The way countries celebrate New Year's Day.

New year's day customs in various countries

The New Year always brings good wishes to people. On this New Year's Day, people all over the world welcome the New Year in their unique and distinctive ways.

Britain: On the day before New Year's Day, every household must have wine in a bottle and meat in a cupboard. The British believe that if there is no wine and meat left over, they will be poor in the coming year. In addition, the custom of "digging wells" in the New Year is also very popular in Britain. People strive to be the first person to draw water, thinking that the first person to draw water is a happy person, and the water obtained from it is auspicious. On New Year's Eve, English 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 man with dark hair, 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, then the host will be unlucky and will encounter difficulties and disasters 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. In some parts of central England, when people go out on New Year's morning, whether they are familiar or unfamiliar, they will give each other copper coins. They think that this will not only make each other rich for a year, but also bring them good luck.

[color=Blue] India: [/color] 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 China New Year, they hugged each other and cried. They think that at the beginning of New Year's Day, the years fly by-life is too short, and they cry to express their sighs. 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.

[color=Blue] Mongolia: [/color] When the New Year comes, Mongolian old people will dress up as shepherds, wear fur coats, wear fur hats and whip in their hands to show their good wishes for exorcism.

Brazil: [/color] Brazilians hold torches high on New Year's Day and go climbing in groups. People are scrambling to find the golden birch tree that symbolizes happiness. Only those who are fearless 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 in the New Year, they must grab each other's ears to express their blessings.

Pakistan: [/color] On New Year's Day, people in Pakistan run out with red powder in their hands to meet their relatives and friends, thank them for their new happiness, and paint red powder on their foreheads to show their good luck in celebrating the New Year.

Afghanistan: Residents in northern Afghanistan hold fierce sheep-grabbing competitions every New Year's Day to celebrate. The two teams of riders competed for their prey, and the game was fierce and festive.

Argentina: Argentines believe that water is the most sacred. Every New Year's Day, every family, old and young, flock to the river for a "New Year bath" to wash away all the filth on their bodies.

Mexico: When the New Year comes, people in some parts of Mexico are forbidden to laugh. They are forbidden to laugh in the last 5 days of a year, 20 days of a month and 65,438+08 months of a year.

[color=Blue] Bulgaria: [/color] Whoever sneezes at the New Year's Eve dinner will surely bring happiness to the whole family. The master promised to give him his first sheep, cow or pony, wishing his family happiness.

Paraguay: The Bala people designate the last five days of each year as the "Cold Food Festival". During these five days, from the head of state to the ordinary people, no fireworks can be set off, 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: [/color] Scots will put some money in front of every house on New Year's Eve, and no one will watch it. On this night, thieves and beggars will not move a penny when they see it. Because of the local custom, on New Year's Eve, put money outside the door first and open the door early in the morning, which means "get rich at first sight".

Spain: On the eve of the Spanish New Year, all family members get together and celebrate with music and games. At midnight, the first bell rang at twelve o'clock, and everyone scrambled to eat grapes. According to the bell, Guo Jia can eat 12, which symbolizes that everything goes well every month in the new year. During the Spring Festival, 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: [/color] In Belgium, on the morning of New Year's Day, the first thing in the countryside is to pay New Year greetings to animals. People go to cattle, horses, sheep, dogs, cats and other animals and tell these creatures very seriously: "Happy New Year!" " "

Turkey: On New Year's Eve, everyone in Turkey takes a bath and puts on new clothes. They think that this can get rid of the bad luck of the past year, bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, and welcome the good luck in the coming year.

Argentina: In January, every family goes to the river for a "New Year bath". Before entering the water, the collected flowers were scattered on the river. Then, everyone laughed and jumped into the water to take a bath and wiped their bodies with petals. In this country, water is regarded as "sacred".

[color=Blue] Cuba: [/color] 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".

[color=Blue] Colombia: [/color] On the eve of New Year's Day, big puppets are being made on every street to announce the words of the old year. The content of the text is funny to win people's happiness. Puppet was blown up at midnight, and people sang and danced to celebrate each other in the explosion that shattered the old puppet.

Japan: [/color] On the morning of New Year's Day, Japanese people go out to greet the rising sun, and then go to the shrine to pay homage or say hello to relatives and friends. They call New Year's Day a "suitable day". On this day, their breakfast is very rich, including sugar, buckwheat noodles and Tu Su wine. After that, I went vegetarian for three days in a row to show my piety and pray for good luck in the coming year.

