It seems here in America all of our holidays have specific
uniforms. Easter is pastel; Christmas is red sweaters; and Independence Day
everyone has to wear red, white, and blue.
New Years Eve’s uniform is obviously glitter, sparkles, and
sequins. In the United States, most of
our traditions revolve around overly expensive raves, watching a previously
recorded video of a bunch of people having fun in New York City an hour before,
and looking around desperate for someone to kiss before midnight. But some countries seem to have it a little
more figured out. For Chinese New Year
the history revolves around a large beast Niam who would eat people in a single
bite, but it turns out he’s afraid of the color red, so everyone paints their
door red so Niam doesn’t come eat them, too.
In Brazil, instead of watching the ball drop at midnight, Brazilians go
to the beach and jump seven times into the ocean while throwing flowers at the
stroke of midnight. In the Philippines
they wear polka dots and eat round fruits, Irish women can leave a mistletoe
under their pillow to get a husband, and in Chile they go celebrate in the
graveyard. Learning about cultural
traditions in other countries always seem a little weird, but then again
Americans just wear a lot of sequins.
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