New Year customs in various countries

New Year’s customs in various countries

Thailand

Thailand’s traditional New Year is the “Songkran Festival” (“Songkran” is Sanskrit)

Transliteration), also called the "Water Splashing Festival", is from April 13th to 16th of April every year in the Gregorian calendar. During the festival, people carry or carry huge Buddha statues on their cars.

The Buddha statues are followed by floats, on which stand the made-up "Song Qiannu".

"Groups of young men and women, dressed in colorful national costumes, beat long drums, sang and danced. On both sides of the road where the procession passed, men and women of faith walked side by side, filling silver bowls with water soaked in bay leaves and soaked with spices, and poured it on the Buddha statues and "Songqian Goddess" pray for good luck and good weather in the new year. Then people sprinkle water on each other, happily wishing their elders health and longevity, and wishing their relatives and friends good luck in the new year and unmarried young people. Men and women use

splashing water to express their love for each other. On the first day of the New Year, Thai people put a basin of water on the window sill or at the door, and every household goes to the outskirts of the river to take a New Year's bath. To celebrate the New Year, Thais held a large-scale "Elephant Competition", which included: human-elephant tug-of-war, jumping elephants picking up objects, elephants crossing human bodies, elephant football games, Ancient elephant formation performances, etc. Very exciting and moving.

Egypt

Egypt is an ancient civilization. In 40 BC, the Egyptians were able to observe stars

. They discovered that Sirius and the sun rose together. The waters of the Nile immediately

rose. In Egypt, the day when the Nile River rises is the beginning of the new year. Called

"Rising Water New Year", the Kroot people in Egypt welcome the New Year by placing a table at the door with seven or eight plates serving soybeans, lentils, alfalfa and There are grains of wheat and many small buds of green plants, which symbolize abundance. The more you offer to God

the greater your harvest will be in the new year. The Egyptian New Year is in autumn,

because Egypt’s agricultural production starts in autumn.

Germany

The German New Year is celebrated one week before and after. During this period, every household will place a fir tree or a cocoon tree with silk flowers tied between the leaves, which means that the flowers are blooming like brocade and spring is filling the world. Germans climb onto chairs just before midnight on New Year's Eve. When the bell rings, they jump off the chairs and throw a heavy object behind the chair. It means throwing away the troubles and jumping into the New Year. The children formed a band, put on new clothes, held harmonicas and accordions, and lined up to play on the street. Adults

hold colorful flags and follow behind, shouting and singing to celebrate the New Year. German women

improvise family-themed comedy sketches during the New Year. In rural areas of Germany, there is a popular New Year custom - "Tree Climbing Competition". Young men climb up bare trees and compete to win the first place. He was hailed as the "New Year's Hero" to show his progress.

India

India celebrates the first five days of the New Year from October 31st every year, and the fourth day is New Year's Day.

On the first day of the new year, no one is allowed to be angry with others, let alone lose their temper. In some areas of India, on the morning of New Year's Day, every household is crying, and tears are streaming down everyone's face. They say that time is fleeting and life is short, so they cry to welcome the New Year. , is a lament for human life. People in some areas welcome the new year by fasting for a day and night, starting from the early morning of New Year's Day until midnight. Due to this weird custom, New Year's Day in India is known as "New Year's Day of Crying" and "New Year's Day of Fasting". India

In the five days before the New Year, people everywhere will perform the Indian epic "Ramayana" (meaning Rama's Parade), playing the heroes in the epic "Battle" with the paper giant,

The "hero" triggered the flaming arrows, and the paper giant was burned to the cheers of the audience

Before New Year's Eve, in front of every house All kinds of beautiful pictures are posted.

On the morning of New Year's Day, people carry exquisite small lamps and red packets and go out to pay New Year greetings to their elders

and relatives and friends. After meeting and congratulating each other, they would apply red powder on each other's foreheads to express good luck and good luck. Young people put red ink into water guns

and shoot it on their relatives and friends, which is called "sprinkling red", which means good luck and good luck. India

Young people like to meet and fight with each other during the New Year regardless of whether they are familiar with it or not. Onlookers cheer and cheer, and they often become the targets of girls' pursuit. The Boshila people, an indigenous people in central India, celebrate the New Year by erecting a large, sleek and thick wooden pole in the playground, with a small bag containing gifts on the top of the pole. , the girls held the bamboo poles and tried their best to stop the young man Weizi from climbing up the pole. The young men formed a circle under the pole and tried to defend the girls from climbing the pole. The attacker attacks until the pole climber captures the pouch and wins.

Iran

Iran follows the Islamic calendar, and its seasons and months are not fixed.

In Iran, celebrating the New Year means celebrating the arrival of spring, which is usually in late March of the Gregorian calendar.

The New Year is celebrated grandly for a week, and people flock to the streets to light "bonfires"

---"Night Fire", and then the whole family jumps up and down on the night fire in turn, which means burning away

"bad luck", ushering in light, exorcising evil spirits and eliminating diseases, and lasting happiness. On New Year's Eve, "seven dishes" are eaten, and the name of each dish must start with the letter "S" to indicate good luck. From the first to the third day of the lunar month, people visit relatives and friends and wish each other a happy Spring Festival. On the last day of the new year, the whole family goes on an outing to avoid evil.

New Year's Day is the first day of the year. The name "New Year's Day" is said to come from Zhuanxu, one of the legendary Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. He regarded the first month of the lunar calendar as the Yuan and the first day as the Dan. "Yuan" means the first and the beginning, and "Dan" means a red sun rising from the ground.

