New Year is a common and favorite holiday for the whole planet. But they meet him everywhere in different ways. In Russia, the New Year tree and the Olivier salad, which is sometimes prepared in whole basins, have become the usual attributes of the celebration. How do they meet the New Year in different countries?
New Year 2016 in Japan
In Japan, the New Year, as in our country, is celebrated on the first day of January. But not at midnight, as is customary in our country, but at dawn. The Japanese want to attract family well-being, luck, success, wealth to the maximum, so one of the main attributes of the New Year's holiday is a rake. They are not afraid to step on them, but want to rake them happiness and prosperity into their home. Children are dressed only in new clothes - this should bring them health for the whole next year. And the house is decorated with ferns and tangerine branches. From the very first minute of the celebration, the Japanese begin to laugh - the louder the better, so that luck will hear.
New Year traditions of Vietnam
In Vietnam, the New Year tree is not a tree, but a peach. The Vietnamese present blooming twigs on New Year's Eve to everyone they meet. They celebrate the New Year for 4 days, at this time everyone walks in bright yellow, red or orange clothes, and the streets are everywhere and everywhere decorated with paper dragons. The New Year is celebrated not from December 31 to January 1, but at the end of February - at the end of winter (depending on the lunar calendar).
How is New Year celebrated in India?
India is a happy country. Indeed, the New Year in India is celebrated four times. In addition to the usual holiday on the night of January 1, which, by the way, began to be celebrated in India not so long ago, New Years are celebrated in different regions of the country at other times. In the south - in March, in the north - in April, and in some regions they celebrate the New Year in the summer. This happened due to the different religious and cultural traditions that have survived throughout India.
Chinese traditions of celebrating the New Year
In China, it is customary to celebrate the New Year in the last month of winter. The 2016 meeting will take place in this country on February 8th. The Chinese are true to their centuries-old traditions. In monasteries or temples, Buddha statues are washed on this day. People walk down the street at night, wet, because they poured water over them while congratulating each other. On the eve of the New Year in China, it is customary for the whole family to sculpt dumplings, which are then served on the festive table in a large bowl. The streets of the cities on the night of the celebration are full of joy and delight, the sky is filled at midnight with the lights of stunning fireworks and fireworks.
