New Year Traditions
It’s custom to ________someone at midnight.
kiss
This is the number 1 resolution that people make.
to get healthier
Spanish (from Spain) households consume 12 _______ on New Year’s Eve for good luck.
grapes
This New Year’s tradition involves making lots of noise to scare away bad spirits.
fireworks
In Italy it is custom to wear what color underwear for good luck in the New Year?
Red
t’s an old tradition to open your doors and ___________every New Year.
windows
New Year’s Day is the day with the highest rate of this kind of theft.
car theft
Eating 365 ____ is believed to give you luck for each day of the New Year.
Black eyed peas (beans)
Which animal represents the year 2026 in the Chinese zodiac?
Horse
In this country, people eat long noodles on New Year’s for a long life.
Japan
This famous parade takes place on New Year’s Day in Pasadena, California. It is also the name of a popular flower.
Rose Parade
This is the percentage of people who fall asleep before midnight on NYE.
30%
In Greece it is customary to hang this vegetable on your door to symbolize fertility and growth?
An onion
About how many people are in Times Square New York City for the New Year's celebration?
1 million
In this South American Country, people run outside with empty suitcases at midnight for travel luck.
Colombia
This is written on the confetti that’s thrown in Times Square at New Years.
People's wishes
This city and/or country has the biggest NYE celebration in the world.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
These two animals are considered bad luck to eat on the New Year. Name ONE! (if you can name two you get an extra 100 points)
lobster and chicken (because they walk backwards)
Gym attendance increases in January but drops quickly by this number of weeks.
2-6 weeks
In Cuba what do they throw out the window on New Year's Eve and WHY?
Buckets of water to cleanse negativity and wash away the bad luck from the previous year.
These three U.S. cities are most popular to celebrate NYE. You must name at least TWO!
New York City, Las Vegas, and Orlando (Disney)
This is the percentage of Americans who achieve their New Year’s resolutions
9-10%
Eating lots of this may make you prosperous in the New Year (according to superstition)
leafy greens, bagels, or donuts
About what percent of Americans make a New Year's resolution?
About 40%
People in this country jump off chairs at midnight to “jump” into the New Year.
Germany