"Yuan" and "Dan" mean the same as in Together, we want people to welcome the new year with vigor

. On this day, my country's cities and rural villages are all decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and put on festive costumes. Many units hang huge slogans "Celebrating New Year's Day" to celebrate. Celebrate the new year.

On September 27, 1949, the first plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

resolved: "The Year of the Communist Party of China and the National Discipline of the People's Republic of China

"Adopting the AD Calendar", which is what we call the Gregorian calendar, in order to distinguish the two new years of the lunar calendar and the solar calendar, and in view of the "beginning of spring" in the 24th solar term of the lunar calendar Just before and after the Lunar New Year, the first day of the first lunar month was renamed the "Spring Festival" and the first day of the first lunar month was designated as the "New Year's Day". Only then did the New Year's Day become A joyful festival for people across the country.

The Japanese attach great importance to the New Year. Every year, December 29th to January 3rd is a national holiday. The Japanese call December 31st the "big day", which is also New Year's Eve. The Japanese call New Year's Eve "New Year's Eve". On New Year's Eve, they pray to the gods for blessings, bid farewell to the troubled old year, and usher in a beautiful new year. This is called "New Year's Eve". First achievement".

At midnight on New Year's Eve, temples in urban and rural areas ring their bells 108 times to drive away evil

while the Japanese sit quietly and listen to the "Bell of New Year's Eve" and the sound of the bell

Pause means the arrival of the New Year. People then left their seats and went to bed, hoping for a good dream. On the morning of New Year's Day, family members sit together and tell each other about the dreams they had on New Year's Eve to gauge good or bad luck. The Japanese call the first day of New Year's Day "the first day of the new year". 1st to 3rd are the "Three Happy Days:". On the official day,

younger people must first go to their parents to pay New Year greetings and greet them, and then go to

the homes of relatives and friends to pay New Year greetings. It is an "eating" festival, and people from all over the world eat their own national food to pray for good luck. The Japanese have a rich breakfast on the "Sunday" day. Yes, eat sugar dumplings, buckwheat noodles, etc., and drink Tusu wine.

After that, for three consecutive days, they will eat vegetarian food to show their piety and pray for good luck in the coming year. Nowadays, many urban residents in Japan have given up the habit of eating vegetarian food during the New Year and instead eat a meal of hollow noodles on New Year's Eve to wish for health and longevity in the new year. .

North Korea, like us in China, also has the custom of putting up window grilles and peach

talisman during the New Year. During the New Year, North Koreans post couplets and New Year pictures on every household. Some people put portraits of longevity stars or fairies on their doors to pray

for God’s blessing, drive away ghosts, and grant happiness. At the dawn of New Year's Day, people

stuff some banknotes into the scarecrows pre-tied on New Year's Eve and throw them

at the crossroads to express sending away evil and welcoming auspicious stars. At dusk,

people burn off the hair that the family has lost throughout the year, wishing their families

peace in all seasons. During the Spring Festival, North Korean women dress up. On New Year's Day, girls wear hemp hats called "luck towels" and patterned five-color clothes for swing competitions. They target a tree flower and see who can kick or bite it first to win. There are also those who hang a copper bell at a high place, and the one who rings it first is the winner. During the New Year, in addition to enjoying fine wine and delicacies, North Koreans must also make a kind of glutinous rice

added with pine nuts, chestnut powder, date paste and honey, etc., and cook it into a delicious dish. Eating sweet rice similar to the eight-treasure rice in my country

is a sign of a prosperous family

Life is as sweet as honey.

In the UK, although New Year's Day is not as grand as Christmas,

On New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, planting is still carried out according to local customs

Celebrations to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. Late at night on New Year's Eve, British people often go out to visit with cakes and wine. They don't knock on the door, but go straight into the homes of relatives and friends. According to British custom, the person who takes the first step into the house after a thousand nights on New Year's Eve heralds the luck of the new year.

If the first guest is a black-haired man, or a happy, happy and wealthy person, the host will have good luck throughout the year. If the first guest is a woman with fair hair, or a sad, poor, or unfortunate person, the host will have bad luck in the new year and will encounter difficulties.

Disaster and disaster. People who are guests at the homes of relatives and friends on New Year's Eve should first stir the fire in the fireplace and wish the host "good luck" before talking to each other. Most New Year celebrations in the UK are held on New Year's Eve, and the "New Year Banquet" is one of them. This banquet is divided into "family banquet" and

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There are two types of "group banquets". The banquet usually starts at 8 pm on New Year's Eve and ends in the early morning of New Year's Day. A variety of fine wines, delicacies and snacks are provided at the banquet for people to drink to their heart's content all night long. At midnight, people

turn on the radio and listen to the New Year's bell of the church bell. When the bell rings

, people are full of joy, toast, cheer and sing "< /p>

The Days of the Past”. The "New Year's Eve Ball" is another kind of celebration.

Night falls by local hotels and dance parties. People dressed in festive costumes came from all directions to these newly decorated dance venues with brilliant lights, dancing to the wonderful music. Thousands of people danced to the wonderful music. Crowds also gathered in various squares, singing and dancing around the fountain in the center of the square and the statue of Eros, singing and dancing to their heart's content. The TV station is also broadcasting live in the square, so that people who are "watching the New Year" here can also enjoy the fun.