10 New Year Traditions: The new year is about to begin and it's getting hard for people to keep up with all the excitement and celebrations. From planning New Year parties to saving up for the upcoming long weekend, there is too much to do and too little time left. So amid all this, we thought to walk you through some fun New Year traditions and facts that might cheer you up in the middle of all your hectic planning. So we found out about some of the most unique traditions that you should know before 2024 begins. The list was compiled by ‘goodhousekeeping’.

Here are some of the most unique New Year traditions that you should know about: 

Lucky Underwear

You might not have a New Year party planned yet, but you already know what colour underwear you gotta wear during the big celebration. Wearing red underwear on the New Year is considered lucky in Italy. 

Times Square Celebration 

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Believe it or not, the famous Times Square New Year celebration that takes place every year in New York, reportedly began after the first party was thrown to celebrate the New York Times building’s opening in 1904. 

Lucky Grapes

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Another tradition that supposedly brings luck for the year ahead if done on the first day, is eating 12 grapes in 12 seconds as the clock strikes midnight. The tradition is mostly followed in Spain. 

No Chicken Or Lobster

Not everything is considered lucky, as eating chicken and lobsters on the first day of the New Year, in some places, is considered bad as people believe that it brings bad luck. 

New Year In March

You or your friends might go crazy while welcoming the new year on the night of December 31, but for ancient Babylonians the new year was marked in March. 

Lengthiest Song Yet?

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You don't have to worry about this song ending and you wasting your time in putting it on repeat, as this one is not gonna end, at least in your lifetime. The song ‘Longplayer’, will take 1000 years to end. It began in 2000. 

New Year In September

Remember about Ancient Babylonians celebrating their New Year in March, well, the calendar in Ethiopia and Eritrea marks the new year on September 11. 

Full Circle

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In some places, eating circular foods or snacks like donuts is considered to mark the year coming to a full circle. 

New Year: Treble For Japanese Kids

In Japan, the beginning of a new year might be a struggle as, as per a popular Japanese tradition, people dress up as demons to scare children so that they would behave for the entire year.

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New Year Kiss

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The beautiful tradition that is now popular all over the world, the New Year’s kiss, reportedly began with ancient Romans. 

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