Statistics for New Year Celebrations Around the World

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Watch the ball drop in Times Square	USA	95%
La Saint Sylvestre - party and kiss under the mistletoe at midnight	France	89%
Hogmanay, first-foot	UK	89%
Lion Dance and give gifts in red envelopes	China	84%
Offer Pana to the deities or clean houses and wear new clothes	India	84%
Ring temple bells 108 times	Japan	79%
Eat a grape for each strike of the clock at midnight	Spain	79%
Smash plates against the front door	Denmark	74%
Drop melted lead into cold water, or watch “Dinner For One”	Germany	74%
Eat Vasilópita and find the coin hidden inside	Greece	74%
Burn a wish written on paper, put the ashes in champagne, and drink it	Russia	74%
Wear white clothes or jump over seven ocean waves	Brazil	68%
Blow up milk cans (carbide shooting) or eat foods with lots of fat	The Netherlands	68%
Throw old furniture and appliances out the window	South Africa	53%
Eat a spoonful of lentils at midnight and put money in your shoe	Chile	47%
Wear polka dots and carry round coins	The Philippines	42%
Aluth Avurudhu - clean the house and bathe	Sri Lanka	37%
Circle your house at midnight while carrying a suitcase	Cuba	32%