New Year's Traditions

Which country has a tradition of jumping over 7 waves for good luck?

• Germany

• Brazil

• Spain

• Iceland

In which county might you be able to see the Northern Lights on New Year's Eve?

• South Africa

• Philippines

• Germany

• Iceland

Which two counties use grapes in their New Year's "good luck" traditions?

The tradition began in the first country when more grapes needed to be sold.

• Greece and Australia

• Spain and Columbia

• USA and Philippines

• Iceland and Germany

Which country uses bonfires in their New Year's Eve celebration?

• Iceland

• Brazil

• USA (NY City)

• Germany

Which two countries use Pomegranates in their New Year's Eve traditions?

• USA and Australia

• Brazil and Philippines

• Greece and Brazil

• South Africa and Germany

The people of which county bake a special sweet bread called Vasilopita, to honor St. Basil?

• USA

• Philippines

• Spain

• Greece

Which county with 3 capital cities, has a special "Festival of Lights" with handmade lanterns?

• USA

• South Africa

• Philippines

• Brazil

In which county would you see 3,000 pounds of confetti dropped at midnight?

• USA (NY city)

• South Africa

• Germany

• Greece

In which county do the people traditionally open windows, doors, cabinets and drawers to allow the good luck to come in?

• South Africa

• Philippines

• USA (NY City)

• Germany

In which county, that has 68 spoken languages, do people put lentils in their pockets for good luck?

• Columbia

• Spain

• USA

• Germany