them, and then pour honey on them to sit at the table. On the occasion of the New Year, they not only pray for a rich life, but also symbolize the sweetness of love.

Spanish New Year's Day custom: When the bell at 12 o'clock on New Year's Eve begins to strike the first bell, people scramble to eat grapes. If you can eat 12 according to the rhythm of the bell, it symbolizes that every month of the New Year is safe and happy. Each New Year grape has different meanings, representing "peace", "harmony", "refuge" and "getting rid of illness" respectively.