盘点世界各国千奇百怪的迎新年风俗
<p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> 12 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="champagne">champagne</span> <span word="corks">corks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="indulge">indulge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="quirkier">quirkier</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rituals">rituals</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="melting">melting</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>, <span word="leaping">leaping</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="chairs">chairs</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="gobbling">gobbling</span> <span word="grapes">grapes</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="forms">forms</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span> -- <span word="letting">letting</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="globe">globe</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="sipping">sipping</span> <span word="bubbly">bubbly</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bonfires">bonfires</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flares">flares</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="off">off</span>-<span word="key">key</span> <span word="renditions">renditions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Auld">Auld</span> <span word="Lang">Lang</span> <span word="Syne">Syne</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="curious">curious</span> <span word="habits">habits</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="steeped">steeped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="superstition">superstition</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Finland">Finland</span>, <span word="say">say</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="guides">guides</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="pour">pour</span> <span word="molten">molten</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="divine">divine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blob">blob</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foretell">foretell</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>, <span word="good">good</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Denmark">Denmark</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="chairs">chairs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="unison">unison</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="leaping">leaping</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Danes">Danes</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="plates">plates</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>' <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="shards">shards</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="bonfires">bonfires</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="sugary">sugary</span> <span word="donuts">donuts</span> -- <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consume">consume</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span>.</p><p><span word="Spaniards">Spaniards</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>, <span word="gobble">gobble</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="grapes">grapes</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stroke">stroke</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sour">sour</span>.</p>
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