In Italy, wearing ____ on New Year's Eve is believed to bring love and good luck for the following year.
red shoes
a red scarf
red gloves
red underwear
On New Year's Day in Switzerland, it is traditional to drop ____ on the floor to bring good luck for the year.
a fried egg
a handful of rice
mashed potato
a spoonful of cream
New Year's Eve in Scotland is also known as ________
Pogmanay
Frogmanay
Logmanay
Hogmanay
People in Brazil throw ______ into the ocean, so that the Goddess of the Ocean will make their wishes come true.
paper boats
grapes
white flowers
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.
an apple
a pear
a cabbage
a potato
In Denmark, you should _____ on your neighbour's doorstep to wish them good luck for the new year.
break eggs
spray water
throw flowers
smash plates
At New Year in China, people paint their front doors ____ to bring happiness and prosperity.
red
blue
white
yellow
Buddhist temples across Japan celebrate the new year by ringing bells ______ times.
58
508
1008
108
In South Africa, people celebrate by throwing ______ out the windows of their house.
chicken soup
tomatoes
furniture and household appliances
old clothes
In Greece, you should hang _______ outside your door to bring good luck for the new year.
a bunch of flowers
an onion
a wooden cross
family photographs
Farmers in Romania try to _________ their animals at New Year. If they are successful, they will have a good year.
ride on
lift up
talk to
dance with
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 suitcase
a pair of new shoes
a passport
a toy car
Every year, thousands of people travel to ________ to watch the New Year Ball drop.
New York
Tokyo
Singapore
London
If you eat beans at New Year in Argentina, you will _________.
find your soulmate
have an accident
find a better job
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?
shortbread
a piece of coal
flowers
a bottle of whisky
In Ireland at New Year, you should hit _______ on the wall of your house to keep the evil spirits away.
a hammer
bread
an umbrella
a dead fish
