RunwayMcFunway is an International Club for Ladies from all cultures and Backgrounds. Many of us celebrate New Year at the end of December, some Ladies have New Year at other times. Each of the Ladies was asked to describe how New Year is celebrated in her own country, here are the replies:
Lady FlightyMcTighty:
In Japan we celebrate New Year on 1st and 2nd January, it is mainly a time for families to spend together. On New Years Eve we eat Soba noodles and on New Years day we eat a special meal called Osechi Ryori, this is made up of a number of small items, usually of fish and seafood, preserved in a layered box.
On New Years day we go to the local shrine to pray and post our wishes for the New Year, which we write on slips of paper and pin to the tree at the shrine. We have the Western Calendar but also the Chinese Zodiac, so the coming year will be the year of the Monkey. We will place china monkey figures in our homes near the door for good luck.
Lady Cupcakesuger:
This is how we celebrate New Year's day in Canada:
Many people start January 1 at parties to welcome the New Year on the evening of December 31. Many parties are at people's homes or in bars and clubs. However, in some rural areas, particularly in the province of Quebec, some people spend the night ice fishing with groups of friends. Many New Year's Eve parties continue into the early hours of January 1, so some people may spend most of the first day of the year recovering from the celebrations. Others take the opportunity to enjoy some time in the wintry Canadian landscape or to return home from their Christmas vacation.
This is how we celebrate New Year's day in Canada:
Many people start January 1 at parties to welcome the New Year on the evening of December 31. Many parties are at people's homes or in bars and clubs. However, in some rural areas, particularly in the province of Quebec, some people spend the night ice fishing with groups of friends. Many New Year's Eve parties continue into the early hours of January 1, so some people may spend most of the first day of the year recovering from the celebrations. Others take the opportunity to enjoy some time in the wintry Canadian landscape or to return home from their Christmas vacation.
Lady Francilena:
In Romania, the New Year is celebrating like that:Many people attend social gatherings and stay up late on New Year’s Eve in anticipation of New Year’s Day. They wait until the stroke of midnight between December 31 and January 1 to give each other greetings and best wishes for New Year’s Day, such as “An nou fericit!”or “La mulți ani!”. Fireworks and firecrackers are also lit to welcome the New Year in many Romanian cities.
There are many superstitions that come with ending the Old Year and welcoming the New Year in Romania. For example, wearing red clothing symbolizes good luck and cheerfulness. Babies born on New Year’s Day are considered to be lucky babies. Opening doors at midnight between New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day symbolizes letting go of the passing year and starting the New Year. These are just a few of many symbols and beliefs associated with New Year’s Day
In Romania, the New Year is celebrating like that:Many people attend social gatherings and stay up late on New Year’s Eve in anticipation of New Year’s Day. They wait until the stroke of midnight between December 31 and January 1 to give each other greetings and best wishes for New Year’s Day, such as “An nou fericit!”or “La mulți ani!”. Fireworks and firecrackers are also lit to welcome the New Year in many Romanian cities.
There are many superstitions that come with ending the Old Year and welcoming the New Year in Romania. For example, wearing red clothing symbolizes good luck and cheerfulness. Babies born on New Year’s Day are considered to be lucky babies. Opening doors at midnight between New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day symbolizes letting go of the passing year and starting the New Year. These are just a few of many symbols and beliefs associated with New Year’s Day
Lady Eva:
New Year’s Eve, also known as St Sylvester’s Feast (La Festa di San Silvestro) in Italy, falls on December 31.
-There are firework displays, festivals, bonfires, concerts, and parties.
-Dinners may include meals such as Cotechino (Italian sausage) and Lenticchie (lentils). Italian sparkling wines such as prosecco or spumante are toasted to farewell the old year and celebrate the New Year. Pork is meant to represent how rich life is, and lentils symbolize money – eating them on New Year’s Eve is thought to bring the diner prosperity in the coming year.
-wearing red underwear on New Year’s Eve (and into New Year’s Day) to bring good luck in the new year.
- people exchange figs wrapped in laurel leaves, this is from ancient Romans. They gave each other jars of dates and figs in honey, along with a bay branch
New Year’s Eve, also known as St Sylvester’s Feast (La Festa di San Silvestro) in Italy, falls on December 31.
-There are firework displays, festivals, bonfires, concerts, and parties.
