2 minutes agoHow the New Year Is Celebrated in the World
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(3 years ago)“Auld Lang Syne” is a traditional song often played during New Year's celebrations. The song, which is translated into long-time “”, was written by Scottish poet Robert Burns at the end of the 18th century and has become a popular New Year's song worldwide. In many lands, [...]
“Auld Lang Syne” is a traditional song often played during New Year's celebrations. The song, which is translated into long-time “”, was written by Scottish poet Robert Burns at the end of the 18th century and has become a popular New Year's song worldwide.
In many countries, including the United States, people traditionally celebrate New Year's Eve singing “Auld Lang Syne” and counting back until midnight. At midnight, people often toast with champagne or wine to mark the start of the new year.
In Spain and many Latin American countries, people celebrate New Year's Eve by eating a grape for each midnight stroke. This tradition is believed to bring good luck for next year.
In Scotland, New Year's Eve is known as Hogmanaya and celebrated with fireworks, fires, and traditional Scottish music and dances.
In Japan, people celebrate New Year's Eve by visiting temples and shrines to pray for good luck next year. Many Japanese also celebrate the holiday by eating traditional New Year's foods, such as stoves and rice cakes.
In China the New Year is celebrated according to the lunar calendar and is known as the Spring Festival. It is the most important festival in China, and it is usually celebrated with fireworks, parades and gift exchanges.
In Brazil, New Year's night is celebrated with a big street party called “Reveilon“. The celebration includes live music, dance and fireworks and culminates with a large show of fireworks on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
In the United States, celebrating the New Year in Times Square is a popular tradition. On New Year's Eve, people gather in Times Square to see a ball falling at midnight signalling the start of the new year.
In the Philippines, New Year's Eve is celebrated with a tradition called “Media Noche” or “Midnight Mass”. Many people attend midnight Mass in their local churches to pray for the coming year.
In some cultures, it is believed that the way you spend New Year's Eve can set ours for the rest of the year. In Greece, for example, it is believed that eating lentils on New Year's Eve will bring prosperity in the coming year, while in Italy, people traditionally eat pork on New Year's Eve to symbolize a “walking ahead of”.
In the United States, it is common to make decisions for the New Year, which are promises to make positive changes in the coming year. /Euronews. al
