When it comes to New Year celebration, people have some of the strangest New Year’s traditions. Some people drop ice creams on the floor and others fist fight for good luck. These are the 9 New Year’s traditions from around the world.
1. Round Things (Philippines)
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.
2. 108 Rings (Japan)
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.
3. Takanakuy Festival (Peru)
Every year at the end of December people in this small Peruvian village fist fight to settle their differences. They then start the year off on a clean slate.
4. Dropping Icecream (Switzerland)
In Switzerland they celebrate the New Year by dropping ice cream on the floor.
5. Pancakes (France)
The french like to keep things simple and delicious. Every new year they consume a stack of pancakes.
6. High Jump (Denmark)
In Denmark people climb on top of chairs and literally “jump” into the New Year to bring good luck.
7. Talc Smearing (Thailand)
Besides throwing buckets of water on each other in Thailand they also go around smearing each other with gray talc.
8. Furniture Disposal (South Africa)
In some parts of South Africa they throw old furniture out the window.
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