At New Year in China, people paint their front doors ____ to bring happiness and prosperity.
yellow
blue
red
white
At New Year in Chile, families remember their dead relatives by ____
decorating their graves with flowers
lighting candles and singing traditional songs
sleeping next to them in a cemetery
setting off fireworks and wearing brightly-coloured clothes
People in Brazil throw ______ into the ocean, so that the Goddess of the Ocean will make their wishes come true.
coins
paper boats
grapes
white flowers
If you eat beans at New Year in Argentina, you will _________.
find a better job
move house
find your soulmate
have an accident
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 pair of new shoes
a suitcase
a toy car
a passport
Farmers in Romania try to _________ their animals at New Year. If they are successful, they will have a good year.
lift up
dance with
ride on
talk to
New Year's Eve in Scotland is also known as ________
Frogmanay
Logmanay
Pogmanay
Hogmanay
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.
smash plates
break eggs
spray water
throw flowers
In South Africa, people celebrate by throwing ______ out the windows of their house.
chicken soup
old clothes
tomatoes
furniture and household appliances
In Italy, wearing ____ on New Year's Eve is believed to bring love and good luck for the following year.
a red scarf
red gloves
red shoes
red underwear
In Ireland at New Year, you should hit _______ on the wall of your house to keep the evil spirits away.
an umbrella
a dead fish
bread
a hammer
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
flowers
a piece of coal
In Austria, ______ are believed to be lucky, so it's traditional to eat ___ made from chocolate or marzipan.
cats
pigs
chickens
rabbits
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 spoonful of cream
mashed potato
a fried egg
Every year, thousands of people travel to ________ to watch the New Year Ball drop.
Tokyo
Singapore
New York
London
Buddhist temples across Japan celebrate the new year by ringing bells ______ times.
58
508
108
1008
In Greece, you should hang _______ outside your door to bring good luck for the new year.
an onion
a bunch of flowers
family photographs
a wooden cross