This year, New Year’s Eve celebrations are going to be looking quite different. I recently read an article about fascinating NYE traditions from around the world, and I wanted to share with you! What are YOUR New Year’s Eve traditions? Comment below!
Japan: Eat toshikoshi soba
To commemorate New Year’s Eve, people in Japan eat toshikoshi soba. This symbolizes having a long and fortunate life along with a clean break from the year.Denmark: Jump off a chair
In Denmark, you JUMP right into the new year! Just before midnight, stop what you’re doing and get on a chair and jump just like the Danes. If you forget to jump, it’s said that you’ll bring bad luck for the following year, so set your reminder!Spain: Eat 12 grapes
In Spain, people eat grapes for good luck. To carry out this tradition, eat 12 grapes, known as las doce uvas de la suerte, handy. When the clock chimes at midnight, eat one with each clang.Costa Rica: Run your suitcase around the block
The tradition is popular across Latin America. At midnight, grab a suitcase and run around the block in the hopes of traveling in the new year!Greece: Hang some onions
In Greece, onions symbolize rebirth, so people hang them up on their doors to encourage a year of growth and prosperity.Ecuador: Burn effigies
In Ecuador people head outside to burn effigies (sculptures that represent a person or idea) that symbolize the year. By lighting the effigy on fire, you’re letting the bad energy and memories of the year go and moving onto the next.Russia: Burn... then sip your wishes
For this Russian tradition, write down your wishes for 2021 on a piece of paper just before midnight, then light the paper on fire. Once it’s stopped burning, sprinkle the wish-filled ashes into a glass of champagne and drink up after the clock strikes midnight!!