New Year signs and customs of different countries

New Year signs of different countries are diverse and very interesting. Let's start our story from Western countries - they are somehow closer to us, and then gradually we will move to the east. For example, in Italy on New Year's Eve it is not safe to walk under the windows: residents throw out old things and furniture on the street to get rid of old problems in the New Year. The Italian children leave shoes behind the beds: they believe that a fairy named Befana comes into the house and leaves gifts in the shoes.

On Cuba walking under the windows on New Year's Eve is also not worth it. No, they do not throw away the furniture of the Cubans, but they can roll it out of the window with water. One day before the New Year, the inhabitants of Cuba fill the wine glasses, glasses and glasses with water. And exactly at midnight, as soon as the clock strikes 12, they pour this water outside through the open windows. This symbolizes the fact that last year was successful, the same should be the next year.

AT Of England prepare a Christmas cake or pudding and hide inside a small coin - sixpence. It is believed that luck will accompany the one who received a piece of pudding or a cupcake with a coin inside. And in Scotland believe that the fire of the fireplace burns all pastadversities, therefore it is accepted to sit silently by the fireplace, admiring the flame. At 12 o'clock in the morning the Scots open the door wide to release the old year and let in a new one.

AT Hungary on New Year's Eve they frighten off the dwellings of evil spirits. To do this, use whistles, children's pipes and other instruments capable of producing harsh unpleasant sounds. And in Of Moldova "Sow" happiness: coming to someone in the house, guests scatter around the house grain of wheat, corn and other grains. It is believed that due to this the coming year will be prosperous and yielding.

And what New Year signs and customs exist in the East? Let's start, perhaps, with Of Japan. The most famous New Year's tradition in Japan -this is a battle of temple bells. According to Buddhist beliefs, a person has six basic vices: greed, gluttony, indecisiveness, anger, frivolity and stupidity. Each of these vices can manifest in eighteen shades. Therefore, at midnight, the bells are beaten exactly 108 times, so that with each blow people are cleansed from one vice. With the last blow of the bell people go out to meet the New Year with their relatives and friends.

AT China It is customary to celebrate the New Year in red clothes. This sign is connected with the old legend, telling about the monster, which on New Year's eve climbed out of the hole and killed people. However, one family managed to stay alive: they were in red clothes, because they celebrated the wedding of one of their relatives. People realized that the monster was afraid of red color. Since then, China is celebrating the New Year in bright red dresses. As a gift, the guests bring the owners two mandarins, and when they leave, the owners give them other mandarins, also two. This sign is due to the fact that in Chinese the phrase "couple mandarin" and the word "gold" are consonant.

In Vietnam meet the New Year not at home, but on the street, andcertainly at night, after the onset of dusk. Vietnamese kindle bonfires and gather around them families. Rice is cooked on charcoal and treats each other. It is believed that this helps people forget about old quarrels and grievances. It is customary to meet the new year in Vietnam with the family.

New Year signs of other countries may seemto us interesting or not, understandable or not. But while people believe in New Year's signs - he believes in his luck, and, therefore, in the coming year, everything will be just fine.