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What are the interesting customs of celebrating the New Year in different countries? Thank you, everyone.

Paraguay: The Bala people designate the last five days of each year as the "Cold Food Festival". During these five days, from the head of state to the ordinary people, no fireworks can be set off, only cold food can be eaten, and it is not until New Year's Day that a fire can be made to cook and celebrate the festival. Scotland: Scots put some money in front of every house on New Year's Eve. Nobody's watching. Thieves and beggars didn't move when they saw it that night. Because of the local custom, on New Year's Eve, put money outside the door first and open the door early in the morning, which means "get rich at first sight". Spain: On the eve of the Spanish New Year, all family members get together to celebrate with music and games. At midnight, the first bell rang at twelve o'clock, and everyone scrambled to eat grapes. According to the bell, Guo Jia can eat 12, which symbolizes that everything goes well every month in the new year. During the Chinese New Year, children are most afraid of swearing, fighting and crying, and think these phenomena are ominous. Therefore, on New Year's Day, adults always try their best to meet all the requirements of children. At the same time, people will carry a gold coin or a copper coin to show good luck. 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!" " "Turkey: On New Year's Eve, everyone in Turkey takes a bath and then puts on new clothes. They think that this can get rid of the bad luck of the past year, bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, and welcome the good luck in the coming year. Argentina: On the day of 1 month, every family goes to the river for a "New Year bath". Before entering the water, the collected flowers were scattered on the river. Then, everyone laughed and jumped into the water to take a bath and wiped their bodies with petals. In this country, water is regarded as "sacred". Cuba: The night before New Year's Day, everyone prepared a bowl of water. When they heard the New Year bell ring, everyone quickly threw water into the street, meaning "except New Year". Colombia: On the eve of New Year's Day, large puppets are made on every street, announcing "the last words of the old year". The last words are very funny, so as to win people's happiness. Puppets were blown up at midnight, and people sang and danced in the explosion that shattered the old puppets and celebrated each other. Japan: On the morning of New Year's Day, Japanese people take to the streets to meet the rising sun, and then go to the shrine to pay homage or say hello to relatives and friends. They call New Year's Day a "suitable day". On this day, their breakfast is very rich, including sugar, buckwheat noodles and Tu Su wine. After that, I went vegetarian for three days in a row to show my piety and pray for good luck in the coming year. Thailand: Thailand's traditional New Year, namely Songkran (Sanskrit transliteration), is also called Songkran Festival. In this festival, people throw water at each other, wishing their elders health and longevity, and wishing their relatives and friends good luck in the new year. Unmarried young men and women show their love for each other by splashing water. On the first day of the new year, Thais put a basin of clear water on the windowsill and doorway to pray for a happy New Year and good weather. Germany: During the New Year's Day in Germany, every household should erect a fir tree and a horizontal tree, and the leaves are covered with silk flower, indicating that all flowers are blooming and spring is full. At midnight on New Year's Eve, just before the arrival of the New Year, they climbed into the chair. As soon as the bell rang, they jumped up from their chairs and threw a heavy object behind the back of the chair to show that they had abandoned the disaster and entered the new year. In rural Germany, there is also the custom of celebrating the New Year-"Tree Climbing Competition" to show the promotion step by step. Egypt: Egyptians regard the day when the Nile rises as the beginning of a new year, which is called "Rising Water New Year". In some parts of Egypt, on New Year's Day, people will offer cereals such as soybeans, lentils, alfalfa and wheat, as well as flower buds of some green plants to symbolize wealth. The more you give to God, the more you will get in the new year.