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Thailand: [/color] The traditional New Year in Thailand is Songkran Festival, also called Songkran Festival. During the festival, people throw water at each other, wishing their elders health and longevity, and wishing friends and relatives good luck in the New Year. Unmarried young men and women show their love for each other by splashing water. On the first day of the new year, Thais put a basin of clear water on the windowsill and doorway to pray for a happy New Year and good weather.

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Germany: [/color] During New Year's Day in Germany, every household has to erect a fir tree and a horizontal tree, and the leaves are covered with silk flower, which means that a hundred flowers are blooming and spring is full. 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 up from their chairs and threw a heavy object behind the back of the chair to show that they had abandoned the disaster and entered the new year. In rural Germany, there is also the custom of celebrating the New Year-"Tree Climbing Competition" to show the promotion step by step.

Egypt: [/color] Egyptians regard the day when the Nile rises as the beginning of the New Year, which is called the "Rising Water New Year". In some parts of Egypt, on New Year's Day, people will offer cereals such as soybeans, lentils, alfalfa and wheat, as well as flower buds of some green plants to symbolize wealth. The more you give to God, the more you will get in the new year.

[color=Blue] North Korea: [/color] North Korea, like China, also has the custom of New Year in stick grilles and Fu Tao, 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 ward off evil spirits and welcome good luck. 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 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.

Singapore: [/color] On Lunar New Year's Eve, children have the habit of keeping watch. They can't go to bed until after their parents' activities of offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors are over in the middle of the night. The next morning, they got up early and happily took the "red envelopes" (lucky money) given by their elders to watch the dragon and lion dances along the street. Men, women and children wear holiday clothes and visit relatives and friends with gifts. Everyone's face is full of smiles. During the Spring Festival, people like 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 began to fall, thousands of people flocked to the streets, lit firecrackers and fireworks, and even fired live ammunition. Men and women danced until midnight. Every household collects old things, breaks some fragile things at home and throws old pots, bottles and cans out of the door, which means getting rid of bad luck and troubles. This is their traditional way of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.

Iran: [/color] 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, and it takes a grand week to celebrate the new year. People poured into the streets 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 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 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.

[color=Blue] France: [/color] Celebrating the New Year with wine, people began to revel on New Year's Eve and didn't stop until 65438+10.3. The French believe that the weather on New Year's Day indicates a 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; When the west wind blows, there is a bumper harvest year for fishing and milking; If the east wind blows, the fruit will be rich; 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, 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: [/color] 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 it to family members or visiting relatives and friends. Whoever eats the cake with silver coins will become the luckiest person in the new year, and everyone congratulates him.

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Romania: [/color] On New Year's Eve, people will put up a tall Christmas tree and set up a stage in the square. The citizens sang and danced while setting off fireworks. Rural people celebrate the New Year with wooden plows decorated with colorful flowers.

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New Year's Day customs around the world

No sooner had Santa Claus been sent away than the bell rang on New Year's Day. People in any country in the world are full of good hopes for the new year. On this day, people all over the world welcome the arrival of the New Year in their own unique and distinctive ways.

Germany

Germans attach great importance to New Year's Day, which they think is directly related to the luck of the next year. On New Year's Eve, people will light up and set off fireworks to "exorcise evil spirits" and bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. Before the New Year bell rings, many Germans will climb into chairs. As soon as the bell rings, they will jump down and run behind the chairs to show that they can throw away the disaster. There is also a custom in rural Germany-tree climbing competition. It is said that the person who climbs highest will be praised as a "New Year hero" and envied by others. 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.

France

The French New Year was originally celebrated on April 1 day every year. It was not until 1564 that King Charles IX changed it.

65438+ 10 month 1. On New Year's Eve, French people get together and drink champagne around the table. According to tradition, every family should drink all the Tibetan wine that night to avoid bad luck in the coming year. Everyone should be as drunk as a fiddler, so that the new year will have a new beginning. In the early morning of June 65438+ 10/day, parents will give their children "lucky money" to show their love for their children. The French believe that the weather in New Year indicates a 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; The west wind blows, and fishing has a bumper year; If the east wind blows, the fruit will be rich; When the north wind blows, it is a poor harvest year.

United States of America

The history of this immigrant country is not long, so the folk celebrations on New Year's Day are relatively dull compared with other countries. Most people stay at home and watch TV or sleep except partying and eating and drinking. However, California's New Year celebrations 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 to greet the New Year aesthetically.