好运2017：盘点全球各地的新年传统_BEC初级作文

好运2017：盘点全球各地的新年传统

好运2017：盘点全球各地的新年传统1

How do you wish for good luck every December 31? Check out these rituals from around the world.

你在每年的12月31日是怎样来祈求好运的呢？来看看全球各地的这些新年传统。

1. Denmark: Let the Dishes Hit the Floor

丹麦：摔盘子

Residents of Denmark have been known to throw dishes (don’t worry, not the good china) at their neighbor’s doors. The more broken dishes, the more good luck you are thought to have in the upcoming year!

丹麦人会在他们邻居家门口摔盘子（别担心，扔的不是好的瓷器）。盘子摔得越多，意味着你在新年里会越幸运！

2. Brazil: Wet T-Shirt Contest for All

巴西：全民湿T恤大赛

Brazilians celebrate by dressing in all white on New Year’s Eve to symbolize peace and spend their evening partying on the beach. When the clock strikes midnight, they run to the ocean and bestow various offerings upon Lemanja, the goddess of the sea, so that she may open up paths in their lives.

巴西人这么庆祝新年的：在除夕穿上寓意和平的白色衣服，在海滩边举办晚会。当午夜12点钟声敲响时时，他们就冲向大海，向海洋女神Lemanja奉献各种各样的供品，祈求她为他们的生活开辟新道路。

3. Germany: Molten Metal Fortune-Telling

德国：熔融金属算命

Bleigießen, one of Germany’s most prized customs, is celebrated on New Year’s by melting a morsel of lead, dropping it into cold water, and telling fortunes from the shape it forms.