Although the main night of the year is only a few days away, Internet users firmly refuse to believe in magic. So, on the Internet and banned social networks, videos with the strangest traditions of celebrating the New Year went viral. Although we are still waiting for the upcoming holiday in the editorial office, we still decided to bow to the trends and compiled our rating of the most frightening historical facts about New Year’s Eve.
Eid al-Adha
As you know from Russian history, New Year celebrations began during the reign of Peter I. Until then, it was celebrated on September 1, in accordance with the pagan culture. According to their beliefs, the change of years took place during this period. Therefore, to appease the coming year, it was customary to decorate spruces (the only evergreen tree) with the entrails of killed people and sacrificed animals.
new year’s fire
By the way, another strange tradition that is still practiced to this day is related to the fires that broke out in Panama on December 31st. True, here it is not trees and papers that succumb to fire, but stuffed animals of famous personalities such as politicians, athletes, actors. By the way, they do this only with good intentions. This is how people express their respect for these people.
New life
We are sure that everyone finds it necessary to start life from scratch on New Year’s Eve. But that’s what they did in Micronesia. Every new year, the islanders change their names to live happily for another year. Micronesians explain this by saying that with a new name no evil spirit can find them. Fair.
Afterlife New Year
On New Year’s Eve, Chileans don’t really worry about where to celebrate the New Year, so they go to the cemetery. They do this to celebrate the holiday with all their relatives who are no longer alive. Of course, it’s a nice tradition, but it’s a little weird.
Same rake again
Those who are accustomed to decorating their homes with Christmas tree branches and balls for the New Year, get ready. Another ingenious solution was found on how to decorate the interior for the holiday. For example, in Japan it is customary to decorate the walls of a house or apartment with bamboo rakes. But this is how the Japanese get good luck in the new year. And it’s not what you think. And in Japan, New Year’s wishes are made not by the ringing of the clock, but by the ringing of bells, of which there are only 108, not 12.
Source: People Talk
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