The people in Denmark have a tradition of smashing dishware, often at the doorsteps of friends and family on New Year's' Day. This practice is meant to bring them good luck for the remainder of the new year.
Also, some Danes "leap" into January from a chair at the stroke of midnight. They believe that they are leaping into good luck as well.
Also, some Danes "leap" into January from a chair at the stroke of midnight. They believe that they are leaping into good luck as well.
As recent as 1995, the people of Talca, Chile, started a tradition of partying with the dead on New Years Eve. This started when a family jumped over the cemetery fence on New Year's Eve to spend some time with a recently deceased father.
Local authorities relaxed the law of closure for cemeteries on that day. So, more families decorate the graves of their deceased and celebrate with them on New Years Eve.
Local authorities relaxed the law of closure for cemeteries on that day. So, more families decorate the graves of their deceased and celebrate with them on New Years Eve.
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The people of Naples, Italy, believe that firing old things through the window on New Years Eve, symbolizes , out-with-the-old and getting a brand new beginning for the year ahead. A bit more caution is exhibited these days with throwing things through their windows.