Unique New Year Traditions

Everyone has their own reasons to keep up with traditions...and I have come across some really unique ones that I had never heard of before. Here they are: In the Philippines , they believe in being Frugal on the first day of the year to set a good tone for money management for the rest of the year. In Japan, they clean the house towards the end of the year is believed to purify the house for the whole of the coming next year. In Spain, they eat 12 grapes at the stroke of midnight, one for each month of the year. It is said to bring good luck and prosperity. Some people even make 12 wishes with each grape. In Denmark, they stand with their loved ones on chairs and jump off together at the stroke of midnight. They believe it to get rid of bad spirits and bring good luck. In Russia, they write their wishes down on a piece of paper, they burn it, put it in their champagne and drink it. In Brazil, they go to the beach and after midnight, they jump 7 waves to honer the goddess of water and bring them good energy. In Chile, to keep their dead company, people spend the night before New Years in the cemetery. Everyone has reasons for their traditions and they are all pretty positive. I am thinking of trying the grapes custom this year...just for the fun of it.