The aim of the project is to enlarge students’ knowledge about other countries’ customs.
- In Denmark they save all of their unused dishes and plates until the 31st of December when they affectionately shatter them against the doors of all their friends and family.
- In the Philippines they believe that everything should be round so as to represent coins and bring wealth. Round food, round clothes, as long as it’s round.
- In some South American countries wearing colored underwear will determine your fate for the new year. Red underwear means you’ll find love. Gold means wealth, and white means peace.
- In Spain, if you can manage to stuff 12 grapes in your mouth at midnight you’ve achieved good luck for the next year.
- Today, Italians let their church bells peal, the Swiss beat drums, and the North Americans sound sirens and party horns to bid the old year farewell.
- In Scotland, the custom of first-footing is an important part of the celebration of Hogmanay, or New Year’s Eve Day. This practice holds that the first foot to cross a threshold after midnight will predict the next year’s fortune.
- Not all New Year’s celebrations take place on December 31. The Jewish New Year, called Rosh Hashanah, is in September. During this two-day holiday, families celebrate tradition through food and prayer services. A traditional celebration will almost always include slices of apple dipped in honey, a symbol of a sweet new year. This is the first of the High Holy Days.
- New Year on the island of Bali is celebrated in March, coinciding with their lunar New Year. If you’re looking for a place to relax and unwind, join in on the 12-hour dedicated silence and meditation that sweeps across the island.
- Romanian Farmers try to communicate with their animals on New Year’s Eve, they belive it will bring good luck.
- In England people used to kiss each other. After midninght people join their hands in a circle and say a poem written by Scottish poet Robert Burns <<Auld Lang Sync>>
- In Greece an onion is hang from the front door of the house, as a symbol of rebirth. Parents then wake thier children by tapping them on heads with the onion.
- Russians write down a wish nurn it and throw it into a champange glass. Then they must drink it before 12.00.
- In Siberia and Russia it is tradition to dive into a frozen lake.
- Many Chinese people paint their front door red as a symbol of happiness and good fortune.
The learners find new and strange information about other countries traditions. We read discuss and make a video. We make presentations and put all the materials on our blogs.
This project will be done with 6th graders. The aim of the project is to enlarge our learners knowledge,their vocabulary.
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