-Dinners may include meals such as Cotechino (Italian sausage) and Lenticchie (lentils). Italian sparkling wines such as prosecco or spumante are toasted to farewell the old year and celebrate the New Year. Pork is meant to represent how rich life is, and lentils symbolize money – eating them on New Year’s Eve is thought to bring the diner prosperity in the coming year.
-wearing red underwear on New Year’s Eve (and into New Year’s Day) to bring good luck in the new year.
- people exchange figs wrapped in laurel leaves, this is from ancient Romans. They gave each other jars of dates and figs in honey, along with a bay branch
Lady Billie Blouse:
In Scotland we celebrate Hogmanay, equivalent to New Year's Eve, on December 31st. There's a lot of regional variations of how Scots "Ring in the Bells", from pagan fire festivals to decorated herring parades or just a good auld fashioned ceilidh. You can read about the various traditions here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogmanay
In more recent decades, the Capital, Edinburgh, hosts the Military Tattoo up at the castle with fireworks displays and BBC Scotland broadcasts Scots Folk music with Ally Bain, Phil Cunningham and chums, generally presented by Scottish newsreaders like Jackie Bird.
No matter how you celebrate Hogmanany, the night always ends with singing Auld Lang Syne together and a wee dram at the bells.
The celebrations spill over into the 1st of January with First-Footing; where you visit loved ones with a gift of food or drink, mainly whiskey tbh; ideally you want a tall, dark, handsome man to be yer First Footer for the best luck in the coming New Year.(Again, wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-foot )
Traditionally, the first Monday after the 2nd of January is also a Scottish Bank Holiday, so it's a 3-day long party.
In Scotland we celebrate Hogmanay, equivalent to New Year's Eve, on December 31st. There's a lot of regional variations of how Scots "Ring in the Bells", from pagan fire festivals to decorated herring parades or just a good auld fashioned ceilidh. You can read about the various traditions here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogmanay
In more recent decades, the Capital, Edinburgh, hosts the Military Tattoo up at the castle with fireworks displays and BBC Scotland broadcasts Scots Folk music with Ally Bain, Phil Cunningham and chums, generally presented by Scottish newsreaders like Jackie Bird.
No matter how you celebrate Hogmanany, the night always ends with singing Auld Lang Syne together and a wee dram at the bells.
The celebrations spill over into the 1st of January with First-Footing; where you visit loved ones with a gift of food or drink, mainly whiskey tbh; ideally you want a tall, dark, handsome man to be yer First Footer for the best luck in the coming New Year.(Again, wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-foot )
Traditionally, the first Monday after the 2nd of January is also a Scottish Bank Holiday, so it's a 3-day long party.
Lady Tigerlily:
in Hungary, as a matter of fact, we have a lot in common with Italy in the way we prepare ourselves for the New Year. New Year's Eve is called St. Sylvester's day here as well, which, in Hungarian transcription, is simply known as Szilveszter. Typically we also eat Vienna sausages and lentils for lunch on New Year's Day (the sausages are often consumed right after midnight). And we also drink sparkling wines at the last strike of the clock announcing the beginning of new year. The state television plays Hungary's national anthem at midnight, and many people listen to it standing up before drinking the champagne and starting to listen to music, dance or sing.
A typical way of greeting the new year is by blowing decorated paper trumpets, which comes from an ancient belief that by making a noise, one can scare away the evil spirits. They have a rather sharp sound and that makes for a considerable noise if you are out in the streets. Many people do this, but there are also ones who prefer a more quiet celebration at home. Petards and rockets are also fired a lot before and after midnight.
We have a popular abbreviation for wishing each other a new year: it is B.Ú.É.K., short for "Boldog Új Évet Kívánok" ("I
Wish (you) a Happy New Year". Sometimes there are also some humorous renderings of this abbreviation. We often send short rhymed greetings on mobile phones to each other with good wishes for the new year. This goes back to a popular belief that the good things you do or say to each other on New Year's Day will be repeated all through the year.
The folk beliefs related to New Year are too many to be enumerated but let me mention just one. In earlier times, girls used to boil dumplings with names on pieces of paper hidden in them. The dumpling that came up first was believed to contain the name of the girl's future husband, while if it was empty, this meant that she would have to wait another year before getting married.
in Hungary, as a matter of fact, we have a lot in common with Italy in the way we prepare ourselves for the New Year. New Year's Eve is called St. Sylvester's day here as well, which, in Hungarian transcription, is simply known as Szilveszter. Typically we also eat Vienna sausages and lentils for lunch on New Year's Day (the sausages are often consumed right after midnight). And we also drink sparkling wines at the last strike of the clock announcing the beginning of new year. The state television plays Hungary's national anthem at midnight, and many people listen to it standing up before drinking the champagne and starting to listen to music, dance or sing.
