New Year 2022: How do people around the world celebrate the New Year?
In the countries around the world, the celebration of New Year 2022 reached its peak at different times on the evening of 31st December, when it was there at midnight. But in some countries the New Year is celebrated on different days because they use different calendars.
Whenever the New Year is celebrated, the intention is to bring this lucky year with blessings.
We have tried to find out how people in different countries celebrate the New Year.
The Big Bang
The most popular way to celebrate the New Year is with a fireworks display. Such fireworks are performed in many countries around the world when the clocks in different countries ring at midnight.
A spectacular fireworks display from Auckland's Sky Tower in New Zealand, where the first day emerges, followed by the Sydney Harbor Tower in Australia.
New Year's Eve glows with fireworks on the famous Copacabana beach in the Brazilian capital, Rio de Janeiro. In addition to Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai also seeks to outdo other countries with New Year's fireworks.
The fall of a big ball
Times Square is the center of New Year's celebrations in New York, and the countdown takes place shortly before twelve o'clock.
But the thing that everyone's eyes are fixed on is called 'ball drop' or falling of a ball when a shining ball is dropped from the top of a pool which is announcing the arrival of new year.
As a result, other US cities have a tradition of dropping other items at the start of the new year.
In the Vincennes area of Indiana, people greet the New Year by dropping melons from high places.
This year, due to the corona virus restrictions, the events have been canceled in some public places and restricted in many places so that more people do not gather in one place. But despite the code, there are safe ways to celebrate the New Year.
Pomegranate peeling
In Greece and Turkey, pomegranate is considered a symbol of prosperity and blessing.
And traditionally many people plant pomegranates outside their homes on New Year's Eve so that goodness and blessings may descend upon their homes in the years to come.
Ring the bells
In some countries, such as Japan and Korea, it is customary to ring the bells on New Year's Eve.
The bells are rung 108 times in Japan, so be prepared to hear a lot of noise here.
Breaking pots and plates
If you step out the door of your house and you see a broken plate, it is considered a sign of good luck.
People in Denmark want to see it outside their homes after midnight because it is considered lucky.
If you are from Denmark, go to the door of one of your Ezra's houses and break the plate so that he will be blessed in the next twelve months.
Eating pulses
Brazil has a tradition of eating pulses on New Year's Eve.
This is because pulses are considered a symbol of money. Its demand in the new year you will be happy if you eat pulses on its arrival.
Twelve grapes
In Spain, people are seen eating grapes at midnight. Because there is a tradition to eat a grape at midnight with every bell of the clock.
The idea is that doing so will bring you happiness every month for the next twelve months.
Wearing bear skin
There is a tradition in Romania that people dance wearing bear skins so that the forces of evil do not come near in the coming year and they can be driven away.
In Roman folklore, bears are considered important in keeping away from evil and in curing diseases.
Carrying an empty box
In some Latin American countries, on New Year's Eve, you will see people carrying empty bags.
Some people think that 'suitcase' means that next year will be the year of campaigns for you.
Throwing furniture
In Johannesburg, South Africa, people try to start the new year without unnecessary and old things.
Some people throw their old furniture out the windows.
But New Year's celebrations are not limited to January 1, as we will read later.
Gift of money
It is commonly referred to as the "lucky money" that the elders distribute to their children and young people in the new lunar year. This tradition is celebrated by people from China, Korea and Vietnam.
The way of giving money is different in these civilizations. ''In China, money is given in red envelopes.'' In Korea, the baby's name is written on a white envelope.
Pour water
Soaking each other in water during the Buddhist New Year, Song Kran in Thailand and Thangyan festivals in Myanmar are part of their celebrations.
Water guns are often used in Thailand and are also of interest to tourists. Young people meet their elderly relatives and pour water on their hands and feet which is a sign of respect.
There is a flood-like situation in Myanmar where people throw water on each other to celebrate the New Year.
It is believed that the water will remove the evil of last year and the new year will begin with purity.
Rare dates
Coptic Christians in Egypt celebrate the New Year in September and have a tradition of eating red dates.
The red color of this palm is a symbol of blood and the white color inside means purity. While its seeds are considered a sign of faith.
Opportunity to peek inside yourself
The rest of the world may want to party on New Year's Eve, but in some civilizations it is considered a moment of self-indulgence.
According to the Islamic calendar, New Year's Day, which falls in July this year, is a holiday in some Muslim-majority countries. It begins with worship and is an occasion when Muslims look at their deeds. Some Muslims worship and fast with their friends and family for the first 10 days of the new year.
The same tradition is common on the Indonesian island of Bali. The first day of its calendar is called the "day of silence" when the whole island suspends its worldly activities. At this point the lights and sounds are turned off for 24 hours and the whole day is spent in silence.
But the day before, the people of Bali take part in a parade where they carry large statues. It is a symbol of the evil things that have affected the world and the universe. So they are burned.