New Year Celebration in Different Cultures

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New year celebration in different cultures

The world is very big and full of a plethora of different people, places, and
things. Because of that new year’s traditions are unique to their country of origin. The earliest
recorded New Year’s festivities date back to ancient Babylon - they celebrated with a
religious festival called Akuti, a multi-day festival that honored „the rebirth of the natural
world“. And even nowadays there are many countries that are celebrating this event by
organizing and participating in a fairly long festival. Some examples of countries that are
celebrating similarly as Babylonians are Chinese people who are attending so called the
‘Spring Festival’ (it is named like that because it is celebrated in spring, not winter as
usually). Of course being a part of some kind of festival doesn‘t sound as weird as some other
traditions. For example, Mexicans celebrate New Years Eve by eating 12 grapes at the stroke
of midnight. According to local tradition eating 12 grapes - one for each of 12 wishes - will
help bring you good luck in the new year. To do it correctly: when the clock strikes midnight,
eat 12 grapes within the minute, making one wish for each grape you consume. Other
examples could be carrying empty suitcases in Colombia to attract wealth or smashing plates
in Denmark to prevent bad spirits from coming into a house. But the most shocking for me
was a tradition in Switzerland of dropping a dollop of ice cream on the floor at midnight.
They believe that this action will bring good luck, wealth, and abundance. Cultures around
the world ring in the new year in a variety of ways and I believe that centuries-long traditions
that have been passed down from generation to generation has had a huge impact in it. Bute
ach of it is extraordinary and joyous so let each culture’s traditions guide good fortune in
every human being life this coming year.

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