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How do different countries celebrate New Year's day? Besides China, these countries also have new ye

We know that new year's Day is a traditional festival in our country, and it is also very important for us. But do you know that new year's day belongs not only to China, but also to other countries? Do you want to know how different countries celebrate New Year's day? What are their customs?

1: Germany

The Germans attach great importance to new year's day. They think that whether new year's Day is good or not is directly related to the luck of the next year. On New Year's Eve, people will light up lights and put fireworks and firecrackers to 'suppress demons and eliminate demons', and to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. Before the new year's bell rings, many Germans will climb onto the chair. When the bell rings, they will jump down and run to the back of the chair to show that they can shake off the disaster. There is also a custom in German countryside - tree climbing competition. It is said that the higher you climb, the better your luck will be. The person who climbs the highest every year will be known as "new year hero" and admired by others.

The German New Year's day also has the custom of wearing new clothes. They think that everything goes well when they change new clothes in the new year, and that the new year's clothes are not smooth all year round. In addition, they will put some scales in their wallet, because they are the mascot of the new year, indicating that money is rolling; many people also nail horseshoes on the wall to 'drive out demons and evil spirits'.

2: Britain

In England, when midnight comes, people begin the traditional New Year celebration. Every family opens the door and takes out the prepared small black bread to entertain the guests. The first guest is usually regarded as a symbol of luck in the new year. If the first guest is a man with black hair, or a happy, happy and wealthy person, the host will have good luck throughout the year. If the first guest is a woman with light yellow hair, or a sad, poor and unfortunate person, the host will have bad luck in the new year, and will encounter difficulties and disasters.

It has been a long-standing custom in the countryside of central England to dig well water in the new year. It is said that the first person to dig well water is a blessed person in the new year, and the water is auspicious water. Therefore, in the early morning of new year's day, people rush to the well side with buckets.

3: France

The new year's day in France was originally on April 1 every year. It was not until 1564 that King Charles IX changed it to January 1. On New Year's Eve, French families get together and drink champagne around the table. According to the tradition, every family should drink all the hidden wine in this night to avoid bad luck in the next year. All people should be drunk so that the new year will start again. In the early morning of January 1, parents will send their children 'lucky money' to show their love for their children.

The French think that the weather on New Year's Day indicates the year. In the early morning of new year's day, they go to the streets to see the wind always divines: the south wind is a good omen for good weather, and this year will be safe and hot; the west wind is a good harvest year for fishing; the east wind will produce high fruit; the north wind is a bad harvest year.

4: Belgium

In Belgium, the first thing people do in the early morning of new year's Day is to pay New Year's greetings to livestock. Belgians will go to cattle, sheep and their pets, cats and dogs, and greet them with all due respect: "Happy New Year!"

Italians believe that the noise on New Year's Eve can drive away evil spirits and make the new year happy. So people kept setting off fireworks and firecrackers that night, and broke everything that could be broken, from dishes to jars, and threw all the pieces into the street. On New Year's day, every family should burn a fire in the house, and it can't be put out for a whole day. Italians believe that the fire comes from the sun. If the fire is cut off on New Year's day, the next year will not see the sun. It will bring bad luck.