North America/South America
Africa/Europe
Asia
Australia
Questions for Shari, Advaith, and Pinkie
100
Is New Year's in North America ushered in with much fanfare, fireworks, and festivities?
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
100
TRUE OR FALSE-New Years’ Eve celebrations are a big deal in Scotland where it’s called Hogmanay.
YES!!!!!!
100
TRUE OR FALSE-People in China still honor the origin story, hanging red lanterns and parading through the streets as dragons and lions. Afterward, they feast on celebratory dishes like longevity noodles, which symbolize a long life, and give children red envelopes (hongbao) stuffed with money to encourage good fortune in the New Year.
Yes!!!!
100
Fireworks
200
TRUE OR FALSE-The most iconic New Year’s tradition is the annual ball drop in New York City’s Times Square.
Yes!!!!!!!
200
TRUE OR FALSE-The Coptic New Year celebration in Africa is known as Enkutatash.
Yes!!!!!
200
TRUE OR FALSE-The day of the New Year coincides with the pratipada, which is the first day of the Hindu lunar calendar's first month (usually in March or April). On this day, Marathis erect Gudi, a decorated flag in their households. They decorate this flag with flowers and garlands.
Yes!!!!!
200
Clock
300
TRUE OR FALSE-Many meals and superstitions revolve around lentils. Lentils can symbolize prosperity and good fortune and, in many countries, they are a typical meal at midnight. In other countries, lentils are stuffed into pockets and purses for a new year of abundance. Venezuelans wrap 12 lentils in a money bill to improve financial well-being for the year to come.
Yes!!!!!!!
300
TRUE OR FALSE-After a day of eating and drinking, people in France take part in an evening mass, a torchlight procession and a late night grape harvest.
YES!!!!!!!
300
TRUE OR FALSE-In the days preceding the Hindu New Year, Balinese worshippers parade through the streets with demonic effigies and whip one another with fiery coconut husks to chase away evil spirits.
Yes!!!!!
300
Ornaments
400
TRUE OR FALSE-In South America dropping a coin into your flute is considered bad luck on New Years Eve.
No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
400
TRUE OR FALSE-Because the Chinese brought the Lunar New Year to Vietnam, Tet celebrations also revolve around family and reunions. This means welcoming far-flung relatives and the spirits of deceased ancestors for a dinner of traditional food like bánh chung, a rice cake stuffed with beans and pork, and mang, a bamboo shoot soup.
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!
400
Party Hat
500
TRUE OR FALSE-A popular tradition that was borrowed from Spain is the consumption of 12 grapes as the clock chimes 12. This tradition is said to bring luck, and in some countries you make wishes with each grape.
Yes!!!!!!!
500
TRUE OR FALSE-On Losar Eve, Tibetans prepare a special dumpling soup, guthuk, with symbolic ingredients like chilies, rice, and coal. Once they get their fill, they run around their villages with firecrackers and straw torches to scare off ghosts and demons. Families wake up early on Losar to place animal offerings for the gods in their household shrines. They also hang new multi-colored prayer flags to promote peace, compassion, and wisdom. When the wind blows, it carries their messages with it.
Yes!!!!!!
500
TRUE OR FALSE-In Australia they celebrate the New Year on January 1. This day is a public holiday and many people have picnics and camp out on the beach. They have parties that start on December 31 and at midnight they start to make noise with whistles and rattles, car horns and church bells. To ring in the New Year.
Yes!!!!!
500
Balloons