The end of 2020, a year in which the world joined to fight a common enemy, global pandemic, could be a timely time to practice some of the many superstitions that exist to welcome the new year.

Let's review some examples around the world.

The New Year's Eve in Turkey is celebrated by crushing a grenade at the main door.It is said that this will mark the beginning of prosperity in the following year.

The Milli Piyango National Lottery is almost synonymous with the New Year's Eve, since playing bingo on the farm and dressing red.But curiously, many countries have their own unique variations about what will bring good luck and fortune in next year.

When the bells sound at midnight, almost everyone in English and beyond will be singing a version of the traditional Scottish folk song "Auld Lang Syne".

It is believed that it has been transmitted through oral tradition and officially written as a poem at the end of the 18th century, "Auld Lang Syne" is sung with a popular melody at the edge of midnight to fire the old year.

The meaning of its title can be translated approximately as "for the same of the old days", and the lyrics, which begins with a rhetorical question, is considered an ode to lasting friendships.The song is as popular in the United States as in the United Kingdom for marking the transition to a new year.

The US, and more specifically the southern states, have another habit linked to the eve of the New Year and is to consume peas and vegetables such as the first foods that are eaten on New Year's Day.

Beans represent luck and prosperity and richness of vegetables, and as superstition says, one is eating 12 beans specifically to symbolize every month of the year.

A similar version of this superstition exists in Spain, where almost all Spaniards participate in the race to lower 12 grapes when the bell of a clock sounds 12 times precisely at midnight.

According to superstition, tradition not only avoids evil, but also marks the beginning of good luck and prosperity for the next 12 months.

For many, throwing dishes to the ground is considered a Greek tradition of celebration, but, unfortunately, it turns out that the Danes also like to break dishes in perfect condition;However, in this case, he is at the entrance doors of his friends, family and neighbors at midnight on the eve of the New Year.

Considered to bring good luck, according to superstition, the more broken plates at the door, the better.

If I thought I was carrying an New Year's Eve tradition to the extreme, we hope it is not in Brazil, where it is believed that jumping over seven waves when the clock marks midnight will bring good luck.

According to superstition, one must face the waves in front and ask for a desire for each wave that jumps.Brazilians also like to dress in Blanco on New Year's Eve.

The most thorough New Year's Eve ritual is the one that takes place in Panama, in which at midnight Figies is set on fire, which is referred to as "munecos".

The effigies can resemble scarecrows or be realistic straw dolls that resemble famous figures.

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They are filled with firecrackers and set fire at midnight and beaten to destroy the evil spirits of the previous year, leaving space for good fortune in the next year.

However, the definitive prize for the most difficult tradition to meet must be for the Russians.In honor of the New Year, deep water divers will really open a hole in Lake Baikal frozen in Siberia to plant a tree at the bottom of the seabed.

A much easier party develops in the Philippines, where they use moles on the eve of the New Year and consume foods that have a round shape because they resemble coins and, therefore, symbolize prosperity and wealth.

Filipinos also like to jump high at midnight;As superstition dictates, it will make them higher.They are not the only ones who believe in jumping on the eve of the New Year, since the Danes also like to jump from a chair, symbolizing the jump to the New Year.

The Scots also believe in the "First Foot", which is the superstition that the first person who enters the house in the new year will dictate the course of the year.

It is believed that the type of fortunate person to be the first to enter a house to be a brown man, who brings with it a piece of coal, a piece of bread, a currency and a drink, representing heat, food, financial prosperity and good humor.

As in Turkey, the Greeks also enjoy hitting a grenade outside their door, and the more disorderly the result is, the better, it is believed that more crushed seeds bring more luck.

And they also have the unique tradition of hanging an onion, which symbolizes the Renaissance, at its door.

Germany shares another rural tradition in Turkey to Fundir Lead on the eve of the New Year.While the Turks pour lead melted in water to protect themselves from evil eyes or curses at any time of the year, in Germany and other German -speaking countries there is a tradition of melting lead to make predictions on next year.

In Italy they also have the tradition of getting new red underwear that is given to them on the eve of the New Year.

One of the most endearing end of the year and that can be the most important for some this year, is the one that Latin Americans practiced and that consists of carrying an empty suitcase to go around the block.

According to superstition, doing so will result in a year full of trips.

However, one of those traditions that may not be fulfilled this year is to kiss others at the edge of midnight.

While most of us will celebrate this New Year's Eve at home with a bubble of nearby people, many will be renouncing the world tradition of sharing a kiss at midnight.

In another unfortunate restriction implemented this year, there are areas in Australia, one of the first countries of the world to receive the New Year, where they have prohibited the act.

Be that as you celebrate it ... Stay at home ... and take care

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