India: New Year's Day in India is called "Crying New Year's Day" and "Fasting 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 places, instead of celebrating the Chinese New Year, they embrace each other and cry. They believe that at the beginning of New Year's Day, years are fleeting-life is short, and crying is used to express their sighs. In some areas, people welcome the new year by fasting for one day and one night, from the early hours of New Year's Day until midnight. ?
Mongolia: When the new year comes, Mongolian old people will dress up as shepherds, wearing plush fur coats, a fur hat and a whip in their hands, and keep slapping the whip in the air to show their good wishes for exorcism. ?
Brazil: Brazilians hold high torches and flock to climb mountains on New Year's Day. People are scrambling to find the golden birch that symbolizes happiness. Only those who are not afraid of danger can find this rare fruit. They call it "seeking happiness". There is a unique custom in rural Brazil-pulling each other's ears. When people meet on New Year's Day, they must hold each other's ears hard to express their blessings. ?
Pakistan: On New Year's Day, people in Pakistan ran out with red powder in their hands, met their relatives and friends, thanked them for their new happiness, and painted red powder on their foreheads to show their good luck in celebrating the New Year. ?
Afghanistan: Residents in northern Afghanistan hold fierce goat-snatching competitions every New Year's Day to celebrate. The two teams of riders competed for their prey, and the game was intense and festive. ?
Argentina: Argentines believe that water is the most holy. Every year on New Year's Day, families, old and young, flock to the river to take a "New Year bath" to wash away all the filth on their bodies. ?
Mexico: People in some areas of Mexico are forbidden to laugh when the New Year comes. They are forbidden to laugh for * * * minutes 18 months, 20 days a month, and for the last 5 days of the year. ?
Bulgaria: When having dinner on New Year's Day, whoever sneezes will definitely bring happiness to the whole family. The owner promised him the first sheep, cow or pony to wish him happiness to the whole family. ?
Paraguay: The Bala people designate the last five days of each year as "Cold Food Day". During these five days, from the head of state to the ordinary people, no fireworks can be used, only cold food can be eaten, and it is not until New Year's Day that a fire can be made to cook and celebrate the festival. ?
Scotland: Scots put some money in front of every household on New Year's Eve. No one guards it. Thieves and beggars don't move a hair when they see it that night. Because of local customs, on New Year's Eve, money is put outside the door first, and when the door is opened early in the morning, it means "get rich at first sight". ?
Spain: On the eve of the Spanish New Year, all family members get together to celebrate with music and games. Midnight came, and as soon as the first stroke of twelve o'clock began, everyone scrambled to eat grapes. If you can eat 12 by ringing the bell, it symbolizes that everything goes well in every month of the New Year. On New Year's Day, children are most afraid of swearing, fighting and crying, and think these phenomena are ominous. Therefore, on New Year's Day, adults always try their best to meet all the requirements of children. At the same time, people will carry a gold coin or a copper coin to show good luck. ?
Belgium: In Belgium, on the morning of New Year's Day, the first thing in the countryside is to pay New Year greetings to livestock. People go to cattle, horses, sheep, dogs, cats and other animals and tell these creatures with great seriousness: "Happy New Year!" " ?
Turkey: On New Year's Eve, everyone in Turkey takes a bath and then puts on new clothes. They think that this can get rid of the old and welcome the new and welcome the good luck in the coming year. ?
Argentina: On the day of January, every family went to the river for a "New Year bath". Before entering the water, the collected flowers are scattered on the river surface. Then, everyone laughs and jumps into the water to bathe and rub their bodies with petals. In this country, water is regarded as a "holy" thing. ?
Cuba: On the night before New Year's Day, everyone prepared a bowl of water. When they heard the New Year bell ring, everyone quickly threw the water into the street, meaning "except for the new year"?
Colombia: On the eve of New Year's Day, large puppets were made on every street, and "Last Words of the Old Year" were announced. The contents of the last words were funny and funny, so as to win people's happiness. The puppet was blown up at midnight, and people sang and danced to celebrate each other in the explosion of smashing the puppet of the Old Year. ?
Japan: On the morning of New Year's Day, Japanese people go to the streets to meet the rising sun, and then go to the shrine to pay homage or say hello to their relatives and friends. They call New Year's Day "the right day". On this day, their breakfast is very rich, including sugar, buckwheat noodles and Tu Su wine. After that, I ate vegetarian food for three days in a row to show my piety and pray for good luck in the coming year. ?
