Do you have any superstitions? One of the most prevalent superstitions is New Year’s superstitions, and each has its cause. New Year’s Eve is the last day of the year, like an imaginary door gently closing while the other door opens. Besides new year gifts that we think along with the arrival of another year; there are some superstitions too!
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China
We’ll start with China because that appears to be where the New Year’s Day cleaning superstition originated. Cleaning on the very first couple of days of a new year, especially wildly sweeping on New Year’s Day, has historically been thought bad luck by the Chinese. Skip the sweeping because it appears to be one of the oldest New Year’s rituals. We’re not sure if preceding vacuuming on New Year’s Day has the same result.
France
In France, individuals celebrate New Year’s Eve with intimate friends and family over a luxurious multi-course supper that includes oysters, foie gras, and champagne. Because the meal is called le réveillon, which is also the name for Christmas Eve dinner, it is also referred to as le réveillon de la Saint-Sylvestre to assist between the two. The feast is thought to bring good fortune in the future year.
Spain
It’s similar to the fat bunny game, but everyone speaks Spanish and increases their antioxidant levels. This is how it works: When the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve in Spain, the feasting begins. For each strike of the clock, you consume one grape. 12 grapes and 12 bells
Brazil
If you’re spending New Year’s Eve at the beach like millions of other Brazilians, jump into the ocean at midnight and into seven ondas for good luck, but only if you’re facing the waves. The folklore is based on Umbanda, an African religion that combines Afro, Catholic, Spiritist, and traditional religions.The number 7 is particularly sacred in Umbanda and is associated with the Water Goddess Lemanjá, who will provide you with the strength to conquer challenges in the next year.
Goa, India
On Goa, it is a New Year’s ritual to burn an old man. It’s not a real Old Man, but rather an effigy of one. Every year on December 31, the Old Man is burned. Village lads construct an old man by stuffing old garments with hay and erecting barricades as people seek financial assistance for their ailing Old Man.
Each hamlet has around 4-5 effigies at various locations, with children describing the “Old Man’s” writhing laments, his misery, pain, sufferings, pleasures, and sorrows, all of which he experienced in the previous year. The Old Man is traditionally burned at midnight, and the money gathered is utilized to fund a New Year’s pajama party. In India you can order and send New year flowers to dear ones to anywhere irrespective of their location.
Russia
Fellow oenophiles may scoff at this one – in larger Russia, some have a tradition of writing their wishes on a piece of paper, burning it, and tossing it into a glass of champagne. In contrast, it may appear to be a waste of perfectly excellent champagne and possibly not the best thing to drink ashes.
Philippines
According to mythology, opening the doors right before midnight rids your home of the previous year and welcomes the new one. It doesn’t have to belong, especially if you live in a cooler region, but it’s an easy way to say goodbye to 2021.
