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How New Year's Eve is celebrated in 7 different countries



There was a film- SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS. Inspired by the same, there came a movie, in Hindi and the name of the film was SATTE PE SATTA which meant SEVEN over SEVEN. This film was totally  based on the English film as I have mentioned above, The basic idea of the film was taken and applied on the Hindi version from the English film and Amitabh Bachchan made it spectacular with his indomitable acting. The heroine of this movie, Hema Malini was pregnant but she gallantly continued to complete her assignment and gave a stupendous account of herslf inspite of that condition that she was in.

Taking the clue and the glue from this film and the central idea it hit me to write atleast the manner about how the New Year was celebrated in a different manner in atleast seven country, and  this has been the central idea to jot this article, the FIRST of the many that would come in in the year 2022 – the year of the planet VENUS.

I hereby deskill myself to describe it all about as the  description  too needs a bit of deep penetration to understand the  behavior of those country, that I have mentioned below beside the basic traits of the people of those nations. Here is my description in terms of writing all about the same.



Pic - :: New Year celebrations in New York's Times Square. 

It is a customary habit to bid the old year that welcome the new year and that requires a lot of  moments al together to wait for the entire year for the new to come. It is 365 and one quarter of the days to be spend before the new year comes. Only then the celebration for the new year begins and it  remains for one full night that start from the mid-night and continues tll the morning .

Ringing in the new year and bidding adieu to the old one is a tradition that spans the globe. But it's not just all fireworks and glittery ball drops everywhere. Some celebrate by eating 12 grapes, while others smash fine china.

If you're looking for a celebration , and more than it , with that if you are wanting to know how the New  Year is celebrated every year, then, I have the following to explain .It requires you as well to ignite that interest to read and learn about the same more or less  as the case with you might be  but , that's a little off the beaten path this year, check out our list below of seven unique New Year's Eve traditions around the world.

1.    Hogmanay in Edinburgh

This might spring surprise but in Edinburgh, this special occasion is celebrated for three days in succession. This never takes place or it never happens in any part of ther world that they celebrate the new year for three consecutive days.

Pic - The Grand Celebration At Edinburgh 

New Year's Eve is actually a three-day celebration in Scotland's capital -- and across the country. On December 30, 8,000 revelers holding torches create a " river of fire " that winds down through Old Town's streets, from Parliament Square to Calton Hill. To top off the procession, pipers and drums walk in step. On New Year's Eve itself, enjoy a few wee drams and ceilidh, a social gathering with Scottish music and traditional dancing. And if your head isn't aching from all the wee drams you knock back the night before, catch the last ceilidh of the holiday season on January 1. If you're truly brave, take part in the Loony Dook, a costumed, polar-plunge event in the Firth of Forth just outside the city. 

2. Eating Grapes in Spain

The GRAPES ARE SOUR- that is what we say when we fail to achieve something that we want to . However there at Spain it is different. Along with the most tasty sweet grapes, in the mid of the night of the New Year, people eat some sour grapes as well. It is  just to make one and the other fell that GOOD AND THE BAD TIMES WILL GO TOGETHER.

Get your New Year's health resolutions off to a good start, thanks to Spain's tradition of eating 12 grapes, one for each stroke of midnight. It's harder than it sounds (people even practice for it), but if you're successful, tradition says you'll have a year of prosperity. The place to do it is in the Puerta del Sol in Madrid for Nochevieja (or New Year's Eve). Join the crowds, who will have 12 grapes in one hand and a glass of cava in the other. Stick around as it turns into a big party or head out to dance until the early hours of the morning at one of the city's clubs. 

As mentioned earlier, once this is over, there are many who also eat some sour grapes.The reason is mentioned as above.

3. Smashing Plates in Denmark

Penalty and punishment are two things which has made Denmark to be considered as a nation which is very law binding, and very disciplined for that, beside a very secured country where the security of the people staying  at Denmark, makes them a very obedient citizen.

However how would you feel that on the New Year Day- these law are kept in a secured locker, maybe at the reserve Bank of Denmark for only 12 hours and then again brought back to the existence again. This actulayy is what it happens and that is what it happens. How would you feel if anybody smashes something in your , ie, at the wall of your house to celebrate the new year. Would you not feel that it is unlawful act and that you have been misted into the same to either show your resentment or to bang at those people who does that. If you are at Denmark, you would have no right to do it.

