The new year has arrived! Do you have a family ritual or traditional way to celebrate the new year’s day? Here are some fun facts about new year traditions of many different countries.
1.
In the early American colonies, the sounds of
___________ shots rang through the air, and black-eyed ______________ and pork
foretell good fortune in southern United States.
2.
The Irish enjoy pastries called
_______________.
3.
In India and Pakistan, rice promises
_________________.
4.
_____________ dipped in honey are a Rosh
Hashanah tradition.
5.
In Swiss homes, dollops of __________________
cream, symbolizing the richness of the year to come, are dropped on the floors
and allowed to remain there.
6.
“Wassail”, the Gaelic term for “good
______________”, is served in some parts of England. Spiced “hot pint” is the
Scottish version of wassail. Traditionally, the Scots drank to each other’s
prosperity and also offered this warm drink to neighbors along with a small
gift.
7.
In Rome, gifts of gilded nuts or ______________
marked the start of the new year.
8.
___________, the symbol of fertility, were
exchanged by the Persians.
9.
Early ___________________ traded earthenware
flasks.
10. In Scotland, coal, shortbread and silverware were
traditionally exchanged for ____________________________.
*Source from The Old Farmer’s Almanac
Answer Keys
1. gun/
pistol, peas
2. bannocks
3. prosperity
4. apples
5. whipped
6. health
7. coins
8. Eggs
9. Egyptians
10.
Good luck
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