New Year's Eve is the most anticipated of the year. At this time, each of us is a little child, even if we have grown up long ago and do not believe in Santa Claus. The air is scented with mandarins, Christmas trees and magic. People are waiting for a miracle and hope for the fulfillment of desires. Everyone knows that on December 31, as soon as the clock strikes midnight, you must make a wish. And what other New Year signs and traditions do we have in other countries, and is there something in common between them? We will talk about this later.
How to decorate a Christmas tree
Discussing New Year signs and traditions, it is impossible to ignore the main symbol of the holiday - the New Year tree. Consider how you can decorate a forest beauty:
- Classic style. This design can be found on old postcards and in Soviet cinema. If the house has old toys in golden tones, then they will come in handy. Balls, caramels in a strip resembling a hook, angels. The top of the spruce should be free. The star will be out of place.
- If you like the classics, but the previous style is strict for you, dilute the design with tinsel and rain. Just do not overload the tree much. Tinsel is hung on different tiers.
- For modern design in the style of minimalism, solid toys are used. There should not be any paper decorations. This will ruin the design. Tinsel is also not the best option for this style.
What to cook
What should be on the New Year's table? Signs recommend paying attention to the symbol of the year. So, for example, the coming 2018 is the year of the dog. It was possible to cook meat dishes that did not require a lot of effort: chicken in the sleeve, julienne or even ordinary dumplings.
2019 will be the year of the boar. This means that you cannot cook pork dishes. It is better to replace it with chicken breast or lamb. As a treat, you can serve pancakes.
Fortune telling by book
This is not a New Year omen, but a universal way to find out the answer to a question of interest, which can be used on New Year's Eve. Close your eyes, think about what excites you. Go to the books and take the one to which you will pull. Once again, ask a question, open at random and read the line under the thumb. This is the answer.
Fortune telling on coffee
Remembering New Year's fortune-telling and signs, the most famous and fragrant method comes to mind first. And not in vain, because with a cup of delicious and aromatic coffee it is so nice to discuss dreams of a new life. And to interpret the drawing is even more interesting, would be a fantasy.
In order to fortune-tell in this way, you need to brew coffee in a Turk or in a pot; instant coffee will not work. Think about what matters most to you. Drink coffee, when there is only a thick one, you need to turn the cup over and pour the rest on the saucer. Place a cup on top and wait about 10 minutes. Then remove it and see what happened. Divide the precipitate into 4 equal parts:
- Spring.
- Summer.
- Autumn.
- Winter.
If there are bubbles in the center, then important news will come to you soon. A star speaks of a win or an opportunity to receive an inheritance. To see a cross or a circle - to receive a hint from the Universe - to be more careful. Elevation is a symbol of success, and deepening is an obstacle. If cracks have suddenly formed - do not rush to get scared. This is a symbol of an interesting event. This fortune-telling can be carried out not only on New Year and Christmas.
How to attract good luck to the house
Probably the most pressing topic is New Year's signs for good luck. How to make fortune a constant companion, and is it always necessary to go to the distant kingdom and kill the dragon? There are several easy ways:
- A minute before midnight, peel and place a tangerine under the tree. This will attract wealth and luck in business.
- It is not only the red dress that will help attract the bridegroom. Put a cinnamon stick in your pocket and carry with you.
- In order for the money not to leave the house, roll up the notes with a tube and place them under the spruce so that they are invisible to the eye.
- Do you want the New Year to get pregnant, dream of a baby? Then invite a married couple who are waiting for a replenishment in the family. When the clock strikes midnight, hold the expectant mother by the hand.
- For prosperity, do not throw garbage on New Year's Eve.
Divine fortune-telling on the narrowed
Christmas time is the time from Christmas to Baptism. At this time, girls have long been wondering for love:
- Fortune telling with a towel. A white towel is hung out of the window, saying : "Narrowed - dressed up, come and wash yourself." If the towel is wet in the morning, this year there will be a wedding.
- Before going to bed, you need to eat something salted, such as pickles. Say, "Narrowed-over, come and give me a drink." Whoever comes in a dream with water will marry him.
- With a comb, you can conduct a similar fortune-telling. Before going to bed, comb your hair, remove the comb or comb under the pillow with the words: "Narrowed - come dressed and comb my hair."
- If you doubt who to marry, New Year's fortune-telling and signs will help to decide. Take a few onions, sign them and put them in water. See which one sprouts faster. Marry him and get out.
- Sit for a few minutes in silence, ask a question and turn on the TV or radio. The first words you hear will be the answer.
- Take two branches of a tree, put a plate of water, arrange the branches with a bridge. Take away the plate under the bed and say: "Narrowed-dressed, walk along the bridge dressed up." If in a dream you walk arm in arm with a lover across the bridge, then this year marry him.
