Let's look at some countries.

我來看看一些國家。

Italy.

義大利。

The Italians used to throw old junk through the windows on the New Year's night to get rid of troubles of the old year.

義大利人以前會在平安夜把舊的垃圾丟出窗外，代表擺脫了過去一年的煩惱。

Japan.

日本。

In Japan on the New Year you can hear 108 bell strokes for different vices.

日本的新年你會聽到敲鐘 108 下以驅除不同罪惡。

There are greed, stupidity, anger and others.

其中包含貪婪、愚昧、怒氣等等。

Once the New Year arrives, Japanese laugh out loud as laughter is believed to bring good luck.

一旦新年到來，日本人會開始大笑，因為他們相信笑聲能招來好運氣。

Venezuela.

委內瑞拉。

New Year has to be met wearing yellow underwear as it is believed to bring good luck.

迎接新年必須穿著黃色內褲，因為人們相信這樣會帶來好運。

Venezuelans write down all their wishes.

委內瑞拉人會寫下他們所有的願望。

When midnight is closed they gather their wish notes and burn them.

當午夜時分來臨，他們會收集他們的願望便條，並將其燒毀。

France.

法國。

There is an old belief that noise chases bad spirits away so French cities are extremely noisy on New Year's night.

有一個古老的習俗認為噪音能趕走惡靈，所以法國的城市在除夕那天晚上都非常吵鬧。

The French believe that the first person to enter the house symbolizes what that year will be like.

法國人相信第一個進入家裡的人象徵著新的一年的樣子。

Philippines.

菲律賓。

Children in Philippines have to jump 10 times at the New Year's midnight if they want to grow tall.

菲律賓的小孩如果想長高的話，就要在除夕的午夜跳 10 下。

Denmark.

丹麥。

The Danish collect dishes for the whole year and then throw at their friends doors.

丹麥人會蒐集一整年的盤子，再朝他們朋友的家門丟。

If a Dane finds a lot of broken plates at his door on the New Year morning, he is happy.

如果某個丹麥人除夕夜隔天早上在家門前發現很多破盤，他會很開心。

His life is good and he has a lot of friends.

那代表他的人生很美好，還有很多朋友。

If you know interesting New Year traditions in these or other countries, feel free to share them in the comments.

如果你知道這些國家或其他國家有趣的新年習俗，歡迎在底下留言分享給我們。

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也別忘了幫我們按個大大的讚。

Have a nice day!

祝你有個美好的一天！