How do you spend your new year? Celebrating the new year is a common custom all over the world. Because of the different history, culture, religious belief and national habits of different countries and regions, they also have their own different celebration customs. Today, Haimei shows you the customs of Chinese New Year in different countries.
Denmark
Plate smashing
If you're going through the Danish new year for the first time, be careful, the Danes will throw plates at their neighbors on New Year's Eve. However, Danes believe that the more broken plates in front of your house, the luckier you will be next year. Because it means you have many loyal friends.
Ecuador
Scarecrow burning
It's their New Year custom to burn paper scarecrows in Ecuador, because they represent all the pain and misfortune of the year. So they think that beating and burning the scarecrow can get rid of the bad luck of the previous year. In addition, they burned the pictures of the previous year in the hope of a new atmosphere.
Siberia
From trunk dive
People in Siberia have the custom of planting trees underwater in the new year. On this day, people will dig a hole in the ice and then put the trees into the water. Some professional divers can even plant trees underwater. It's really cold.
Chile Chile
Cemetery Sleepover
It is said that once upon a time, a family broke into a cemetery on New Year's Eve to celebrate the new year with their deceased father. Later, more and more people joined in. Today, mayor Talca will open the gate of the cemetery at 23 o'clock. People spend New Year's Eve in the cemetery to accompany their deceased relatives and friends. Usually, candles and classical music are lit in the cemetery.
Romania, Romania
Talking to animals
In the new year, Romanians will talk to animals as much as possible. If animals don't reply, it means good luck in the new year. But if animals talk, it means bad luck in the next year.
Mexico
Underwear colo
Mexicans believe that the fate of the new year depends on the color of your underwear. When the New Year bell rings, those who want to find true love in the new year should wear red underwear, those who want to make money in the new year should wear green underwear, and those who expect peace usually wear white underwear, while yellow is a symbol of positive energy.