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.
a fried egg
a handful of rice
a spoonful of cream
mashed potato
New Year's Eve in Scotland is also known as ________
Frogmanay
Pogmanay
Hogmanay
Logmanay
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
an apple
a potato
a pear
In Denmark, you should _____ on your neighbour's doorstep to wish them good luck for the new year.
smash plates
break eggs
spray water
throw flowers
At New Year in China, people paint their front doors ____ to bring happiness and prosperity.
white
yellow
blue
red
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.
furniture and household appliances
chicken soup
old clothes
tomatoes
In Greece, you should hang _______ outside your door to bring good luck for the new year.
family photographs
an onion
a bunch of flowers
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
lift up
ride on
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 toy car
a passport
a pair of new shoes
a suitcase
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 _________.
move house
have an accident
find your soulmate
find a better job
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 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
a hammer
a dead fish
an umbrella
