1. New Year baby
The old greek would carry a baby around in a basket i the 600 BC. It symbolized the fertility God Dionysus and the yearly rebirth.
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.
In how many languages do you know how to say Happy New Year _
Afgani Saale Nao Mubbarak
Afrikaans: Gelukkige nuwe jaar
Albanian: Gezuar Vitin e Ri
Armenian: Snorhavor Nor Tari
Arabic: Kul ‘am wa antum bikhair
Assyrian: Sheta Brikhta
Azeri: Yeni Iliniz Mubarek!
Bengali: Shuvo Nabo Barsho
Breton: Bloavezh Mat
Cambodian: Soursdey Chhnam Tmei
Catalan: FELIÇ ANY NOU
Chinese: Xin Nian Kuai Le
Corsican Language: Pace e Salute
Croatian: Sretna Nova godina!
Cymraeg (Welsh): Blwyddyn Newydd Dda
Czech: Šťastný Nový rok (or Stastny Novy rok)
Dhivehi: Ufaaveri Aa Aharakah Edhen
Dutch: GELUKKIG NIEUWJAAR!
Eskimo: Kiortame pivdluaritlo
Esperanto: Felican Novan Jaron
Estonians: Head uut aastat!
Ethiopian: MELKAM ADDIS AMET YIHUNELIWO!
Finnish: Onnellista Uutta Vuotta
French: Bonne Annee
Gaelic: Bliadhna mhath ur
Galician [NorthWestern Spain]: Bo Nadal e Feliz Aninovo
German: Frohes Neujahr
Georgian: GILOTSAVT AKHAL TSELS!
Greek: Kenourios Chronos
Gujarati: Nutan Varshbhinandan
Hawaiian: Hauoli Makahiki Hou
Hebrew: L’Shannah Tovah
Hindi: Naye Varsha Ki Shubhkamanyen
Hong kong (Cantonese): Sun Leen Fai Lok
Hungarian: Boldog Ooy Ayvet
Indonesian: Selamat Tahun Baru
Iranian: Sal -e- no mobarak
Iraqi: Sanah Jadidah
Irish: Bliain nua fe mhaise dhuit
Italian: Felice anno nuovo
Japan: Akimashite Omedetto Gozaimasu
Kabyle: Asegwas Amegaz
Kannada: Hosa Varushadha Shubhashayagalu
Kisii: SOMWAKA OMOYIA OMUYA
Khmer: Sua Sdei tfnam tmei
Korea: Saehae Bock Mani ba deu sei yo!
Kurdish: NEWROZ PIROZBE
Latvian: Laimīgo Jauno Gadu!
Lithuanian: Laimingu Naujuju Metu
Laotian: Sabai dee pee mai
Macedonian: Srekjna Nova Godina
Madagascar: Tratry ny taona
Malay: Selamat Tahun Baru
Marathi: Nveen Varshachy Shubhechcha
Malayalam: Puthuvatsara Aashamsakal
Mizo: Kum Thar Chibai
Maltese: Is-Sena t- Tajba
Nepal: Nawa Barsha ko Shuvakamana
Norwegian: Godt Nyttår
Papua New Guinea: Nupela yia i go long yu
Pampango (Philippines): Masaganang Bayung Banua
Pashto: Nawai Kall Mo Mubarak Shah
Persian: Sal -e- no mobarak
Philippines: Manigong Bagong Taon!
Polish: Szczesliwego Nowego Roku
Portuguese: Feliz Ano Novo
Punjabi: Nave sal di mubarak
Romanian: AN NOU FERICIT
Russian: S Novim Godom
Samoa: Manuia le Tausaga Fou
Serbo-Croatian: Sretna nova godina
Sindhi: Nayou Saal Mubbarak Hoje
Singhalese: Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa
Siraiki: Nawan Saal Shala Mubarak Theevay
Slovak: Stastny Novy rok
Slovenian: sreèno novo leto
Somali: Iyo Sanad Cusub Oo Fiican!
Spanish: Feliz Ano ~Nuevo
Swahili: Heri Za Mwaka Mpyaº
Swedish: GOTT NYTT ÅR! /Gott nytt år!
Sudanese: Warsa Enggal
Tamil: Eniya Puthandu Nalvazhthukkal
Tibetian: Losar Tashi Delek
Telegu: Noothana samvatsara shubhakankshalu
Thai: Sawadee Pee Mai
Turkish: Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
Ukrainian: Shchastlyvoho Novoho Roku
Urdu: Naya Saal Mubbarak Ho
Uzbek: Yangi Yil Bilan
Vietnamese: Chuc Mung Tan Nien
Welsh: Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!
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