New Year's Eve is the most anticipated of the year. At this time, each of us is a little child, even if we have matured a long time ago and do not believe in Santa Claus. The aroma of tangerines, Christmas trees and magic is in the air. People are waiting for a miracle and hope for the fulfillment of desires. Everyone knows that on December 31, as soon as the clock strikes midnight, you must make a wish. And what other New Year's signs and traditions do we have in other countries, and is there anything in common between them? That's what we'll talk about next.
How to decorate a Christmas tree
When discussing New Year signs and traditions, it is impossible to ignore the main symbol of the holiday - the New Year tree. Consider how you can decorate the forest beauty:
- Classic style. This design can be found on old postcards and in Soviet cinema. If the house has old toys in golden tones, then they will come in handy. Balls, striped caramels, reminiscent of a hook, angels. The top of the spruce should be free. The star will be out of place.
- If you like the classics, but the previous style is strict for you,dilute the design with tinsel and rain. Just don't overload the tree too much. Tinsel is hung on different tiers.
- For a modern, minimalist design, plain toys are used. There should be no paper decorations. This will ruin the layout. Tinsel is also not the best option for this style.
What to cook
What should be on the New Year's table? Signs recommend paying attention to the symbol of the year. For example, 2018 is the year of the dog. It was possible to cook meat dishes that did not require much effort: chicken in the sleeve, julienne, or even ordinary dumplings.
2019 will be the year of the boar. This means that pork dishes cannot be cooked. It is better to replace it with chicken breast or lamb. Pancakes can be served as a treat.
Divination from the book
This is not a New Year's sign, but a universal way to find out the answer to a question of interest, which can also be used on New Year's Eve. Close your eyes, think about what worries you. Go to the books and take the one that will pull. Ask the question again, open at random and read the line under the thumb. This is the answer.
Coffee divination
Remembering New Year's divination and signs, the most famous and fragrant way comes to mind first. And not in vain, because over a cup of delicious and fragrant coffee it is so nice to discuss dreams of a new life. And interpreting the drawing is even more interesting, it would be fantasy.
In order to tell fortunes in this way, you need to brew coffee in a Turk or in a saucepan, instant coffee will not work. Think about what matters most to you. Drink coffee when only the grounds remain, you need to turn the cup over and pour the rest on the saucer. Put the cup on top and wait about 10 minutes. Then remove it and see what happens. Divide the sediment into 4 equal parts:
- Spring.
- Summer.
- Autumn.
- Winter.
If there are bubbles in the center of the thick, then important news will come to you soon. The star speaks of winning or the opportunity to receive an inheritance. To see a cross or a circle - to receive a hint from the Universe - to be more careful. Elevation is a symbol of success, and deepening is a symbol of obstacles. If cracks suddenly form - do not rush to get scared. This is a symbol of an interesting event. This fortune-telling can be done not only on New Year and Christmas.
How to attract good luck to the house
Probably the most relevant topic is New Year's signs for good luck. How to make fortune become a constant companion, and is it always necessary to go to a distant kingdom and kill a dragon? There are several easy ways:
- A minute before midnight, peel and place a tangerine under the tree. This will attract prosperity and luck in business.
- Not only a red dress will help to attract a betrothed. Put a cinnamon stick in your pocket and carry it with you.
- In order for the money not to leave the house, roll up the bills and put them under the spruce so that they are invisibleeye.
- Do you want to get pregnant in the New Year, do you dream of a child? Then invite a married couple who are waiting for replenishment in the family. When the clock strikes midnight, hold the mother-to-be's hand.
- For prosperity, do not throw away garbage on New Year's Eve.
Christmas divination for the betrothed
Christmas time is the time from Christmas to Epiphany. At this time, girls have long been wondering about love:
- Divination with a towel. A white towel is hung outside the window, while saying: "The betrothed is a mummer, come and wash yourself." If the towel is wet in the morning, there will be a wedding this year.
- Eat something s alty before bed, like pickles. Say: "Betrothed-mummer, come and give me a drink." Whoever comes in a dream with water will marry him.
- With a comb, you can do a similar divination. Before going to bed, comb your hair, remove the comb or comb under the pillow with the words: "Betrothed - mummers, come and comb me."
- If you are in doubt about whom to marry, New Year's divination and signs will help you decide. Take a few bulbs, label them and put them in water. See which one grows the fastest. Get married to that one.
- Sit quietly for a few minutes, ask a question, and turn on the TV or radio. The first words you hear will be the answer.
- Take two branches of a tree, put a plate of water, arrange the branches with a bridge. Remove the plate under the bed and say: "Betrothed -dressed up, walk across the bridge dressed up." If in a dream you walk arm in arm with your lover across the bridge, then this year marry him.
