What is the custom of celebrating the New Year all over the world?

Italians believe that the sound of New Year's Eve can ward off evil spirits and realize a happy New Year, so every family kept setting off fireworks and firecrackers that night, and broke everything that could be broken at will, from plates to jars, throwing all the debris into the street.

On New Year's Day, every household has to make a fire in the house, which can't be put out all day. In our opinion, fire comes from the sun. If the fire breaks on New Year's Day, it will be dark in the coming year, which will bring bad luck. Young people in Italy have also continued their customs. "

2. Myanmar (Southeast Asian countries)

In Myanmar, the New Year is the last day of the Songkran Festival in mid-April every year. Therefore, the Songkran Festival and the New Year have been combined. The Songkran Festival usually lasts three or four days. On the second day of the festival, men, women and children have the habit of washing their hair.

During the festival, no matter in the city or in the countryside, everyone is dressed in costumes and splashing water on each other to show the intention of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new. The annual Songkran Festival is also a good opportunity for young people to socialize in the beautiful scenery, and many young people take this opportunity to form a good marriage. In the new year, throwing water at each other means cleaning up the old and dirt, welcoming the new and welcoming the new.

3. Japan

In Japan, there used to be two New Years, that is, New Year's Day and Spring Festival, similar to China. It was not until recent years that it was changed to a new calendar year. New Year's Eve is called "New Year's Eve". On New Year's Eve, Japan also has the custom of celebrating the New Year. People eat buckwheat noodles and watch TV programs arranged for the New Year. The solo competition between male and female singers is the most popular.

The most representative favorite of young people is the annual red and white song concert. At midnight, the temple is filled with cigarettes and the bell rings, often knocking 108. It is said that this is because there is a saying in the Buddhist scriptures that "when you hear the bell, your troubles will be clear." In Japan, old people think that every time they knock on the door, they get rid of one kind of trouble, and knocking on the door 108 means clearing all the troubles.

After the bell rings, people flock to the temple to pray. This is the so-called "first day". Every year from midnight to New Year's Day, about 80 million people go to pray. On the morning of New Year's Day, our family arranged to drink Tu Su wine from young to old, and taste herring roe, black beans and dried fish cooked with slightly sweet soy sauce. It is said that these auspicious foods will bring prosperity and health to future generations.

4. Chili

The welcoming ceremony was held in Talka, a small town in central Chile, which was somewhat unexpected. At 1 1 on the night before the New Year, the mayor of the town will open the door of the local cemetery, and thousands of local people will flock here to welcome the New Year with their deceased relatives in classical music and candlelight. It is said that this custom was originally initiated by a family. They broke into the cemetery on the last night of the year, hoping to be closer to their dead father.

5. Germany

In many rural areas of Germany, there is also a custom to welcome the New Year-"Tree Climbing Competition", which means that you will be promoted step by step. On the occasion of the new year, every family in Germany will put a fir tree or a cross tree at the door. The tree is three feet high, and several branches have been cut off, leaving only the trunk.

On the morning of New Year's Day, the village was organized as a unit, and at the command of the organizer, people who participated in tree climbing immediately ran to the tree from home and began to climb the tree in various ways. Whoever arrives first, climbs fast, and climbs to the top of the tree first is called "New Year hero".