Onesie New Year Traditions

Posted on: 31/12/2015

Onesie New Year Traditions Onesie New Year Traditions

It's New Years Eve! What are your plans for tonight? We'll be finishing at 12 pm today and won't be returning until Monday 4th January. Everyone has their own New Year Traditions, here are some that are celebrated all over the world;
  • In ancient Thailand, guns were fired to frighten off demons.
  • In China, firecrackers routed the forces of darkness.
  • Today, Italians let their church bells peal, the Swiss beat drums, and the North Americans sound sirens and party horns to bid the old year farewell.
  • In Puerto Rico, people throw buckets of water out of their window and also clean their homes properly. This they believe will clean the odds of the last year as well as get the spirits out of the home.
  • In China, food’s associated with luck or good fortune are served on New Year’s Eve. These foods tend to be traditional, such as a whole chicken symbolising family togetherness, noodles representing long life, and spring rolls, because of their similar shape to gold bars, indicate wealth.
  • In Spain, there is an old folk tradition that on New Years Eve in which twelve grapes are eaten (one for each chime on the clock as it strikes midnight). It is thought to protect against witches and evil spirits to ensure 12 happy months in the year ahead.
  • In Scotland, and elsewhere in the UK, a widespread tradition called ‘first footing’ is said to bring good fortune to the household for the coming year. ‘First Footing’ is when the first friend or relative to cross the threshold after midnight brings symbolic gifts of coal, shortbread and whisky.
  • In Germany, people leave some food on their plate at the New Year’s Eve meal as a way of ensuring a well-stocked kitchen in the year ahead.
  • In Denmark, people save old dishes and throw them at the doors of their friends’ homes on New Year’s Eve. If you find many broken dishes by your door on New Year’s Day, it is a sign that you have many friends.
  • In Swiss homes, dollops of whipped cream, symbolizing the richness of the year to come, are dropped on the floors
  • Eating any ring-shaped treat (such as a donut) symbolize “coming full circle” and leads to good fortune. In Dutch homes, fritters called olie bollen are served.
  • In Rome, the celebrations last for three days where the Romans decorate their houses with greenery and colourful lights, they choose gifts for their loved ones very carefully like Gold, silver, for prosperity, honey for sweetness etc.
  • Egyptians believe that the New Year begins only when the new crescent moon is visible in the sky. They create and extremely festive atmosphere all around and celebrate the New Year with happiness and joy. The official announcement is made in the city of Cairo in a holy mosque