- Would you try them out for next year?
Would you try some of these strange New Years traditions this year? Or do you have set plans for the holiday you love to do again and again?
Wear Polka Dots
It’s tradition in the Philippines to wear round-themed dresses for good luck and bringing prosperity full circle in the new year.
Throw Water Out The Window
This tradition symbolizes renewal.
Exchange Gifts
In Soviet Russia, Christmas was banned. This created the tradition of giving gifts on New Years. Instead of Santa Claus, it was Grandfather Frost that came with toys and his granddaughter Snegurochka, the snow maiden.
Smash A Plate
In Denmark, the tradition is to throw a dish at a loved one’s front door. What a way to make someone feel loved! Do you think your friends and family would appreciate this as one of the strange New Years traditions?
Leap Into The New Year
Literally. In Denmark, the idea is that you literally leap out of your chair and into the New Year to bring good luck and banish bad spirits
Run Around The Block
Yup, seriously,. Run around the block with a suitcase in your hands to inspire a year full of travel. This tradition comes out of Columbia.
Wear White
Wearing white on New Year’s Eve is a good way to bring peace into your life. White is a symbol of purity and innocence.
Hang Onions On Your Door
The Greeks say to hang a bag of onions on your front door in the new year to represent fertility and good luck. The idea is that onions sprout even when you ignore them, so if you hang them on the front door, you are inviting prosperity into your life.
Open Your Doors and Windows
According to the people of the Philippines, to air out the old year and welcome the new year into your house, you should open your doors and windows. This sounds like one of the best of the strange New Years traditions.
Color Specific
Wear red underwear if you want more passion and romance in your life, says Latin Americans. And wear yellow if you want to bring in financial prosperity.
Surprise Dessert
In Scandinavian countries, a peeled almond is hidden in rice pudding and in Greece, a coin is baked into a sweetbread. Whoever finds the “surprise” will have good luck!
Throw The Loaf
Throw bread at your wall to chase off any evil spirits, according to the Irish. Are you going to throw a loaf of bread at your wall as one of your new strange New Years traditions?
Smash Your Way To Success And Add Salt
In Turkey, people smash pomegranates. The more pieces there are, the more prosperous you’ll be! You should sprinkle your doorstep with salt to bring peace in the New Year.
Long Food= Long Life
The Japanese said to eat long food for a long life and they do this in hopes of securing resilience and longevity. Traditionally they eat Toshikoshi soba, a soft noodle that’s eaten cold and hot. These noodles are easy to break, symbolizing letting go of hardships from the last year.
Do you think you’ll get into some of these strange New Years traditions? Let me know what you think in the comments!