New Year Celebrations Around the World

Name the country. (Not all celebrate on January 1.)
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Hogmanay, first-foot
UK
Lion Dance and give gifts in red envelopes
China
La Saint Sylvestre - party and kiss under the mistletoe at midnight
France
Watch the ball drop in Times Square
USA
Smash plates against the front door
Denmark
Ring temple bells 108 times
Japan
Eat a grape for each strike of the clock at midnight
Spain
Circle your house at midnight while carrying a suitcase
Cuba
Aluth Avurudhu - clean the house and bathe
Sri Lanka
Drop melted lead into cold water, or watch “Dinner For One”
Germany
Offer Pana to the deities or clean houses and wear new clothes
India
Wear white clothes or jump over seven ocean waves
Brazil
Eat Vasilópita and find the coin hidden inside
Greece
Eat a spoonful of lentils at midnight and put money in your shoe
Chile
Blow up milk cans (carbide shooting) or eat foods with lots of fat
The Netherlands
Wear polka dots and carry round coins
The Philippines
Burn a wish written on paper, put the ashes in champagne, and drink it
Russia
Throw old furniture and appliances out the window
South Africa
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