{"id":5502,"date":"2017-12-28T13:00:16","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T13:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/?p=5502"},"modified":"2017-12-27T09:17:31","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T09:17:31","slug":"new-years-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/new-years-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Spend New Year’s Around The World"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking for a different way to celebrate New Year\u2019s Eve this year?\u00a0 Then, why not take a New Year\u2019s trip?\u00a0 There\u2019s nothing more exciting than anonymously walking the cobblestone streets of a foreign city with your loved ones as strange sights and sounds swirl around you.\u00a0 While your friends and family back home participate in the same, old New Year\u2019s Eve traditions, you could be taking part in strange and exotic rituals!\u00a0 Get ready to stuff your mouth full of grapes, burn an effigy, or literally drink your wishes!\u00a0 Years is going to be the best New Year\u2019s ever!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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New Year’s in Spain<\/h4>\n

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New Year\u2019s in Spain comes with its own unwritten menu.\u00a0 And, for dessert, it\u2019s grapes.\u00a0 Exactly twelve of them, actually.\u00a0 One for each month.\u00a0 At midnight, when the clock strikes a full 12 times, you must consume one grape in sync with each strike.\u00a0 According to Spanish tradition, if you successfully eat all of the grapes on time, you\u2019ll enjoy one year of prosperity and good fortune.\u00a0 And, if you fail, it\u2019s still a fun experience.\u00a0 Plus, New Year\u2019s is extra special in Madrid<\/a><\/span><\/strong> because everyone gathers in front of the clock at Puerta del Sol dressed in wigs, masks, and costumes.\u00a0 It\u2019s quite the raucous party!<\/p>\n

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New Year’s in Cuba<\/h4>\n

Borrowing from Spanish culture, the Cubans also eat 12 grapes.\u00a0 But, they make a wish for each one and chase it all down with a glass of Sidra.\u00a0 The real party starts with the burning of an effigy!\u00a0 This practice is common in most Latin American countries.\u00a0 Just make an effigy representing the bad things that happened last year and set it alight!\u00a0 Then, if you wish to travel in the New Year, bust out your suitcase and take a walk around the block.\u00a0 Finally, wash your floors with a bucket and mop and throw the dirty water out into the street.\u00a0 You know, for good luck!<\/p>\n

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New Year’s in Greece<\/h4>\n

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Everyone knows at least one Christmas Carol.\u00a0 But, the Greeks have New Year\u2019s carols, too, and singing them is a paying gig for the Greek children.\u00a0 Grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins will all ask for a carol and then slip money to the kids once they\u2019re done. \u00a0Another tradition involving money is eating a slice of vasil\u00f3pita.\u00a0 A coin, or small toy, is baked inside the cake and whoever finds it in their slice receives good luck for a whole year!\u00a0 Then, when the countdown to the New Year begins, the lights are turned off so that everyone starts the year with a fresh perspective.<\/p>\n

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New Year’s in The Philippines<\/h4>\n

New Year\u2019s in The Philippines has evolved into a festival of round things.\u00a0 It may sound odd; but, in Filipino culture, round objects symbolize prosperity and good fortune.\u00a0 As a result, many Filipinos choose to wear polka dots and jangle a few coins in their pockets.\u00a0 They even go so far as to display and consume round fruits.\u00a0 Ideally, one would collect 12 different round fruits, representing the 12 months of the year.\u00a0 But, since this is a difficult ask, apples or mangoes often make the cut, as well.\u00a0 Other traditions include opening every door in the house to let in good luck and jumping as high you can to grow taller!<\/p>\n

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New Year’s in Russia<\/h4>\n

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On New Year\u2019s Eve, Russians add a little something extra to their champagne.\u00a0 No, it\u2019s not vodka.\u00a0 It\u2019s the burnt remains of a wish written on paper!\u00a0 And, if you don\u2019t drink down all of the ashes, your wish won\u2019t come true.\u00a0 Another interesting Russian tradition is the New Year\u2019s Tree, called a Novogodnaya Yolka.\u00a0 <\/em>The tree is decorated and then left up for both of the Russian New Years:\u00a0 January 1st<\/sup> (Gregorian calendar) and January 14th<\/sup> (Julian calendar).\u00a0 Finally, on January 1st<\/sup>, the \u201cnew\u201d New Year\u2019s Day, Grandfather Frost and his granddaughter, the Snow Maiden, distribute gifts to the children.<\/p>\n

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Psst!\u00a0 Hey you!\u00a0 Have you heard an exciting or funny New Year\u2019s tradition and would like to share it?\u00a0 Do so in the comments below and we\u2019ll update our list!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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