New Year's Eve Traditions Around The World

Ecuador's biggest tradition on New Year's Eve is _________

• Throwing old furniture out of the window

• Dancing with the bears

• Burning of the Ano Viejo

• Wearing clothes with a circular design

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In which country do people throw out old items?

• South Africa

• Italy

• Greece

• Romania

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Which kind of fruit is associated with good fortune in modern Greece?

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Bear dancing is one of the most colorful of the New Year's Eve traditions in ____.

• Spain

• Romania

• Philippines

• South America

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What do people do at midnight in Spain?

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Eating the 12 grapes leads to a year of _______ and ____.

• health/good luck

• happiness/ prosperity

• wealth/ health

• good luck/ prosperity

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What are the New Year traditions in the Philippines?

• make noise/

  break plates/

  wear red clothes

• make noise/

  wear clothes with a circular design/

  bake bread

• make noise/

  wear clothes with a circular design/

  display 12 round foods on the table

What are the sacred creatures in Romanian?

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When did the tradition of eating the 12 grapes on New year's eve establish?

• in 1895

• in 1899

• in 1909

• in 1999

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What color should you wear in South America on New year if you are looking for peace?

• red

• white

• yellow

• blue