Fortune telling for married girls
Christmas and holy fortune telling can predict not only the betrothed, but also answer the equally important question of marital fidelity of her beloved husband. New Year is a great occasion to get rid of doubts. If you are aware of a rival and know her name, fortune-telling will answer. Write the name of the girl on paper, pour water into a glass and throw a spoonful of salt. Light the sheet from the candle flame. Put it in a cup. While the leaf is burning, stir the salt in a glass and say the conspiracy: "The salt will quickly melt - the beloved will not leave me, the paper will burn out - their love will burn out." If the salt is dissolved, and the leaf burns out, everything will be fine.
Christmas in England
New Year's signs and traditions of England are inconceivable without Christmas. This is a special holiday. He enjoys more love than the New Year. Catholic Christmas is celebrated on December 25th.
On Christmas Eve, December 24, Santa enters the house through the chimney pipe with presents. This night, painted felt socks are hung on the fireplace. There are as many as children in the family. In them Santa puts presents. If young people do not yet have a child, knee-high socks are hung anyway.
On Christmas, the whole family gathers in the parental home. Gifts unfold before dinner. A Christmas cracker is placed on each plate.
If you ever plan to visit Misty Albion, New Year is the best time. London is filled with the presence of fairy tales on the streets, creating a unique atmosphere, despite the lack of snow. All people become one big and happy family, and merchants and store owners give the residents of the city a gift of sale. Many products can be bought for nothing. Naturally, such generosity attracts not only local residents, but also tourists.
If you have dark hair, you will become a welcome guest in any home in England. It is believed that owners of dark hair bring good luck to the house. According to tradition, a guest needs to take a coal with him (it symbolizes warmth), bread (a symbol of food) and salt (a symbol of material well-being). With complete silence, the young man walks to the fireplace and puts coal in it. Only after that greetings and congratulations are distributed.
New Year traditions of different countries
What are the New Year omens in different countries? There are a lot of them, and they are all different. Consider the most interesting New Year signs and superstitions:
- Do you know that the Japanese are so harsh that they make a fire right at home? No, not to fry something. According to the behavior of fire, they make predictions for the whole coming year.
- Sign on New Year's Eve for fashionistas. If you meet the coming year in a new dress, new clothes will often come.
- If you want to get rid of the black stripe in life, here's a New Year sign from Greece. Old Christmas shoes are burned there. Not bad: both the problems will run away and the place for new shoes will be freed.
- The Irish believe that if a person died on Christmas Eve, he is guaranteed a place in paradise.
- If you believe in the New Year signs and superstitions, evil spirits and evil spirits, then you will be interested in the tradition from China. Residents of this country celebrate New Year exclusively in red. It is believed that it serves as a guard against evil spirits.
- European sign: on New Year's Eve and Christmas Eve it is impossible for the fire in the fireplace or candles to go out before morning. This is treated as a bad sign.
- Sign for unmarried girls: if on New Year's Eve hear a dog howl outside the window, then this will soon be the appearance of the groom. For young people, the appearance of a bride predicts the singing of birds.
- Scottish New Year's tradition: on the eve of the holiday, it is customary to throw away old things there and be sure to finish all the things that have begun.
- If you ever rest in Cuba on New Year's Eve, do not go under the windows. The fact is that on December 31, residents fill their glasses and glasses with water. Why do we need such a strange tradition? Of course, to pour all the water through the windows. This is done so that the New Year will be joyful and successful.
- An interesting New Year omen from the Netherlands for girls who already have a couple: if on New Year's Eve the first voice that the girl hears is the voice of her lover, the relationship will certainly end in a wedding.
- There are true fatalists on this list. Italians believe that if the first person to meet in the New Year is a man, good luck awaits, if a woman fails. Meet the priest - to death, and the policeman - to bring problems with the law.
As you can see from the list, New Year's signs in different countries are quite interesting and varied, but they are all aimed at attracting happiness to the house.
Some more interesting facts about the New Year
Finally, a little more interesting facts about New Year's signs:
- None of the adults will tell about this, but they also ask Santa or Santa Claus about the New Year miracle. Only if a console or a computer is usually a miracle for children, adults are asked to freeze their superiors, at least temporarily.
- "The Irony of Fate" is the most popular film on New Year's holidays. It has been shown on screens for almost 40 years.
- For vegetarians there is a place where on New Year's Eve game is not cooked. In Austria, among the New Year's characters, there is the Bird of Happiness, so cooking chicken is not accepted.
- The first garland lit over the US White House in 1985.
- German Santa Claus puts gifts on the windowsill, and Swedish - under the fireplace.
We sincerely hope that the New Year signs and superstitions really work and bring happiness, many joyful moments, prosperity and family well-being to your home.