A typical way of greeting the new year is by blowing decorated paper trumpets, which comes from an ancient belief that by making a noise, one can scare away the evil spirits. They have a rather sharp sound and that makes for a considerable noise if you are out in the streets. Many people do this, but there are also ones who prefer a more quiet celebration at home. Petards and rockets are also fired a lot before and after midnight.
We have a popular abbreviation for wishing each other a new year: it is B.Ú.É.K., short for "Boldog Új Évet Kívánok" ("I
Wish (you) a Happy New Year". Sometimes there are also some humorous renderings of this abbreviation. We often send short rhymed greetings on mobile phones to each other with good wishes for the new year. This goes back to a popular belief that the good things you do or say to each other on New Year's Day will be repeated all through the year.
The folk beliefs related to New Year are too many to be enumerated but let me mention just one. In earlier times, girls used to boil dumplings with names on pieces of paper hidden in them. The dumpling that came up first was believed to contain the name of the girl's future husband, while if it was empty, this meant that she would have to wait another year before getting married.
Lady Lilija:
How to celebrate New Year (January 1) in Bulgaria
New Year is celebrated by all peoples of the world with the hope of a happy life, health and success, the fulfillment of all desires and dreams. In the Bulgarian tradition this is the second Smoky night after Christmas Eve
New Year's Eve gathers the whole family, many relatives and friends. The traditional feast is rich and lush. Cook is pork with sauerkraut, steak, roast turkey or obese cock stuffed with giblets, rice and spicy.
It is made more "kavarma" - nice chunks stewed pork, to which is added leek and others. Make a ritual bread and pastry with a silver coin and cornel buds. Baklava is also irrevocable specialty. Somewhere replace it with pastry with apples and walnuts, and in more recent times - with cake.
After the incense on the table on which there should be plenty of raw fruits: apples, pears, grapes, oranges, mandarins, etc., Peanuts, walnuts, almonds, owner rotated pie tray. Everyone takes the piece that lies before him.
For the first day of New Year is typical custom sourvakne. Sourvakars, children with decorated cornel-twig (cornel twigs decorated with popcorn, red thread, with coins or small bells) say New Year's blessing:
How to celebrate New Year (January 1) in Bulgaria
New Year is celebrated by all peoples of the world with the hope of a happy life, health and success, the fulfillment of all desires and dreams. In the Bulgarian tradition this is the second Smoky night after Christmas Eve
New Year's Eve gathers the whole family, many relatives and friends. The traditional feast is rich and lush. Cook is pork with sauerkraut, steak, roast turkey or obese cock stuffed with giblets, rice and spicy.
It is made more "kavarma" - nice chunks stewed pork, to which is added leek and others. Make a ritual bread and pastry with a silver coin and cornel buds. Baklava is also irrevocable specialty. Somewhere replace it with pastry with apples and walnuts, and in more recent times - with cake.
After the incense on the table on which there should be plenty of raw fruits: apples, pears, grapes, oranges, mandarins, etc., Peanuts, walnuts, almonds, owner rotated pie tray. Everyone takes the piece that lies before him.
For the first day of New Year is typical custom sourvakne. Sourvakars, children with decorated cornel-twig (cornel twigs decorated with popcorn, red thread, with coins or small bells) say New Year's blessing:
Lady Haze of Purple:
In England there are not any real traditions or food associated with the New Year. Although, since the Millennium, there is a sort of tradition for people to let off fireworks at midnight.
The New Year is seen in either within public gatherings, at the pub, having a party or simply just watching New Year programmes on the tv.
Where I live many people gather in the Market Square, where the Council House clock chimes in the New Year. I normally see in the New Year at home with my husband and family.
In England there are not any real traditions or food associated with the New Year. Although, since the Millennium, there is a sort of tradition for people to let off fireworks at midnight.
The New Year is seen in either within public gatherings, at the pub, having a party or simply just watching New Year programmes on the tv.
Where I live many people gather in the Market Square, where the Council House clock chimes in the New Year. I normally see in the New Year at home with my husband and family.