Weird New Years Traditions From Around The World
We all have traditions right? Well, here are some weird traditions to bring in the new year from around the world. Hmmm are you willing to try some of these? I have to agree with Buzzfeed.com that some of these are little weird lol
Argentina - At exactly 12:00, step forward with your right foot to start the year off with…YOUR RIGHT FOOT!
Australia - Walk through the streets banging loudly on pots and pans at midnight.
Brazil - Wear white to scare away bad spirits.
Britain - Watch Jools Holland’s Hootenanny, even though it’s awful and everyone hates it.
Chile - Sweep your house inside out to remove bad energy.
Colombia - Walk around your block with an empty suitcase for a year full of travel!
Ecuador - Make a doll (more like an effigy) to burn to signify the burning away of the old year and the welcoming of the new one.
El Salvador - Crack an egg in a glass at midnight and leave it on the window sill over night. What ever figure it has made in the morning, that’s what your fortune will bring next year.
Finland - You tell your fortune by throwing melted metal into cold water.
Guatemala - At 12 am on New Years day, grab 12 pennies, go outside your house and throw the pennies behind you while you face the opposite side of the street.
Netherlands - Eat Oliebollen, which are like big oily balls of dough, deep fat fried and covered in icing sugar.
Phillipines - Turn on all the lights in the house on NYE to ward off evil spirits.
Puerto Rico - Fill pots and pans with water and throw the water out the front door once the clock strikes midnight.
Russia - Write down a wish on a piece of paper, burn it, throw it into a champagne glass, and drink it before 12:01.
Spain - You must eat a grape with each bell strike at midnight for prosperity.
Scottland - Immediately after the bells, the first-footing begins, which means being the first person across a friend’s or neighbor’s threshold.
Turkey - Get pomegranates and throw them from our balcony to the street below.
Venezuela -Wear yellow underwear for “good luck”.