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2025 is literally around the corner! The New Year is all about fresh starts, good vibes, and a little bit of superstition to sweeten the deal. Across cultures, people have passed down quirky traditions to ensure the year ahead is full of luck, love, and prosperity. Here are five of the most popular New Year’s traditions and myths people swear by: This informational text teaches about New Year’s superstitions from around the world – including the Philippines, Italy, Ecuador, Mexico, Turkey, and more. Many of these traditions involve food and stem from a desire to ward off evil spirits and ensure wealth and happiness in the new year. Discover some of the culturally unique and creative New Year's Eve traditions that people around the world use to ring in the new year. Throughout time, cultures around the globe have linked New Year’s Day activities with the destiny of the upcoming year. Let’s dive into some intriguing New Year’s superstitions, age-old beliefs, folklore, and charming food traditions that have stood the test of time. This year, ring out the old and ring in the new with a New Year tradition—or two! From singing “Auld Lang Syne” to eating black-eyed peas for good luck, discover different ways to celebrate the start of 2025! Many cultures have different traditions to usher in good luck in the new year. Here, see 23 customs for good vibes on New Year's Eve. Give these 30 New Year's superstitions a try to guarantee that 2025 will start out on the right foot! Here are fun New Year's rituals. 30 New Year Superstitions and Traditions 1. Midnight Kiss There are a number of strange and interesting New Year's traditions around the world. In Scotland, New Year's Eve is called Hogmanay and 'first footing' remains a popular custom with people visiting friends' and neighbours' houses just after midnight. Try these New Year's traditions from across the world to celebrate the start of 2025. These ideas include leaping off a chair to eating a bowl of Hoppin' John. Japan’s New Year’s traditions have a wholesome focus. Shōgatsu (New Year) is usually celebrated with a visit to the local temple to exchange last year’s lucky charms (omamori) for new ones. Afterward, people will feast on traditional New Year’s foods, such as prawns (believed to bring a long life) and herring roe (to boost fertility). 14. © English and the City Anna Dryjak 3 Ex.4. a) Read the text about New Year’s Eve traditions. The text was adapted from There are some New Year traditions from around the world. Students should read the text and work with vocabulary. As a freer practice, they should answer the questions. Traditions. Denmark's Broken Plates - In Denmark, there's a tradition of breaking a plate on your neighbor's front step to bring them good luck.; The Philippines' Circles - Since circles are a shape that bring good luck, on New Year's you'll find round things everywhere in the Philippines — from food and coins to everyone wearing polka dots. The Times Square ball drop ceremony in New York City, seen here on Jan. 1, 2024, is one of many New Year's traditions honored around the world. Gotham—Getty Images. By Mallory Moench. One of the interesting new year traditions in the country is people banging bread against the wall to drive away evil spirits. Aside from that, it invites good spirits in before the start of the new year. Italy One of the interesting new year traditions for most Italians is wearing red underwear on New Year’s Eve. As an adult, I continue that tradition as a meaningful milestone to my years. Ending one year and beginning a new year in praise — with a heart of gratitude and worship toward Jesus Christ — is, to me, the most gratifying.” Cover Photo: Black Eyed Peas are a long-standing New Year’s Eve tradition./ Photo: Wikimedia Commons Most Popular New Year Traditions in the UK Sing that song . On 31 December, as the clock strikes 12, many people find themselves linking arms and attempting to merrily mumble along to Auld Lang Syne, without shedding a nostalgic tear. The most popular colors are red, thought to bring love in the New Year, and yellow, thought to bring money. Greece. An onion is traditionally hung on the front door of homes on New Year’s Even in Greece as a symbol of rebirth in the New Year. On New Year’s Day, parents wake their children by tapping them on the head with the onion. There are some New Year traditions from around the world. Students should read the text and work with vocabulary. As a freer practice, they should answer the questions. Most New Year’s festivities begin on December 31 (New Year’s Eve), the last day of the Gregorian calendar, and continue into the early hours of January 1 (New Year’s Day). Common traditions
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