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