This is How People Celebrate New Years’ Eve Around the World!

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Emily H
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New Year’s Eve is celebrated so differently around the world, so if you’re looking for a new tradition to start this year, try out one of these!

Spain

To represent the new 12 months that are about to come, people in Spain eat 12 grapes and make a wish with each one right after the clock strikes 12. There are other Latin countries that do this as well!

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Why are chilling hours important? violetking 🇯🇵pic(1) muscadine pic(2) Marquette pic(3) As grape canes mature, their buds enter a type of dormancy in which their growth is suppressed despite otherwise favorable conditions. Repeated exposure to cold temperatures dissipates this form of dormancy and once the chilling hour requirement is satisfied, it is only low temperatures which prevent bud burst. The number of chilling hours required by grapes varies among the different varieties, but most grapes only need about 150 chilling hours. This is much less than that required by other temperate fruits such as cherries or peaches which may need up to 800 hours of chilling. How to calculate chilling hours In California, we typically calculate chilling hours from Nov. 1, through the end of February. Cumulative chilling hours are calculated by either summing the hours below 45 degrees or those between 32 degrees and 45 degrees. The hours can be recorded with your own weather station or by using one of several Web sites which calculate hours from weather stations nearest your vineyard. #chilling hours#vineyard#typically#California#buds#grapes

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Central and South America

In most countries in Central and South America, people think about what they’re going to wear underneath their clothes more than their actual New Years’ Eve outfits. The color of underwear you choose to wear on New Years’ Eve is said to be an important representation of what you want to happen in the year to come. Red for love, yellow for money, and beyond.

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Vedno zapeljive v čudovitem @calvinklein perilu 😍

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Philippines

Polka dots might be a cute fabric for a costume but in the Philippines, it’s serious business! All types of circles are important to people in the Philippines on New Years’ Eve because it represents prosperity in the new year. Wearing polka dots is supposed to help you get more prosperity, and often people will have 12 round fruits out on a table for the new year as well.

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Cute necklaces via @thesiskiss #thesiskiss ad.

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