but instead, a man with dark hair. The tradition goes that the first person to walk through the doorway on New Year’s Day is an indication of luck to come. If the visitor is a man with dark hair, good luck is on the way. The visitor brings items ...
Because of the belief that what a person does on the first day of the year foretells what that person will do for the remainder of the year, gatherings of friends and relatives have long been significant. The first guest to cross thethreshold, or “first foot,” is significant and may ...
other new year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year.One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year's Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the new year. In France, people eat pancakes for goo...
Chinese New Year, annual 15-day Chinese festival that begins with the new moon that occurs between January 21 and February 20.
During the 10th century, the 15-day festivities were celebrated with fireworks to eliminate bad spirits. Chinese New Year usually falls from late January to early February on the second new moon. New Year’s Traditions: In Finland, the tradition of molybdomancy is practiced to foresee people’...
Chinese New Year Around the WorldThe United Nations has made the Chinese New Year an official holiday, and many Southeast Asian countries celebrate it with their traditions.Malaysia: The holiday is from the first to the second day of the first lunar month. On the Lantern Festival, unmarried ...
Much like the Western New Year (January 1st), the biggest celebration is on the eve of the holiday. At the turn of the new year, firework displays are put on throughout the city. Traditions Aside from New Year’s Eve, there are other important days of the 15-day Chinese New Year ...
Lunar New Year is one of the most important celebrations of the year among East and Southeast Asian cultures, including Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean communities, among others. The New Year celebration is celebrated for multiple days—not just one day as in the Gregorian calendar’s New Year...
Chinese New Year's Eve traditions 3. Staying Up LateStaying up late to welcome the new year's arrival on Chinese New Year's Eve is a very old tradition. After the reunion dinner, all family members sit together, chatting, singing, laughing, or playing cards, and stay up late until ...
To bring some good luck to 2025, borrow these New Year traditions and superstitions from around the world, including ideas on what to wear and what to eat.