Try a Different New Year's Eve Tradition From Around the World!

If you are as ready as we are for a new year with new vibe, maybe you want to try a different New Year's Eve tradition! The New Year is celebrated around the world and trying something new (other than a party and New Year's resolutions) might be exactly what you need to kick off 2022 in an upward trajectory.

From the more elaborate to the simple, here are some New Year's traditions from around the world for you to try:

• In Ecuador, the people make giant "scarecrows" resembling evil things or people and at midnight, they burn them to start new year evil-free!
  
  
• In Spain, locals eat exactly 12 grapes at midnight to bring about prosperity and good fortune. Originally, this tradition was started by the grape-sellers so they could sell more grapes at the end of the year, but soon it caught on with everyone.
  
  
• In Brazil, the people throw white flowers into the ocean as an offering to Yemoja (the ocean goddess) to ask for blessings in the next year.
  
  
• Italians wear red underwear! Red represents fertility, so maybe only adopt this tradition if you're hoping to expand your family in 2022.
  
  
• The Japanese end the year and start the new year with a bowl of soba noodles in a tradition called toshikoshi soba (year-crossing noodles). Starting your New Year this way could help with a long and healthy life.

Of course, there are many other traditions to kick off the new year for you to choose from. How does your family celebrate on New Year's Eve or what is a new tradition you'd like to try?