New Year Traditions Across The Globe: How Different Cultures Ring In The Year

New Year Traditions Across the Globe: How Different Cultures Ring in the Year

Eating 12 grapes at midnight for good luck in the coming year.

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Celebrating with "Oshogatsu," visiting shrines, and eating "osechi" (traditional foods).

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"Hogmanay" involves street parties, fireworks, and first-footing for prosperity.

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Wearing white for peace and jumping over seven waves at the beach.

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Breaking plates on friends' doors for good luck in the new year.

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Writing a wish, burning it, and then drinking the ashes in champagne.

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