By Katelyn Mardis

How Can I Say Happy New Year? In China, you say “Chu Shen Tan”. In France, they say “Bonne Annee”. In German, it’s “Prosit Neujahr”. In Portuguese, it’s “Feliz Ano Novo”.

In Russian, you say “S Novim Godom”. In Spanish, they say “Feliz Ano Nuevo”. In Italian, it is “Buon Capodanno”.

What Do They Do in China? In China, they have a parade to bring good luck. They believe that putting firecrackers on their houses wards off evil sprits.

They clean their houses to get rid of last year’s bad luck. They believe that tangerines are lucky, but odd numbers are unlucky!

What Do They Do In Europe? In Europe, the New Year is a time for fortune-telling and superstition. In some countries, they ring bells on New Year’s Day.

Visitors bring gifts to insure the owner has plenty of what the visitor brings. They have a custom to make noise in the New Year.

How Is It Celebrated In France? The French New Year used to be on March 25. Dinner parties are thrown for the entire family.

They exchange gifts and greeting cards. They also send fake gifts as jokes.

Afterword This is a picture of Mitchell school. I decided to do New Year’s Around the World because I find New Year’s a very nice holiday. By: Katelyn M