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