This is how New Year's Eve is celebrated around the world
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Eating 12 grapes at midnight, Spain
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Bread banging, Ireland
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Burning effigies, Ecuador
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Dropping ice cream, Switzerland
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Jumping over seven waves, Brazil
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Drinking your wishes, Russia
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Furniture chucking, South Africa
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Plate smashing, Denmark
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Mass kissing, Venice
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Onion calendars and pork eating, Hungary
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Ringing bells 108 times, Japan
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Wearing red underwear, Turkey
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Walking with a suitcase, Chile
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Wearing polka dots, the Philippines
Ellie Ross
·Contributor
We all have our own New Year’s Eve traditions. For some it may be watching the local fireworks display and toasting the year ahead, while for others it’s simply staying up until 12.01am to see in the new year.
But, around the world there are a whole host of weird and wonderful traditions that help different countries ring in the new year.
From plate smashing to bread banging, this is how the rest of the world celebrates New Year’s Eve.
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