Smashing things against someone's house might be considered bad luck — but in Denmark, people hold on to chipped dishes and glasses all year just for New Year's Eve. That night, they go around to the homes of friends and family and smash them against their front doors. The more shards you have on your doorstep the next morning, the more popular you are. 

4. Jumping Seven Waves in Brazil

Pic - : Jumping Seven waves In Brazil 

We're all for a little mid-winter warmth, and while the festivities in Rio de Janeiro — especially on Copacabana Beach — are worth a trip in their own right, a few local traditions should definitely be thrown into the mix. One of them dictates that jumping seven waves will bring good luck in the coming year. Bonus points if you wear white while doing so (to bring peace) and bring a bouquet with you to throw into the ocean (an offering to the goddess of the seas). 

5. Feasting Seven, Nine, or 12 Times in Estonia

Here at India, there are many U-Tubes which shows all about the recipe prepared at various hotels, restaurants , and the motels at India, and also there are many U Tubes which teaches us to prepare the tasty palates and the dishes at India. There are many serials and TV competition shows which and in which they select the winner of those shows which comperes and telecast the food and the foodie shows to select the winner of that compition that holds those shows.

However how would you think and feel of those events where you have to munch and eat like never have you munched before to celebrate the New Year. Can this be a reality, one might think, and the answer could be and definitely would be YES if  one did ever visit Estonia to see it and believe that

Foodies and gourmands should head to Estonia for New Year's Eve -- not only is the capital city of Tallinn exceptionally gorgeous, but the New Year's Eve tradition of eating a lucky number of meals makes for a good excuse to indulge. And don't think you can get away with an extra meal or two -- the numbers seven, nine, and 12 are considered the luckiest. And as the tradition goes, eating seven, nine, or 12 times means you'll have the strength of that many men (we'd like to think women, too) in the New Year. But you don't have to finish everything on your plate; leaving some food behind will make ancestral spirits happy. 

6. Ringing Bells 108 Times in Japan


 
Pic - :: Ringing The Bell 108 times At Japan 

Japan is the land of the RISING SUN. Japan is a country which is and which stands FIRST in the world when one takes into account the CLEANLINESS that could be seen all around the country if you ever happen to visit that country. Japan- it is a country which is worldly in the sense that it is  famous for bouncing back whenever it is in danger .

In Japan, New Year's Eve (or Omisoka) is celebrated by ringing bells in Buddhist temples. However, instead of a mere dozen times, ringing a bell 108 times -- the number of human desires and thus, causes of suffering, according to the Buddhist tradition — is thought to dispel negative emotions and mentalities. If you're in Tokyo, witness the ritual at the city's iconic Zojoji Temple

7. Catch Junkanoo in the Bahamas

 Bahamas – when I was in the school, I had studied it as a country which is famous for it’s NIGHT BEACH and the beauties there at the beach celebrating the full moonlit night, an experience which many says is once a lifetime, worth the life  in yterms of the experience .

Junkanoo, a Bahamian festival that takes place on both Boxing Day and New Year's Day (the party starts at 2 a.m. on the first day of the year), is a can't-miss if you're visiting Nassau during the winter. Thought to have started in the late 18th century, when slaves were allowed to leave plantations to celebrate Christmas as a community, these noisy, vibrant parades that carry on until 10 a.m. are now an important part of the islands' holiday traditions. Groups of dancers hit the streets, while musicians beat goatskin drums and cow whistles. Plus, the costumes alone are a sight to behold

That is it 

Regards and Thanks

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Shyamal Bhattacharjee 

Mr Shyamal Bhattacharjee, the author was born at West Chirimiri Colliery at District Surguja, Chattisgarh on July 6th 1959 He received his early education at Carmel Convent School Bishrampur and later at Christ Church Boys' Higher Secondary School at Jabalpur. He later joined Hislop College at Nagpur and completed his graduation in Science and he also added a degree in  B A thereafter. He joined the HITAVADA, a leading dailies of Central India at Nagpur as a      Sub-Editor ( Sports ) but gave up to complete his MBA in 1984 He thereafter added a Diploma In Export Management. He has authored THREE books namely Notable Quotes and Noble Thought published by Pustak Mahal in 2001 Indian Cricket : Faces That Changed It  published by Manas Publications in 2009 and Essential Of Office Management published by NBCA, Kolkatta  in 2012. He has a experience of about 35 years in Marketing .






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