New Years Traditions Around the World

What do people in Japan eat on New Year's Eve to symbolize a long and healthy life?

• Toshikoshi soba (long buckwheat noodles)

• Twelve grapes

• Seven waves

• Broken plates

What is the name of the popular tv show often watched in Japan on New Years Eve?

• toshikoshi soba

• Kohaku Uta Gassen

In Spain on New Years Eve, how many grapes are eaten at midnight?

In Spain, what is the tradition of eating twelve grapes at midnight called?

• Las doce uvas

• Toshikoshi soba

• Songkran

• Iemanjá

In Brazil on New Years Eve, how many waves do people jump over?

What is the purpose of jumping over seven waves in Brazil during New Year's celebrations?

• To make a wish for each wave

• To eat twelve grapes

• To break plates

• To throw furniture

In Denmark, who's doors do you throw plates at?

• Friends and family

• Enemies

• Random people

In Denmark, what does having more broken plates at your door mean?

• More luck in the new year

• More bad luck

• More friends

• More food

What do some people in South Africa throw out of their windows to symbolize starting fresh in the New Year?

• Old furniture

• Plates

• Grapes

• Noodles

Throwing furniture on new years in South Africa symbolises starting __________