Happy new year from Afar!
The Afar staff returned back from our holiday break to find this fun item from Boston.com about New Year’s traditions around the world. The only recurring theme I noticed was fire and explosions–everything from sparklers to fireworks to carbide-shooting. Everyone seems to like to start the new year (or end the old one) with a bang.
If you spent New Year’s (or any other recent holidays) abroad, what traditions did you see or experience?
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In Spain we eat 12 grapefruits at the sound of the 12 bell tolls. You are suposed to be lucky during the next year if you are able to eat the grapefruits without missing one. The seeds can give you some problems!
Marta Viladot
5 Jan 10 at 6:21 am
Not quite New Year’s Eve .. but I did enjoy a traditional Christmas dinner in Germany a few weeks back: http://unexpectedtraveller.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/christmas-in-germany/
The Unexpected Traveller
Unexpected Traveller
6 Jan 10 at 8:40 am
I spent New Year’s in Rome this year — lots of food, lots of firecrackers being set off in crowded areas, and lots of champagne popping in the streets! Oh yes, and I can’t be sure because I didn’t see, but it’s the tradition to wear red underwear on New Year’s for good luck
Kristen
3 Feb 10 at 6:25 pm