Who knows some customs about European and American countries?

The New Year is an important festival celebrated by American states. Americans celebrate the New Year, and the most lively thing is New Year's Eve. At night, people gather in churches, streets or squares to chant poems, pray, bless and repent, to welcome the new year. 12 midnight, church bells rang all over the country, and the band played the famous nostalgic song "bon voyage". In the music, excited people embrace together and greet the New Year with farewell sadness and longing for a new life.

The New Year is not the most lively festival in America, but there are still many grand celebrations. California's Rose Festival is the biggest New Year's holiday in America. By then, floats made of flowers, especially roses, will stretch for miles, filled with models made of all kinds of flowers, attracting not only men, women and children in California to the streets, but also millions of TV viewers. In Philadelphia, there is a tradition of holding a costume parade. People who took part in the parade, some dressed as clowns, some dressed as women (according to ancient customs, women were not allowed to participate in this parade), singing and dancing, which was very lively.

Another interesting habit of Americans is to make wishes and resolutions in the new year, which they call "New Year's resolutions". This kind of resolution is usually not ambitious, but some simple and practical plans, such as "I will definitely quit smoking" and "I will treat my neighbors well". They always tell everyone frankly in order to get supervision and encouragement.

It is said that American Indians also have unique New Year customs. Every year on New Year's Eve, they hold a special bonfire party, where the whole family gathers around the bonfire, singing and dancing. When the dawn came, they burned their worn-out clothes as a symbol of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.

French new year custom

The French drink heavily to bid farewell to the old year, and the wind predicts the weather in the coming year.

The French believe that the weather on New Year's Day indicates a new year. On the morning of New Year's Day, they went to the streets to see the wind direction for divination: the south wind blows, which indicates that the weather will be good and the year will be safe and hot; When the west wind blows, there is a bumper harvest year for fishing and milking; If the east wind blows, the fruit will be rich; When the north wind blows, it is a poor harvest year.

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