11 New Year’s Eve Traditions From Around the World
| March 23, 2016
Brazil
In Rio de Janeiro, over 2 million celebrants gather to welcome in the Ano Novo (New Year) on for Reveillon (New Year’s Eve). Dressing all in white, the participants go to the famous Copacabana Beach to drink, eat snacks, and wait for the New Year.
When midnight strikes, an impressive fireworks display lights up the sky for at least 20 minutes – one of the longest fireworks shows in the world. After that, partiers rush into the ocean to jump over 7 waves, to bring luck for the New Year, in addition to sending little boats filled with rice, white flowers, perfume, and prayers into the waves to appease the sea goddess and bring good fortune.
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