New Year S Eve Clothing Traditions

New year s traditions around the world hello and welcome to voa learning english.

New year s eve clothing traditions. Different cultures consider certain foods to be fortuitous for the new year especially when eaten right as the clock strikes 12. In chile it s lentils while in spain it s 12 white grapes. In general red colors new years eve in china with red packets of money for children red rackets for married couples and red lanterns.

At the stroke of midnight on. In case you needed any excuse to indulge in doughnuts and pretzels several cultures believe ring. It is quite a sight to see two million people dressed all in white side by side on copacabana beach.

On new year s eve colombian households have a tradition called agüero of placing three potatoes under each family member s bed one peeled one not and the last one only partially. Shortly before new year s eve people you meet will typically wish you a guten rutsch which literally translates as have a good. Yes there are even new year s eve food traditions.

The all white clothing tradition also comes from african religions as an homage to the god oxalá. Don t forget to check the color of your underwear. 10 german traditions on new year s eve slide into the new year.

It is impossible to miss the memo. It was then adopted by roman catholics and evangelists alike. Wear white on new year s eve.

Eating grapes wearing polka dots or burning scarecrows might be weird new year s eve traditions to some but centuries old customs to others. Most of us here in the united states are celebrating the coming of a new year. Trying weird new year s traditions by spending new year s eve somewhere new is the perfect way to kick off a year of discovery travel learning and most importantly fun.