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Videos can use content-based copyright law contains reasonable use Fair Use ( BRITS traditionally celebrate New Year’s Eve by getting drunk, setting off fireworks, and loudly singing mangled versions of Auld Lang Syne. But our curious customs are nothing compared to the bizarre celebrations carried out in other countries every year – from synchronised grape-eating to smashing plates on your pals’ front doors. In Panama, for instance, New Year’s Eve involves stuffing effigies called Muñecos – which are made to resemble politicians and celebrities – with firecrackers then setting them ablaze at midnight. The dolls are also beaten, in a bid to drive away evil spirits who are ‘fearful’ of the light and noise. But the Central American country isn’t the only place with peculiar New Year customs – here, as we prepare to welcome in 2020, we look at other wacky traditions. Furniture-throwing In South Africa, it has become tradition to throw old furniture out of the window on December 31 to mark the start of a fresh, new year. However, the custom in the Hillbrow area of Johannesburg has been cracked down on in recent years, as falling TV sets and fridges were becoming something of a danger. The hazardous tipping tradition also takes place in Italy — where it’s also customary to eat lentils to celebrate the New Year. Grape binges In Spain, locals eat a grape for each strike of midnight and one for each month of the year. If you manage to eat all 12 on time then it’s believed you’ll enjoy a year of prosperity. Celebrating in graveyards In Chile, some families spend the night in the company of their deceased loved ones by celebrating in the cemetery. The macabre ritual takes place in the city of Talca, where the graveyard gates are opened for the midnight celebration. It’s thought the tradition began relatively recently but it’s already become an annual custom in the region. Pork jelly… but definitely no fish In Hungary, it is tradition to munch on pork to bring luck in the New Year. The fatty contents of the meat symbolise wealth and prosperity, while fish is avoided because it is thought to represent luck swimming away. ‘Lucky’ dishes on New Year’s Day include roasted pork, cabbage rolls filled with ground pork, and cold pork aspic — basically, pork jelly. Plate-smashing Don’t be surprised to find a load of broken china on your doorstep if you are celebrating New Year in Denmark. Smashing plates against the front door is thought to bring luck to whoever lives there, so the more smashed plates you wake up to, the luckier your year will be. Locals even keep their chipped china and broken plates in their home throughout the year, especially to throw on New Year’s Eve. Danes also believe it’s lucky to leap off a chair at the strike of midnight, which symbolises jumping into the N
