In Italy, wearing ____ on New Year's Eve is believed to bring love and good luck for the following year.
red underwear
a red scarf
red gloves
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 handful of rice
a fried egg
a spoonful of cream
mashed potato
New Year's Eve in Scotland is also known as ________
Hogmanay
Logmanay
Pogmanay
Frogmanay
People in Brazil throw ______ into the ocean, so that the Goddess of the Ocean will make their wishes come true.
grapes
paper boats
coins
white flowers
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
an apple
a pear
a potato
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.
red
yellow
blue
white
In Greece, you should hang _______ outside your door to bring good luck for the new year.
a bunch of flowers
family photographs
an onion
a wooden cross
Farmers in Romania try to _________ their animals at New Year. If they are successful, they will have a good year.
talk to
dance with
lift up
ride on
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 passport
a pair of new shoes
a suitcase
a toy car
Every year, thousands of people travel to ________ to watch the New Year Ball drop.
New York
Tokyo
London
Singapore
If you eat beans at New Year in Argentina, you will _________.
move house
find a better job
have an accident
find your soulmate
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
flowers
a bottle of whisky
a piece of coal
In Ireland at New Year, you should hit _______ on the wall of your house to keep the evil spirits away.
bread
an umbrella
a dead fish
a hammer
In Austria, ______ are believed to be lucky, so it's traditional to eat ___ made from chocolate or marzipan.
rabbits
chickens
pigs
cats
At New Year in Chile, families remember their dead relatives by ____
decorating their graves with flowers
sleeping next to them in a cemetery
setting off fireworks and wearing brightly-coloured clothes
lighting candles and singing traditional songs
