New Year's Eve Traditions Around the World

Hi Winterose, I found this really interesting especially learning that some countries like Russia celebrate a lot later, was hoping to find the meaning behind the first foot through the door which we have in the UK. Huggles. Ellie :D

The traditions vary where I live. some people gop to church to see the New Year in and others just walk the streets as the markets stay open very late. Others go to stage shows or watch fireworks as the clock reaches 12. Others party really hard and many stay at home just with the family and toast each other at midnight. No particular tradition really. Blessings

We don't do much in my state of Kentucky or atleast not around where I live. So no fireworks or loud large parties in town..But in my country I guess the Big Apple is the place to be when the new year rings in and you can see fireworks and the ball drop. So what I see is pretty much on televison.

we PARTY!

we celebrate with family and friends we meet up and one particular spot and we have champagne are something else to drink and bring in the new year at midnight.then we give a toast and hug each other and wish for the best.

We stay home. Don't drink. Watch D*ck Clark on TV.

Thanks for sharing this article with us. It is interesting how New Year;s Eve is celebrated in different places.

I have often wandered about it also. Thanks for sharing this with all of us. It is neat to see what other people do to celebrate.

I am in the United States, and most people seem to celebrate with drinking and parties, lots of fire-works also. We live in the south and many people think you have to eat a dish of black-eyed peas to insure good luck for the new year. If that were true I would have nothing but bad luck-----I can't stand black-eyed peas, lolol. On a personal level---- when our children were home we had an open house on New Year's Day. It was also our daughter's birthday so of course gifts, cake and ice cream were part of the day. Now??? LOL, now we think the best way to celebrate anything is a good night's sleep, an EARLY good night's sleep.

Happy New Year, winterrose. We spend our New Year's Eve and new year based on our lunar month. We have a family get-together on New Year's Eve with a lot of delicious foods prepared for this day, which can be at lunch time or dinner time, based on the tradition of each household. We will have our lunar New Year's Eve on 25th of January, 2009. I am looking forward to its arrival.