Coolest New Year Traditions Around the World

5...4...3...2...1... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! To celebrate the ringing in of 2019, we join together with people from cultures around the world to talk about the New Years' Traditions unique to their countries. Grab a glass of champagne (or horse milk), and let's ring in the new year!

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Jason Tojeiro (video/editing)
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Inna - Ukraine
Antonella - Italy
Chandler - China
Amira - Egypt
Juan - Spain
Max - France
Gaukhar - Kazakhstan
Marina - Russia

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[gomes]

In Brazil is tradition on December 31 go to the beach watch fireworks, with white clothes and holding white roses to throw on sea on homage to Iemanjá (deity of Afro-brazilian religion Candomblé). And also is common to jump surf seven times and make a wish for the new year.
For Christians and other religions or even for laical people is tradition making a dinner on middnight to unite family with the same purposes.
Happy Hollidays and Happy New year Marina and friends :)

[akaraniq]

One Spanish tradition we still do in Mexico is the grapes. Ive done that my entire life.

[slapshot]

Thanks for all the fun content this year. All the best for 2019!

[slapshot]

I remember that Italian girl from your dating Italian women video. She cracked me up when she was grilling her boyfriend about his relationships with his mother and ex girlfriends!

[goblin-teeth]

It's my birthday on New Year's Eve! My tradition is drinking alone while singing happy birthday to myself. 😂🎉

[followurheart]

Love it, my friend from Ecuador has mentioned the yellow underwear, grapes and suitcase!! Thanku

[ivobondptbe]

In Portugal we also do it like the Spanish guy but instead of grapes we it raisings. We have to eat each raising as the clock sounds so 12 raisins as the clock sounds 12 times. Also we make a wish for everytime we eat a raisin.
Another tradition is to bang rally hard pots and pans with a wooden spoon to make as much noise as possible.

I just listened to that tradition in Alexandria and I would be really scared, imagine you're wandering around in the street and plates and stuff start flying around towards you!

[johngonzalez]

In my family, we like to drink champagne and eat 12 grapes with each grape representing each month of the year 🍇🍾

[magroves]

So two Greek traditions

1) clean the house super well new years eve including mopping the floor, save some of the dirty mop water and toss it out the door at midnight to say all the bad from the past year is gone

2) yummy cake Vaselopita and you put a coin in it and whoever gets the piece w the coin will have good luck the following year

Southern tradition

Eat black eyes peas and collard greens that will bring you luck in the new year.

[nicolelyon]

Okay, who is going to milk the horse?!? 😂

[venusxaino]

In the Netherlands we go new years diving: we jump in the freezing cold sea.

[nicolekishkin]

Romania we have a similar tradition in Bulgaria! Greetings neighbor!

[martindiaz]

In my country, Colombia. This kind of traditions we called them as "agüeros" and here there are maaaannyyy! For example: when it's midnight you have to eat 12 grappes and make wishes. Besides, I love taking my suitcase and going around the block, that symbolizes you could travel in that year.

[chococan]

Wow so nice loved it .. Happy New year to all ..😀😀😀😀

[sammanthasilva]

i remember that in diferent places like australia new year or christmas was in summer

[Emets-wl]

С наступающем) обожаю тебя
Спасиьо за классный контент

[abahoub]

China man wearing deadpool shirt is the best

[mmgpa]

In Argentina (besides the grapes tradition from Spain that you put inside a champagne glass with champagne and a gold ring), we also take our suitcases, we wear pink underwear, we eat cold meals with our family from 9/10 till 12 when we count down and then party with our friends.

[joseantoniosalasiturralde]

In Ecuador, we burn out "Monigotes" or more called "Año viejo"

[santiagorrc]

Spain has a tradition similar to that of Mexico