5 Strange And Weird New Year Tradition From Around The World

When it comes to New Year celebration, people have some of the strangest New Year’s traditions. Some people throw bread, others burn scarecrows, and still others fist fight for good luck. These are the 5 strangest New Year’s traditions from around the world.

* Broken Plates, Denmark

In Denmark they save all of their unused dishes and plates until the 31st of December when they affectionately shatter them against the doors of all their friends and family.

* Eating 12 Grapes, Spain

In Spain, the New Year’s tradition for good luck revolves around grapes. If you can manage to stuff 12 grapes in your mouth at midnight you’ve achieved good luck for the next year.

* Colored Underwear, South America

In some South American countries wearing colored underwear will determine your fate for the new year. Red underwear means you’ll find love. Gold means wealth, and white signifies peace.

* Talc Smearing, Thailand

Besides throwing buckets of water on each other in Thailand they also go around smearing each other with gray talc.

* Cemetery Sleepover, Chile

In Chile families spend the night in the company of their deceased loved ones by sleeping at the cemetery.