Some strangest NEW YEAR'S TRADITIONS from around the world.
1) In Denmark they save all of their unused dishes and plates until the 31st of December when they affectionately shatter them against the doors of all their friends and family.
2) In Ecuador they celebrate the New Year by burning paper filled scarecrows at midnight. They also burn photographs from the last year. All in the name of good fortune.
3) In Spain, if you can manage to stuff 12 grapes in your mouth at midnight you’ve achieved good luck for the next year.
4) In the Philippines it’s all about the cash. They believe that everything should be round so as to represent coins and bring wealth. Round food, round clothes, as long as it’s round.
5) In Japan they ring all of their bells 108 times in alignment with the Buddhist belief that this brings cleanness. It’s also considered good to be smiling going into the New Year as it supposedly brings good luck.
6) In Switzerland they celebrate the New Year by dropping ice cream on the floor.
7) In Romania they throw their spare coins into the river to get good luck.
8) In some parts of Puerto Rico they throw pails of water out of their windows to drive away evil spirits.
9) In Bolivia coins are baked into sweets and whoever finds the coins has good luck for the next year.
10) In Colombia they carry their suitcases around with them all day in hopes of having a travel filled year.
11) In Denmark people climb on top of chairs and literally “jump” into the New Year to bring good luck.
12) In Chile families spend the night in the company of their deceased loved ones by sleeping at the cemetery.
13) Just like in Belgium, Romanian farmers try to communicate with their cows. If they succeed, however, then it means bad luck for the year.
14) In Ireland they hit the walls with bread to get rid of evil spirits
15) In Finland people predict the coming year by casting molten tin into a bucket of water and interpreting the resulting shape.
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