Happy New Year's Day.

New Year's Day, namely 1 on the Gregorian calendar, is commonly known as "New Year" in most countries in the world. Yuan means "start", and the beginning of each number is called "yuan"; Dan means "heaven"; New Year's Day means "the first day".

New Year's Day is also called "three yuan", that is, year yuan, month yuan and time yuan. Due to the different geographical environment and calendar, different countries and nationalities in the world have different time positioning for New Year's Day in different times.

Now, the Gregorian calendar is increasingly recognized by countries all over the world. Most countries in the world adopt the international Gregorian calendar, and 1 in October every year is regarded as "New Year's Day". Countries that use the Gregorian calendar take Gregorian calendar 65438+ 10/month as New Year's Day, which is a national holiday.

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Britain: On the day before New Year's Day, every household must have wine in the bottle and meat in the cupboard. The British believe that if there is no wine and meat left over, they will be poor in the coming year. In addition, the custom of "digging wells" is also popular in the British New Year. People strive to be the first person to draw water, thinking that the first person to draw water is a happy person and the water called is auspicious.

Belgium: In Belgium, on the morning of New Year's Day, the first thing in the countryside is to pay New Year greetings to livestock. People go to cows, horses, sheep, dogs, cats and other animals and tell them very seriously: "Happy New Year!" " "

Germany: During the New Year's Day in Germany, every household should hang a fir tree and a horizontal tree, and the leaves are covered with silk flower, which means that a hundred flowers are blooming and spring is full.

At midnight on New Year's Eve, just before the arrival of New Year, they climbed into the chair. As soon as the bell rang, they jumped up from their chairs and threw a heavy object behind the back of the chair to show that they would throw away the disaster and jump into the new year. In the rural areas of Germany, there is also a custom of "tree climbing competition" to celebrate the New Year, to show the promotion step by step.

France: Celebrate the New Year with wine. People began to revel on New Year's Eve and didn't stop until 65438+1October 3. The French believe that the weather on New Year's Day indicates the arrival of the New Year.

On the morning of New Year's Day, they went to the streets to see the wind direction for divination: the south wind blows, which indicates that the weather is favorable and the year is safe and hot; When the west wind blows, it is a bumper year for fishing and milking; If the east wind blows, the fruit will be rich; When the north wind blows, it is a poor harvest year.

Italy: New Year's Eve in Italy is a carnival night. When night began to fall, thousands of people flocked to the streets, lit firecrackers and fireworks, and even fired live ammunition. Men and women danced until midnight.

Every household collects old things, smashes some fragile things in the house and throws all the old pots, bottles and cans out of the door, which means getting rid of bad luck and troubles. This is their traditional way of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.

Switzerland: Swiss people have the habit of keeping fit on New Year's Day. Some of them go climbing in groups, standing on the top of the mountain and singing loudly about a better life in the face of the snow and ice. Some ski along the long snowy road in the mountains, as if looking for the road to happiness; Some people hold stilt walking competitions, and men, women and children go into battle together to wish each other good health. They greet the New Year with fitness.

Romania: On New Year's Eve, people put up a tall Christmas tree and set up a stage in the square. The citizens sang and danced when they set off fireworks. Rural people celebrate the New Year with wooden plows decorated with colorful flowers.

Bulgaria: Anyone who sneezes at dinner on New Year's Day will definitely bring happiness to the whole family. The master promised to give him his first sheep, cow or pony, wishing his family happiness.

Greece: On New Year's Day, every family will make a big cake and put a silver coin in it. The host cut the cake into several pieces and distributed it to family members or visiting relatives and friends. Whoever eats the cake with silver coins will become the luckiest person in the New Year, and everyone congratulates him.

Spain: On New Year's Eve, all family members get together to celebrate with music and games. It's midnight, and as soon as the bell of 12 strikes, everyone is scrambling to eat grapes. If you can eat 12 according to the bell, it symbolizes that everything goes well every month in the new year.