The time of the year has come to start making our list of New Year’s resolution quite possibly the same lists we have all made the last decades consisting of losing weight and being nicer. New Year’s around the world is different than the waiting up till 12 A.M. watching New York Time Square waiting for the Times Square Ball to drop. Different holidays are celebrated around the time of New Years in different ways.
One country that celebrates the New Year a little bit differently is China. The Chinese New Year is calculated on a different calendar. This year 2017 comes to an end on Friday, February 16th. Chinese New Year celebrations, also known as the Spring Festival, in China start on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. The festival lasts for about 23 days, ending on the 15th day of the first lunar month in the following year in the Chinese calendar. The Chinese celebrate a new year traditionally by bringing all their attention away from the household to the holiday. Cleaning was meant to appease the gods. Cleaning their homes meant getting rid of any bad the year before had brought. Another thing they do to celebrate a brand new year is feast. Everyone loves food but not like the Chinese on New Year’s. The extended family would join around the table and for a meal that included long noodles to symbolize long life, and round dumplings shaped like the moon to symbolize union of the family.
Another country that celebrates the New Year differently is Brazil. Located in South America, Brazil spend its New Year by the same calendar U.S does. Brazils 2017 will come to an end on Jan. 1, 2018. New Year’s Eve in Brazil is usually celebrated at its finest beaches, under the open sky. In the article “New years in brazil- tradition and customs” it states that Brazil being the fifth largest country in the world has its very own, intrinsic, and traditional festival. New Year, which is also called as ‘Ano Nove’ and more popularly as ‘Revillion’ in Brazil, is celebrated vastly around the Brazilian customs and traditions. Brazil celebrates with A half an hour firework show sees people celebrating and wishing for everyone’s good luck for the coming year. It is followed by dinner, which has Brazilian cultural dishes like rice, chicken, farofa, salads, and marajucá mousse on the platter. The whole celebration mood remains on a constant high for the entire New Year night with people playing music and dancing altogether. Major cities of Brazil also host musical concerts, dance performances, and special art shows for the day.
Another country that celebrates New Year’s different than the U.S.A. is Germany, especially in Berlin. Berlin, being considered as a rich and dynamic city with profoundly followed cultures and traditions, reflects the same with its New Year celebrations. People in Berlin believe to party hard, and therefore they tend to just about prove it every time with their party ways. They drink, dance, sing, celebrate, and make noise to mark their bid of farewell to the Old Year, and ensure a grand welcome to the New Year. They don’t necessarily have any customs to have good luck in the New Year but they do welcome it with fireworks and music. The biggest party of the New Year in Berlin is floored in Pariser Platz on the face of Brandenburg Gate. It is a 1.2 mile long floored party, with several dancing floors, stages, and bars at constant intervals over it.
In conclusion, New Years celebrations across the world are quite interesting to learn about. Brazil, Germany , and China celebrate its year culturally and traditionally. From parties to parades, good luck definitely makes things superstitious.
Renwick, Joanne; chinese new year.2014