French castles are put on costumes, and Russian artificial snow. How do foreign countries bid farewell to the old and welcome the new?

Today, let's take stock of how foreign countries bid farewell to the old and welcome the new ~

Italians: old and new.

If you spend the New Year in Italy, it may not be fireworks that wake you up in the middle of the night, but the sound of neighbors throwing things. When the night before the New Year began to fall, every household began to break, throwing away all the broken pots and bowls at home. The local people think it can get rid of troubles and bad luck, but what about ours? Broken and safe? Have the same effect!

Spaniard: Eat grapes with the bell.

Before the Spanish New Year, supermarkets sold a box of 12 New Year grapes, representing 12 months. As midnight approaches, people at zero eat 12 grapes with the bell and make a wish. Eat on time at 0: 00, and good luck in the new year. But eating grapes is also a technical job. The bell interval of 12 is relatively short. If you don't grasp the speed of eating grapes well, you may not finish eating 12, or you may be too full to choke.

Belgian: Say Happy New Year to the livestock at home.

Among the New Year customs in various countries, only animals in Belgium enjoy advanced treatment in the New Year. On the morning of New Year's Day, the first thing that Belgians do when they get up early in the morning is to pay New Year greetings to animals. They will go to their animals and say, Happy new year! ?

Ecuadorian: Good luck, paper burner.

The last day of every year is of great significance to Ecuadoreans. In order to celebrate the New Year, there is a special tradition in the local area, that is, every household will burn paper people before zero on this day. This activity symbolizes burning the bad luck of the past year and praying for more good luck in the new year. Paper men have various shapes, cute, simulated, funny and so on. Among the paper men sold in the street, you can find various elements that are popular this year. Before the evening 12, everyone carried the paper men at home to the outdoor open space one after another, gathered the paper men together and began to burn them. The more the fire burns, the more bad luck will be eliminated.