The New Year celebrations are characterized by being laden with joy and differing from one country to another. Every people has its own customs and traditions on that night according to its cultural legacies.barcelo“.

Celebration in Spain

In Spain, as midnight approaches, everyone is busy counting twelve grapes. You have to eat one of those twelve grapes with every stroke of the midnight bell.

This tradition appeared in 1909 when there was an abundant harvest of grapes in Alicante, and then the farmers thought of that trick so that the people would buy the grapes and get rid of the crop instead of destroying it. And the celebration in Spain has become by eating one grape with every bell ringing at midnight until the entry into the new year, as they believe that tradition brings them luck and good luck in the new year.

Strange traditions in Germany

There are strange New Year’s traditions in Germany. Where the Germans used to melt a small piece of lead or tin over a candle and pour it into a bowl of cold water. And the shape formed by bullets will be the fate of this person in the coming year, and the other tradition is to serve the German donut stuffed with strawberries or chocolate at the party, but sometimes they joke and serve it full of mustard.

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Denmark celebrations

In Denmark’s celebrations, it is customary for people to throw dishes at the doors of the homes of their neighbors and friends, and the larger the pile the next morning, the greater the luck during the year. Another custom in Denmark is to jump off chairs in the middle of the night to symbolize a leap into the new year.

Broken dishes

Scotland Celebrations

In Scotland, the first person to cross your doorstep after midnight on New Year’s Eve is believed to be an omen for the coming year, preferably a tall man with dark hair in the belief that he will bring good luck.

celebrations in Turkey

The Turks celebrate the New Year by holding a large family dinner with the most delicious and delicious, as they used to sprinkle salt and break the Roman fruit on the doors of their homes on New Year’s Eve, believing that it will bring them good luck and abundant money.

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Celebration in Colombia

As for the Colombian people, they have a very popular and funny habit, where each member of the family takes 3 grains of potato and puts them under his pillow, provided that one is fully peeled, the second is half peeled, and the third is without peeling, and after midnight and the announcement of the beginning of a new year, family members close their eyes and pull each One potato at random, and whatever the fruit, it predicts their financial condition in the new year.

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