Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:20pm on 31 Dec 2024,Tuesday India
New Year's Eve traditions vary across the world, each hoping to bring good fortune. In Denmark, people smash plates on friends' doorsteps for luck. In Spain, eating 12 grapes at midnight is believed to ensure luck for each month of the new year. Scotland's "first footing" superstition holds that a dark-haired man should be the first to enter a home, bringing gifts like whisky and coal. In Italy, eating lentils symbolizes good fortune, while Romania sees people dress as dancing bears to ward off misfortune. Japan rings bells 108 times to mark the transition into the new year.
