1. It’s New Year’s Around the World By: Cara Edenfield groupbygroup.wordpress.com

2. It’s New Year’s around the world! In Scotland, people light sticks of juniper and waft them around the house to purify anything bad from the previous year.

3. It’s New Year’s around the world! In Armenia, people make special bread for their family, kneading luck and good wishes in the dough before baking.

4. It’s New Year’s around the world! In Denmark, people throw old dishes at the doors of friends’ homes for good luck.

5. It’s New Year’s around the world! In the southern United States, people eat black eyed peas for good luck.

6. It’s New Year’s around the world! In Puerto Rico, people throw pails of water out the window to rid their home of evil spirits.

7. It’s New Year’s around the world! In Spain, people eat 12 grapes, one for every stroke of the clock and for good luck in each month of the new year.

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