Happy New Year :)

So 2013 is almost over and a brand new year is ahead of us. Most people would use this opportunity to post a recap of the previous year on their blog, but not me. I won’t start talking about New Year’s resolutions either, since I normally don’t keep them and therefore don’t make any, anymore.

Instead I thought about talking about some New Year’s traditions.

Well to start with, a very common custom in Austria is to melt lead and to poor it into water (preferably cold) afterwards so it solidifies again. Then you look at the shape to tell your fortune for the upcoming year. (Every shape has it’s own meaning: For example a clover means luck, a horseshoe good business, a hat good news and so on)

In Spain and some Latin American countries, however, eating twelve grapes at midnight is said to bring good luck in the New Year.

Another tradition which I found on the internet is by the Irish. (I personally think this one is the most interesting one I came across) They apparently bang white bread against the wall to get rid off the bad luck.

I also found a website which gives twelve examples of other New Year’s traditions: http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/national_world&id=9377008

Just check it out – there are some pretty amusing ones among them as well such as Greek people throwing pomegranates out of their doors for good luck.