3. Wearing Polka Dots7——Philippines
菲律宾:身穿带有圆点图案的服装
Imagine streets full of people wearing polka dots and dining room tables full of round shaped food and fruits on one single day of the year. This all actually happens in the Philippines on New Year’s Eve every year. Philippines believe that this will bring them prosperity by associating the round dots to coins and wealth.8
4. Burning Scarecrow Dummy——Ecuador
厄瓜多尔:烧稻草人
Ecuador has a unique custom of crafting9 scarecrows and then burning them at midnight. They adorn10 them and fill the scarecrows with newspapers and pieces of wood. As midnight approaches, everyone gathers outside their home and each family burns their own scarecrow. The tradition says that this destroys all the bad things that took place in the past 12 months. The scarecrow also scares away bad luck, which in turn, fills their new year with luck and happiness.
5. Mistletoe11 Leaves Are Placed Under Pillow to Find Husband——Ireland
爱尔兰:枕头下面放槲寄生叶子来寻求真爱
The single women of Ireland wait desperately12 for New Year’s Eve because it is the night that can bring them the love of their lives. They place mistletoe leaves under their pillow hoping to catch their future husband. It is also believed in the Irish culture that this act will help them get rid of bad luck.
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