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Where is the first place to celebrate New Year?

• Howland Island

• Line Islands

• Baker Island

• Wilson Island

On December 31 the Roman Catholic Church honors a saint. Which Saint is it?

• Saint Nicholas

• St. Raphael

• Constantine the Great

• Saint Sylvester

In which country is it customary to eat 12 grapes – one at each stroke of the clock at midnight on New Year’s Eve?

• Italy

• Greece

• Spain

• Bulgaria

Residents of which country greet the New Year by throwing old plates and glasses against the doors of family and friends to banish bad spirits?

• Denmark

• Russia

• Greece

• Italy

An onion is traditionally hung on the front door of homes on New Year’s Even as a symbol of rebirth in the New Year. On New Year’s Day, parents wake their children by tapping them on the head with the onion. In which country is this a tradition?

• Romania

• Bulgaria

• Greece

• Serbia

Where is it customary that the first person to cross the doorstep of a home in the New Year should carry a gift for luck?

• Wales

• Scotland

• Ireland

• England

When does the Russian Orthodox Church celebrate New Year?

• 1st of January

• 6th of January

• 14th of January

• 25th of December

When does Iran celebrate New Year?

• 31st of December

• 21st of January

• 21st of February

• 21st of March

There are a lot of countries where New Year is not celebrated on 31st of December. All of the countries bellow celebrate in February, March or April, except one. Which one?

• Vietnam

• India

• S. Korea

• Indonesia

When does the Chinese New Year start?

• 1st of February

• 2nd of February

• 14th of February

• 21t if February