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New Year’s Day is celebrated around the world, with each culture showcasing its own unique set of traditions. In Taiwan, families gather to write wishes and hopes on sky lanterns (1) releasing them into the night sky.
In Japan, the new year brings families together for the first shrine visit of the year. Families may also engage (2) other traditions such as the first calligraphy writing of the year (3) the eating of long noodles for a long life.
Similarly, among Native Americans tribes, New Year’s ceremonies hold spiritual significance. Rituals vary (4) tribes but often involve communal feasting and traditional dances performed (5) roaring bonfires. These ceremonies serve not only to welcome the new year but (6) to strengthen and deepen their long ancestral connection to (7) land they have inhabited for centuries. Elders will take this opportunity to pass down ancient teachings through storytelling.
In Spain, New Year’s Eve is a vibrant affair marked by lively street parties and family gathering. (8) midnight approaches, tradition dictates eating twelve grapes, one for (9) stroke of the clock, symbolising good luck for the twelve months ahead.
From the colourful lantern festivals of Taiwan to the solemn ceremonies of Native Americans tribes, (10) celebrations showcase how humans bid farewell to the old and embrace the new. No matter the country, all these traditions have one thing in common – starting the new year with loved ones around us.