Traditions of celebrating the New Year in different parts of the world

2023 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-05-28 03:52

New Year is the most important, truly national holiday. Almost everywhere, his meeting is accompanied by noisy fun, but the nuances of meeting New Year's Eve are different for each nation. We recall the most interesting of them in our article.

On the other side of the globe - Australia

New Year's Eve in Australia will be able to please you the most for original things. It is worth remembering that in a country that occupies an entire continent, the winter we are accustomed to is the real summer. It's hard to imagine a New Year without snow and a Christmas tree, right? And how do you order to celebrate it in this case? Australians gather in large companies and go to the beaches to celebrate the New Year, not forgetting to take surfboards and swimwear with them. And as soon as the church bell announces the beginning of the year, everyone begins to congratulate each other, blow up firecrackers, open champagne (where can we go without it).

France - the land of kings and gluttons

Colorful decorations, festive events and a magical holiday atmosphere reign on the streets of French cities.

The French just love this holiday. For them, he is the personification of laughter and fun, New Year's Eve is truly considered one of the brightest of the year. Colorful decorations, festive events and a magical holiday atmosphere reign on the streets of French cities.

There is one glorious tradition in France. On New Year's Eve, a cherry wood log was brought into the house and burned in the fireplace, but times changed, fireplaces were replaced by ovens and stoves, but the tradition did not disappear, but changed a little: the log from the fireplace migrated to the table and became a national Christmas dessert in France …

Conservative mores of England

New Year in the UK is closely related to Christmas. It is, in fact, a continuation of the Christmas holidays. As an independent holiday, it is celebrated more in Scotland than in England, but nevertheless, on the last night of the outgoing year, a huge number of townspeople and guests of the city gather in the main squares of the capital to celebrate the New Year under the chimes of Big Ben.

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There is such a custom in Great Britain as the admission of the New Year. It looks like a kind of symbolic transition from an old life to a new one. When the clock strikes 12, the British open the back door to celebrate the Old Year, and the front door to let in the New.

Another well-known British tradition is meeting the first guest. If, after the last strike of the clock on New Year's Eve, a young man with dark hair is the first to enter the house, it is considered that the year will be successful. In this case, the guest must bring with him bread, coal, a pinch of salt. They are symbols of food, warmth and well-being. The first guest immediately silently walks to the fireplace and throws a coal there. After that, everyone starts congratulating each other and treating the guest.

Alluring Liberty Island - Cuba

In Cuba, you will not be able to meet Santa Claus or Santa Claus, and you will hardly see Christmas trees. And it is not surprising - after all, it's real summer outside: about +30 Celsius! But this does not mean that Cubans do not celebrate the New Year at all, do not give each other gifts and do not wish happiness and good luck in the new year.

On the last day of the outgoing year, all the utensils available in the houses are filled with water. When the clock strikes for the last, 12 times, Cubans throw water into the street. It is believed in the country that this is how the old year should be seen off: let it flow away from us like transparent jets of water. And those who did not have time to stock up on a plate or a mug of water can fulfill another Cuban tradition: when the striking of the clock begins, with each stroke they send it to their mouths, for luck, over a grape, while making a wish: 12 strokes - 12 cherished desires, one for each month.

A fusion of ancient traditions and modern habits - Japan

The main symbol of the Japanese New Year is kadomatso - "pine at the entrance". With this sign, the Japanese greet and pay tribute to the New Year deity Toshigami. And in order not to let evil deities and spirits into the house that can harm, the inhabitants of the Land of the Rising Sun pull a rope in front of the entrance to the house. Another attribute of the New Year is boorish arrows, they keep the well-being of the house.

With each blow of the alarm, people are freed from all these vices and their shades and greet the New Year with a pure and renewed soul.

At midnight the bells of the temples begin to ring. Their ringing spreads throughout the district and makes the Japanese know that the New Year has come. There should be exactly 108 strokes. This is not a random number. In Japan, it is believed that a person carries 6 vices - indecision, stupidity, greed, anger, greed and frivolity. Each vice has 18 shades. With each blow of the alarm, people are freed from all these vices and their shades and greet the New Year with a pure and renewed soul. Immediately after midnight, the Japanese go to bed: in the morning they will get up early to welcome the first day of the new year with the rising sun.

Celebration of light and goodness - Sweden

In Sweden, it is customary to celebrate the New Year cheerfully, in a large and friendly company. At the very beginning of the holiday, the Swedes sit in front of the TV and listen to New Year's poems. After the end of the ceremony, bells start ringing from the nearby churches. The Swedes pour champagne into glasses, raise them and wish each other a happy New Year.

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после этого люди выходят на улицу, где проходят праздничные гулянья. улицы швеции в новогоднюю ночь ярко украшены и освещены. еще в швеции есть интересная традиция в новогодние праздники сжигать огромного соломенного козла. а также бить посуду о двери домов своих друзей.

перед новым годом шведские ребятишки выбирают королеву света лючию. лючия приносит детям подарки и сладости. лючия одета в белое платье, на голове у нее корона с зажженными свечами.

необычное новогоднее дерево - африка

в это трудно поверить, но именно африканцам принадлежит идея отмечать новый год. много веков назад в африке зародилась эта традиция. здесь у вас будет возможность своими глазами увидеть удивительные и первозданные традиции новогоднего праздника в стране, где этот праздник является настоящим символом начала новой жизни. как же принято отмечать новый год в африке? для начала нужно нарядить пальму! и украшать ее нужно не новогодними игрушками и гирляндами, а свежими фруктами. при этом, вешая каждый фрукт, нужно загадывать желание.

сразу после того, как пальма будет наряжена, африканцы выходят на поиски зеленого ореха. это древний ритуал, суть которого заключается в том, что тот, кто найдет этот зеленый орех, будет счастливым в новом году. чтобы никто не остался не у дел, африканцы заранее разбрасывают множество орехов по улицам города, поэтому найти свое счастье удается практически каждому.