Five years old: five unusual British New Year traditions

There are many traditions related to New Year's Eve. From midnight kissing to next year, we are going to make up our minds. Depending on the different places you go to Britain, you can find some unique and strange New Year traditions, which may make you scratch your head. Of course, many of these traditions have ancient roots and deeper meanings than they seem. We have listed five most popular and unusual New Year traditions in Britain. Please let us know yourself in the comments.

Step 1: In Scotland, the Christmas we mentioned before is not as important as the New Year. The first step is the tradition that many Scottish families saw in June 65438+ 10 1. People believe that the first person to set foot in your home will be the messenger of good luck or bad luck in the coming year. People with dark hair are considered as messengers of good luck, although people with blond hair bring bad luck. Sometimes, people send a member out before midnight so that he can come back with bread, coins, salt or other symbols of good luck. This tradition also extends to the north of England. Worcestershire pays more attention to the first ode, while Yorkshire pays less attention to the hair color of tourists.

Black/White Bunny When it comes to Yorkshire, their tradition seems a bit like children's games. Their idea is that "black rabbit, black rabbit, black rabbit" helps to get rid of all evil souls or bad luck before midnight. Then, at the beginning of the new year, you should say "white rabbit, white rabbit, white rabbit" to show good luck in the coming year. That's true. If you make a mistake, you may have to try other traditions. This list is

Cake made by cows. This list dates back to the Middle Ages. It includes farmers singing and dancing with cows before putting cakes on their horns. Traditionally, if the cake falls forward, it will be good luck in the new year. However, if the cake falls down, there will be bad luck in the future. One can only wonder whether the farmer will try another cow if the first attempt fails.

We have mentioned some Hogmanay in Edinburgh and Peter Pan Cup in London at Christmas before, but this is not the only place that likes swimming in winter. Sansford, Wales has its own tradition of cold swimming, which often requires wearing as many exotic clothes as swimming in Edinburgh. The New Year tradition began at 1823, and now it attracts thousands of people every year. Other places in Britain for cold swimming in the New Year include Lyme Regis, Dorset and Whitley Bay.

The Irish tradition of throwing bread (on the wall) is to drive away evil spirits, especially before the arrival of the new year, throwing the remaining Christmas bread on the wall or banging on the wall to drive away evil spirits. Fortunately, people also believe that it will bring good luck in the coming year. Of course, you are doomed not to try your best to make it unusable in the future, but once you say bad luck, there is nothing to say about the end of bread.