11 New Year’s Eve Traditions From Around the World
| March 23, 2016
Finland
A popular Finnish tradition involves a bit of metalwork. After heating up tin until it is molten, the liquid tin is doused in a container of water, and then the shape interpreted after solidifying. A circle might signify a ring which would mean a wedding in the new year, a heart shape is equal to romance, a ship or plane suggests travel, and animal shapes forecast good fortune and plenty of food.
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