Fortune telling for married girls
Christmas and Christmastide fortune-telling can predict not only the betrothed, but also answer an equally important question about the marital fidelity of a beloved husband. The New Year is a great opportunity to get rid of doubts. If you guess about the opponent and know her name, fortune telling will answer. Write the name of the girl on paper, pour water into a glass and throw in a spoonful of s alt. Light the leaf from the flame of the candle. Put it in a cup. While the leaf is burning, stir the s alt in a glass and say a plot: "The s alt will melt quickly - the beloved will not leave me, the paper will burn out - their love will burn out." If the s alt dissolves and the leaf burns out, everything will be fine.
Christmas in England
New Year signs and traditions of England are inconceivable without Christmas. This is a special holiday. He enjoys more love than the New Year. Catholic Christmas is celebrated on December 25th.
On Christmas Eve, December 24, Santa enters the house through the chimney along with gifts. On this night, painted felt socks are hung on the fireplace. There are as many of them as there are children in a family. Santa puts gifts in them. If the young do not yet have a child, golfs are hung anyway.
On Christmas the whole family gathers at the parents' house. Gifts are unwrapped before dinner. A Christmas cracker is placed on each plate.
If you ever plan to visit Foggy Albion, New Year is the best time. London fills upthe presence of a fairy tale on the streets creates a unique atmosphere, despite the lack of snow. All people become one big and happy family, and merchants and shop owners give the city residents gifts of sale. Many goods can be bought almost for free. Naturally, such generosity attracts not only locals, but also tourists.
If you have dark hair, you will be a welcome guest in any home in England. It is believed that the owners of dark hair bring good luck to the house. According to tradition, the guest needs to take with him a coal (it symbolizes warmth), bread (a symbol of food) and s alt (a symbol of material well-being). In complete silence, the young man goes to the fireplace and puts coal in it. Only after that, greetings and congratulations are heard.
New Year traditions from different countries
What are the New Year signs in different countries? There are a lot of them, and they are all different. Consider the most interesting New Year signs and superstitions:
- Do you know that the Japanese are so severe that they kindle a fire right at home? No, not to fry something. Based on the behavior of the fire, they make predictions for the entire coming year.
- New Year's eve sign for fashionistas. If you meet the coming year in a new dress, new clothes will often arrive.
- If you want to get rid of the black streak in life, here's a New Year's sign from Greece. At Christmas they burn old shoes there. Not bad: and the problems will run away, and the place for new shoes will free up.
- The Irish believe that if a person dies inChristmas Eve, he is guaranteed a place in heaven.
- If you believe in New Year's signs and superstitions, evil spirits and evil spirits, then you will be interested in a tradition from China. Residents of this country celebrate the New Year exclusively in red. It is believed that it serves as a talisman against evil spirits.
- European sign: on New Year's Eve and Christmas Eve, it is impossible for the fire in the fireplace or candles to go out until morning. This is interpreted as a bad sign.
- A sign for unmarried girls: if you hear a dog howl outside the window on New Year's Eve, then this is a sign that the groom will soon appear. For young people, the appearance of the bride predicts the singing of birds.
- Scottish New Year's tradition: on the eve of the holiday, it is customary to throw away old things and be sure to finish all the work that has been started.
- If you ever holiday in Cuba on New Year's Eve, don't go under the windows. The fact is that on December 31, residents fill glasses and wine glasses with water. Why is there such a strange tradition? Of course, to pour all the water through the windows. This is done so that the New Year will be joyful and successful.
- An interesting New Year's sign from Holland for girls who already have a couple: if on New Year's the first voice a girl hears is the voice of her lover, the relationship will certainly end in a wedding.
- There are real fatalists on this list. Italians believe that if a man is the first person you meet in the New Year, good luck awaits, if a woman - failure. To meet a priest - to death, and a policeman - to bring problems with the law.
As you can see from the list, New Year signs in different countries are quiteinteresting and varied, but all of them are aimed at bringing happiness into the house.
Some more interesting facts about the New Year
Finally, some more interesting facts about New Year's signs:
- None of the adults will tell about this, but they also ask Santa or Santa Claus for a New Year's miracle. Only if a set-top box or a computer is usually a miracle for children, then adults ask to freeze, at least for a while, their superiors.
- "Irony of Fate" is the most popular movie in the New Year holidays. It has been shown on screens for almost 40 years.
- For vegetarians there is a place where they don't cook game on New Year's Eve. In Austria, among the New Year's symbols there is a Bird of Happiness, so it is not customary to cook chicken.
- The first garland lit up over the US White House in 1985.
- German Santa Claus puts gifts on the windowsill, and Swedish Santa Claus under the fireplace.
We sincerely hope that New Year's signs and superstitions really work and bring happiness, many joyful moments, prosperity and family well-being to your home.
