Strange New Year Traditions *In India and other places a giant old man made of hay, etc and dressed in old shirt and pant is burnt at the stroke of midnight, signifying the end of the old year and the beginning of the New Year. *In Bolivia, Venezuela, men wear new underpants on New Year’s eve – red underpants for love and yellow for money. *Spaniards eat 12 grapes at midnight; each grape symbolizing one month of year. *The Filipinos wear polka dots and arrange round fruits on the dinner table. Polka and all things round signify coins, hence prosperity. *In Scotland, the townsmen walk around with giant fireballs hoisted on long poles (resembling the sun) to purify the coming year. * The Danes break glass dishes on the doors of neighbours and friends. *Estonians eat seven times on the first day of the year to ensure abundant food throughout the year. *Unmarried Irish girls place mistletoe leaves under the pillow to catch a good husband.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 08:33:20 +0000
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