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35 Lucky New Year's Eve Traditions From Around the World
People worldwide perform 35 rituals to attract luck and prosperity, including eating symbolic foods, jumping waves, and unique local countdown events, historians say.
- This year's Times Square ball features 4,000 Waterford Crystals in a circular design with 5,280 crystals and LED pucks, weighing 12,350 pounds.
- Historians note some New Year customs trace back more than 4,000 years and often use round foods symbolism to invite prosperity across cultures.
- In Spain, the grape-eating tradition includes one grape per midnight chime; Japan Mmisoka tolls Buddhist temple bells 108 times, and Brazil beach customs feature wearing white and jumping seven waves.
- Markets in Germany and Austria sell lucky charms like marzipan pigs, while Soviet-era Russia gift-giving shifted to New Year's as Christmas was banned.
- Greece keeps the tradition of baking a coin into vasilopita, Colombia runs with empty suitcases, and Turkey smashes pomegranates for luck in the coming year.
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