Have you ever had a "New Year's Day" holiday abroad?

New Year's Day, namely 1 on the Gregorian calendar, is commonly known as "Chinese New Year" in most countries in the world.

Due to the different geographical environment and calendar, in different times, the time positioning of New Year's Day in different countries and nationalities in the world is different. Now, the Gregorian calendar is increasingly recognized by countries all over the world. Most countries in the world adopt the international Gregorian calendar, and 1 in October every year is regarded as "New Year's Day".

The way some countries celebrate the New Year:

1, Belgium: In Belgium, on the morning of New Year's Day, the first thing in the countryside is to pay New Year greetings to livestock. People go to cattle, horses, sheep, dogs, cats and other animals and tell these creatures very seriously: "Happy New Year!" " "

2. France: Celebrate the New Year with wine. People began to revel in drinking on New Year's Eve until June+10/October 3, 5438. The French believe that the weather on New Year's Day indicates a new year.

Greece: On New Year's Day, every family will make a big cake and put a silver coin in it. The host cut the cake into several pieces and distributed it to family members or visiting relatives and friends.

Extended information on customs activities on New Year's Day:

The custom of ancient New Year is to set off firecrackers, change peaches, drink Tu Su wine, watch New Year's Eve and enjoy lanterns.

On New Year's Day, the ancient emperors in China held ceremonies of offering sacrifices to gods, ancestor worship, couplets, writing blessings and dancing dragon lanterns, and so on. Folk activities such as offering sacrifices to Buddha, ancestor worship, putting up Spring Festival couplets, setting off firecrackers, observing the New Year and having a reunion dinner, and numerous "social fires" gradually took shape.

China's ancient New Year's Day diet is also rich and colorful. The Chronicle of Jingchu's Age records that Jingchu paid tribute to him on New Year's Day in the Southern Dynasties, and then he drank pepper and cypress wine, peach soup, Tu Su wine, chewed chewing gum (táng) and five coriander, sprinkled powder, and ate ghost pills, each with an egg. Among them, there are peach soup drinks, food and medicine, all of which have their own special meanings.

Baidu Encyclopedia-New Year's Day