Thailand: Thailand's traditional New Year, namely Songkran Festival (Songkran is a Sanskrit transliteration), is also called Songkran Festival. During this festival, people sprinkle water on each other and wish their elders a long and healthy life, and wish their relatives and friends good luck in the New Year. Unmarried young men and women use splashing water to show their love for each other. On the first day of the new year, Thais put a basin of clear water on the windowsill and at the door to pray for a happy New Year and good weather. ?
Germany: During New Year's Day in Germany, every household should put up a fir tree and a horizontal tree, and the leaves are covered with silk flower, indicating that flowers are blooming and spring is everywhere. At midnight on New Year's Eve, just before the arrival of the New Year, they climbed into the chair. As soon as the bell rang, they jumped out of the chair and threw a heavy object behind the back of the chair to show that they would throw away the disaster and jump into the New Year. In rural Germany, there is also a custom of celebrating the New Year-"Tree Climbing Competition" to show the promotion step by step. ?
Egypt: Egyptians regard the day when the Nile rises as the beginning of the New Year, which is called "Rising Water New Year". In some parts of Egypt, on New Year's Day, grains of crops such as soybeans, lentils, alfalfa and wheat, as well as buds of some green plants, are offered to symbolize abundance. The more you give to God, the more you will achieve in the New Year. ?
North Korea: North Korea, like China, also has the custom of stick grilles and Taofu in the New Year, in order to pray for God's blessing, drive away ghosts and give happiness. At the dawn of New Year's Day, people put some money into the pre-tied scarecrow and throw it at the crossroads to show off evil and welcome good luck and good luck. At dusk, people burn the hair that the whole family lost in a year, wishing their families peace in the four seasons. 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, in order to indicate that the family is prosperous and as sweet as honey. ?
Singapore: On Lunar New Year's Eve, children have the habit of keeping watch until midnight, when their parents' activities of offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors are over. They get up early the next morning and happily take "red envelopes" (lucky money) from their elders to watch the performances of dragon and lion dances along the street. Men, women and children wear festive costumes and bring gifts to visit relatives and friends. Everyone's face is filled with a festive atmosphere. During the Spring Festival, people love to eat sweet rice cakes made of fried glutinous rice and brown sugar. ?
Italy: New Year's Eve in Italy is a carnival night. When night begins to fall, thousands of people flock to the streets, lighting firecrackers and fireworks, and even firing live ammunition. Men and women danced until midnight. Every household collects old things, smashes some breakable things in the house, and throws all the old pots, bottles and cans out of the door, which means getting rid of bad luck and troubles. This is the traditional way for them to say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new year. ?
Iran: Iran has an Islamic calendar, and its seasons and months are not fixed. In Iran, celebrating the New Year means celebrating the arrival of spring, often in the late March of the Gregorian calendar, and celebrating the New Year requires a grand week. People poured into the streets to make a "bonfire"-"night fire", and then the whole family jumped from the night fire in turn, indicating that they would burn "bad luck", usher in light, exorcise evil spirits and eliminate diseases, and be happy 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 the first day to the third day, 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 avoid evil. ?
France: Celebrating the New Year with wine, people began to binge on New Year's Eve and didn't stop until 1 3. The French believe that the weather on New Year's Day heralds the new year. On the morning of New Year's Day, they went to the streets to see the wind direction for divination: the south wind blows, which indicates that the weather will be good and the year will be safe and hot; There is a good harvest year for fishing and milking when the west wind blows; If the east wind blows, the fruit will yield high; When the north wind blows, it is a poor harvest year. ?
Switzerland: Swiss people have the habit of keeping fit on New Year's Day. Some of them go climbing in groups, standing on the top of the mountain facing the ice and snow and singing loudly about a better life. Some ski along the long snowy road in the mountains, as if looking for the road to happiness; Some hold stilt walking competitions, in which men, women and children go into battle together and wish each other good health. Welcome the new year with fitness. ?
Greece: On New Year's Day, every family will make a big cake and put a silver coin in it. The host cut the cake into several pieces and distributed them to family members or visiting relatives and friends. Whoever eats the cake with silver coins becomes the luckiest person in the New Year, and everyone congratulates him. ?
Romania: On New Year's Eve, people put up a tall Christmas tree and set up a stage in the square. The citizens were singing and dancing while burning fireworks. Rural people pull wooden plows decorated with colorful flowers to celebrate the New Year.