Winter festivals at Christmas round the world

Which tradition do Italians observe on New Year‘s Eve?

• Throw old things out of the window

• Go to a sauna

• Eat only olives

What do Japanese people do at midnight on New Year‘s Eve?

• Throw snow balls at each other

• Laugh

• Drink tea

What colour underwear is worn in Venezuela on New Year‘s Eve to bring luck and wealth?

• yellow

• red

• white

What do children in the Philippines have to do on New Year‘s Eve if they want to grow up tall?

• Roll on their heads 5 times

• Clap their hands 12 times

• Jump up 10 times

How do Danes express friendship on New Year‘s Eve?

• Collect pieces of broken crockery throughout the year and, on New Year‘s Eve, throw them at the doors of their friends‘ homes

• Put a plate full of food on the doorstep of their friends‘ homes

• Decorate the doors of their friends‘ homes with paper flowers

In Spain, on New Year‘s Eve people eat 12 of what?

• olives

• shrimps

• grapes

In Columbia, what do people often bring to New Year’s parties?

• An empty plate

• An empty suitcase

• A hat

Which Lithuanian festival is the New Year celebration in Equador similar to?

• Midsummer – people jump over fires

• Shrove Tuesday– people burn a straw figurine/effigy

• All Saints Day – people visit cemeteries

What shape of food do Filipinos try to eat on New Year‘s Eve?

• round

• square

• triangular

What do Ukrainians decorate their Christmas trees with?

• mice

• bats

• spiders