New Year's Eve is widely celebrated in the world. Even in our country, this is one of the favorite holidays of people when people for a day try to forget all the stresses and pass well into the company of loved ones. Among the many traditions accompanying this celebration, such as baklavaja, sea cock and filling the table full of good foods, there are many superstitions, which we loved without wanting to believe. Some superstitions have been heard by grandmothers, some have borrowed from other countries, but many people respect them. What are some of these superstitions that people believe about the changing night of the years?
Cooking lentils
The beanware of lentil cooking comes from Italy and symbolizes the coins, as in Roman antiquity always donated a purse with lilies hoping to be converted into coins.
Opening a pomegranate grain
A grain of pomegranate opened and placed on the table is thought to bring prosperity. Greeks think that pomegranate is a fruit-bearing fruit for the start of the year. They slice the pomegranate on the main door of the house and the more grains get out of it, the better the year will be.
Grape consumption
In Spain people consume 12 grapes of New Year's Eve, as this fruit symbolizes abundance.
Round Fruits
In some other countries, mostly in the Philippines, the table is filled with round fruits, as this is the form of coins and brings income.
kiss
Another thing that is thought to bring prosperity is the exchange of a kiss at midnight.
Opening a bottle of champagne
Even the champagne is a breeze, so make sure you eat a bottle of shamoanje at midnight to celebrate New Year's Eve.
But what are the things we should not do the night of changing the years, because they are thought to bring bad luck?
The New Year should not find you in debt
Many people think that if the New Year finds you in debt, you will spend the next year getting debt.
Do not finish the whole dish
The New Year should find you with the full desk, so be sure to leave something on the plate and not to wear it all before the clock marks 00:00.
Do not wait for bananas
Bananas are thought to bring bad luck. If you have them at home, do not wait or do not consume New Year's Eve, leave it for tomorrow (always if you're superstition).
Other foods that need to be avoided are things with wings, like chickens, as it is thought that luck flies away if you consume it. Likewise, arthropods should not be consumed, as it walks back and you can walk your luck next year.