In Italy, wearing ____ on New Year's Eve is believed to bring love and good luck for the following year.
red gloves
a red scarf
red underwear
red shoes
On New Year's Day in Switzerland, it is traditional to drop ____ on the floor to bring good luck for the year.
a spoonful of cream
a fried egg
a handful of rice
mashed potato
New Year's Eve in Scotland is also known as ________
Hogmanay
Frogmanay
Logmanay
Pogmanay
People in Brazil throw ______ into the ocean, so that the Goddess of the Ocean will make their wishes come true.
white flowers
paper boats
grapes
coins
In the Czech Republic, if you want to predict what will happen in the coming year you should cut _____ in half and look inside.
a cabbage
a potato
an apple
a pear
In Denmark, you should _____ on your neighbour's doorstep to wish them good luck for the new year.
smash plates
throw flowers
break eggs
spray water
At New Year in China, people paint their front doors ____ to bring happiness and prosperity.
blue
white
yellow
red
In Greece, you should hang _______ outside your door to bring good luck for the new year.
a wooden cross
family photographs
an onion
a bunch of flowers
Farmers in Romania try to _________ their animals at New Year. If they are successful, they will have a good year.
ride on
dance with
talk to
lift up
If you visit Colombia at New Year, you will see people carrying _______, to make sure that they travel a lot in the following year.
a toy car
a pair of new shoes
a suitcase
a passport
Every year, thousands of people travel to ________ to watch the New Year Ball drop.
Singapore
New York
London
Tokyo
If you eat beans at New Year in Argentina, you will _________.
have an accident
find a better job
find your soulmate
move house
If you are visiting a neighbour's house on New Year's Day in Scotland, what DON'T you need to bring with you?
flowers
shortbread
a piece of coal
a bottle of whisky
In Ireland at New Year, you should hit _______ on the wall of your house to keep the evil spirits away.
bread
an umbrella
a hammer
a dead fish
In Austria, ______ are believed to be lucky, so it's traditional to eat ___ made from chocolate or marzipan.
chickens
pigs
rabbits
cats
At New Year in Chile, families remember their dead relatives by ____
sleeping next to them in a cemetery
setting off fireworks and wearing brightly-coloured clothes
decorating their graves with flowers
lighting candles and singing traditional songs
