30 Quirky New Years Eve Traditions From Around the World

30 Quirky New Years Eve Traditions From Around the World Suzy S. How much do you know about New Years Eve traditions? Here in the U.S., you know what to do: gather your friends and family, turn on Dick Clarks New Years Rockin Eve in the background, and  count down from 10 as midnight nears. At the strike of the clock, you know to toast everyone as the fireworks blast off, sing a verse of Auld Lang Syne, and sneak in a New Years kiss, if you can! But outside of the United States, did you know there are some much more quirky New Years Eve traditions?  If youre in Spain, for example, youll want to get 12 grapes ready to eat with each strike of the clock. In Turkey, make sure you have a few pomegranates ready to throw off your balcony for good luck. To start your faux travels, we did some research into some of the bizarre New Years Eve and New Years Day traditions around the world. While some of them might be  outdated or more of an old wives tale theyre certainly interesting to learn! Heres what we found: Share this Image On Your Site pstrongPlease include attribution to TakeLessons.com with this graphic./strong/p pa href=/blog/new-years-eve-traditions-z03img src=/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Updated-30-Quirky-New-Years-Eve-Traditions-Around-the-World.jpg alt=30 Quirky New Year’s Traditions From Around the World width=720px border=0 //a/p p Readers, what do you think? Have you heard of these New Years Eve traditions around the world, and are they true? Let us know by leaving a comment below! Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher