Here are some of the wonderful worldwide traditions to celebrate the New Year. We usually spend our night celebrating with good friends and their families. One of my favorite dishes to bring is bacon wrapped dates.

Brazil
The Ano Novo celebration is one of the country’s main holidays, and officially marks the beginning of the summer holidays. The end of summer is marked with the famous Carnival celebration. The beach of Copacabana is considered by many to be the location of the best fireworks show in the world.

Denmark
The New Year is celebrated with merrymaking and fun, with desserts including the ring cake Kransekake. Old dishes are saved all the year round to throw them at friends’ or neighbor’s door on New Year’s Eve. Many broken dishes are a symbol that you have many friends.
France
The French call New Year’s Eve “la Saint-Sylvestre”. It is usually celebrated with a feast that customarily includes special dishes like foie gras, seafood such as oysters and of course, champagne. The holiday period ends on January 6 (The Twelfth Night) for the Epiphany. On this day, they celebrate the Wise Men, eating a traditional type of flat pastry cake. The cake contains a fève, small china character, and whoever finds it is said to become king or queen.

Japan
The day is a preparation day to welcome toshigami (年神), the New Year’s god. Therefore, traditionally, people clean their home and prepare to welcome the god before New Year’s Eve. Buddhist temples ring their bells 108 times at midnight. The rings represent 108 elements of bonō (煩悩), defilements, which it is said that people have in their mind. The bells are rung to repent.
Mexico
Mexicans down a grape with each of the twelve chimes of the bell during the New Year countdown, while making a wish with each one. Mexican sweet bread is baked with a coin or charm hidden in the dough. When the bread is served, the recipient whose slice contains the coin or charm is believed to be blessed with good luck in the New Year.
New Zealand
Gisborne is 496.3 kilometers (308.4 mi) west of the International Date Line and thus is the first major city to see the beginning of the New Year. During the day of New Year’s Eve, in recent years, the Black Caps have played a One Day International cricket game in Queenstown.
Philippines
Filipino traditions include a customary habit of wearing clothes with circular patterns like polka dots, this signifies the belief that circles attract money and fortune. Throwing coins at the stroke of midnight is said to increase wealth that year. Traditions also include the serving of circularly-shaped fruits, shaking of coins inside a metal casserole while walking around the house, and jumping up high which is believed to cause an increase in physical height.
Spain
Spanish New Year’s Eve celebrations usually begin with a family dinner, traditionally including shrimp and lamb or capon. Spanish tradition says that wearing new, red underwear on New Year’s Eve brings good luck. It is also traditional to eat twelve grapes, one on each chime of the clock.
Here are a few celebrations going on around the country-
New Year’s Eve Fireworks Tybee Island, GA
New Year’s Eve Celebration on the Slopes Boone, IA
Island of Lights New Year’s Eve Celebration Carolina Beach, NC
New Year’s Eve Panama City Beach, FL
New Years Day Party Elkhart Lake, WI
















































