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It wasn’t everywhere they stated using the Gregorian Calendar at the same time. In England they didn’t use it until 1752 AD and until then celebrated New Year on March 1st. Confused? In other countries they celebrate New Year on completely different days…

2. Hogmanay
New Year in Scotland is called Hogmanay and they have a strange tradition of filling a barrel with tar and light. Then they roll it down the street. It symolizes that the old year has been burned and a New Year awaits.

3. Burn “Mr. Old Year”
In Columbia, Cuba and Puerto Rico families prepare a doll wearing old clothes and with old things. Especially things which are connect with bad events of the past year. The doll is burned together with the objects and a new year is ready.

4. Eat noodles
In Japan they eat a special kind of noodles called “toshikoshisoba” (crossing the year noodles) and listen to the bells from the temple. The bells of the Buddhist temples ring 108 times and if yo listen to them you will be cleansed of the 108 sines, which are haunting us at all times.

5. The eat 12 grapes
In Spain they eat 12 grapes, when the bell strikes midnight. One grape for each stroke. This tradition started in the 20th century when the grape harvest was to big and the King came up with this novel idea.

6. Gifts in shoes
In Greece the children leave their shoes at the fireplace as St. Basil will come and fill them with gifts, much like Santa Claus.

7. Carrying a suitcase
In Venezuela, Argentina, Bolivia and in Mexico you have to carry a suitcase around when the bell strikes midnight if you want to travel the next year. If you want to travel far away you have to carry it onto the street.

8. Fireworks
From the country that has given us fireworks, we would like to thank you for making our New Years Eves bright an colorful. In China they believe evil spirits walk the Earth and they frighten them away with fireworks. Doors and windows are sealed so the spirits can’t get in.

9. Times Square drop

On Times Square in New York they drop a ball when the bell strikes midnight. The first time this event occurred was December 31, 1907 and it has since become a Worldwide symbol. More than 1 billion people will watch it live on TV.