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6 New Year Traditions From Around the World
URL: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/10821

Description:
Brief description of New Year traditions for Ecuador (Años Viejo, or Years Old, when effigies of those who have made a negative impact during the year are burned), Scotland (Hogmanay), Spain (eating twelve grapes and wearing red underwear), Netherlands (eating apple fritters), American South (eating pork, black-eyed peas, and greens), and Germany and Scandinavia (watching the British comedy sketch "Dinner for One"). From the blog of Mental Floss magazine.

LII Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, New Year

Author:
Miss Cellania

Publisher:
Mantal Floss

Extra Keywords
anos olie bollen

LII Database Information:
Record 27347 created by Maria Brandt on 12/03/2008
Last modification on 12/08/2008
Published: 12/18/2008  
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27347

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