In Italy, wearing ____ on New Year's Eve is believed to bring love and good luck for the following year.
red gloves
red shoes
a red scarf
red underwear
On New Year's Day in Switzerland, it is traditional to drop ____ on the floor to bring good luck for the year.
mashed potato
a fried egg
a spoonful of cream
a handful of rice
New Year's Eve in Scotland is also known as ________
Frogmanay
Hogmanay
Logmanay
Pogmanay
People in Brazil throw ______ into the ocean, so that the Goddess of the Ocean will make their wishes come true.
coins
paper boats
white flowers
grapes
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 potato
a cabbage
a pear
In Denmark, you should _____ on your neighbour's doorstep to wish them good luck for the new year.
break eggs
smash plates
throw flowers
spray water
At New Year in China, people paint their front doors ____ to bring happiness and prosperity.
yellow
white
red
blue
In Greece, you should hang _______ outside your door to bring good luck for the new year.
an onion
a wooden cross
a bunch of flowers
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
dance with
talk to
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 toy car
a pair of new shoes
a passport
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 _________.
have an accident
find your soulmate
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?
a bottle of whisky
shortbread
a piece of coal
flowers
In Ireland at New Year, you should hit _______ on the wall of your house to keep the evil spirits away.
an umbrella
bread
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
cats
rabbits
At New Year in Chile, families remember their dead relatives by ____
lighting candles and singing traditional songs
sleeping next to them in a cemetery
setting off fireworks and wearing brightly-coloured clothes
decorating their graves with flowers
