These are New Year's customs that ward off bad luck!

New Year's customs that ward off bad luck start already with the menu, because in Slovenia on New Year's there is always ate pork (or the meat of a four-legged animal) because it is said to bring progress, but under no circumstances should we eat poultry that brings backsliding. Namely, according to tradition "the pig rushes forward, the hen scratches back". In addition to pork, they are said to bring good luck lens, which due to its shape resembles gold coins, Sarma, which with its green leaves also resembles money, and desserts, which symbolize wealth.

It is also an interesting tradition decorating wells and fountains, because the water is said to have magical power, so on this day Christmas cakes (ceremonial bread baked for the Christmas holidays), money, apples, walnuts and ivy are offered to the water. On New Year's morning, they are supposed to wash themselves with water from the well at home, which is supposed to bring prosperity and happiness in the new year. The belief that it should also be associated with water the one who washes first on New Year's gets golden teeth, that's why some people brush their teeth immediately after midnight.

They should be on New Year's Day the first male guestsi, because if a woman enters the house first, misfortune will befall us. Girls need to be happy sweeps the room three times in the direction from the threshold to the table (so that the luck will not be carried away) and then scatter the garbage around the garden so that the fruit will bear better in the new year.

In addition, New Year's time is also marked by various symbols for good luck in our country, such as flies, ladybirds, dwarfs, four leaf clovers, bells, candles, horseshoes, chimney sweeps, pigs and elephants, which can be given as pendants or small figurines.

And abroad?

Other countries also have quite a few interesting New Year's customs. Spaniards they eat twelve grapes for good luck (for every ring of the bell) and put on red linen for a better love life. Greeks try their hand at gambling - most commonly a card game called 31, Danes they enjoy breaking broken or unused plates (the more broken dishes on the doorstep, the more popular the family is). Brazilians they dress in white with colored underwear (the color of the underwear is supposed to determine in which area you will be lucky, e.g. pink panties will bring you luck in love) and you could go on and on. As an interesting point, we should also mention the fireworks, which have become an obligatory part of every new year, and originate from of China and are said to ward off evil spirits.

Whether these customs have the desired effect or not, they are certainly interesting, and if nothing else, they will undoubtedly spice up your New Year's celebration.