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00:00Welcome back and a very happy new year to you.
00:03New Year's Eve is all about fresh starts, but around the world, how people welcome the new year can be incredibly wild.
00:10Here are 5 truly strange New Year's traditions.
00:141. Eating 12 Grapes in Spain
00:16In Spain, as the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve, people eat 12 grapes, one for each time.
00:24Each grape represents good luck for a month of the coming year.
00:27It's a frantic race against the clock, often leading to hilarious choking hazards if you're not careful.
00:342. Smashing Plates in Denmark
00:36While we might try to avoid breaking dishes, in Denmark, it's a sign of good luck.
00:42On New Year's Eve, Danes gather old plates and glasses and smash them against the doors of their friends and family.
00:49The more broken crockery you find on your doorstep, the more popular you are, and the more good fortune you'll have in the new year.
00:553. Round Things in the Philippines
00:58In the Philippines, New Year's is all about circles.
01:03Round shapes symbolize coins and prosperity.
01:06People wear polka dots, eat round fruits, often 12 different kinds, and fill their pockets with coins that they jingle at midnight.
01:15Everything circular is believed to bring good fortune.
01:174. Sleeping with the Dead in Chile
01:20This one is truly unique.
01:23In the Chilean town of Talca, some families spend New Year's Eve sleeping overnight in the cemetery with their deceased loved ones.
01:31They believe it's a way to welcome the new year together and to ensure their departed family members are not alone.
01:375. Throwing Furniture in South Africa
01:40In some neighborhoods of Johannesburg, South Africa, New Year's Eve is celebrated by literally throwing old furniture out of windows.
01:49It's seen as a way to get rid of the old and make way for the new.
01:52While symbolic, it's certainly not recommended by local authorities for safety reasons.
01:57From grapes to graveyard sleepovers, people around the world have some truly unique ways to ring in the new year.
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