From Japan To Chile, This Is How Unique People Around The World Celebrate New Year's Eve Traditions

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JAKARTA - The celebration of the new year is a ceremony that people have been waiting for before the turn of the year. Various types of activities are carried out to close the year with unforgettable moments.

Every country has a new year celebration with different traditions, including Indonesia. The following countries have their own unique way of celebrating New Year's Eve.

Japan

In Japan, at the turn of the year each shrine will ring its bell 108 times. In Buddhist belief this will cleanse everyone because the 108 ringing bells represent the 108 dirty thoughts of humans.

Ecuador

New Year's celebrations in Ecuador are also unique. The reason is, the people there burn the scarecrows on the eve of the turn of the year. It is said that doing this is to get rid of society's misfortune in the following year.

Scotland

On December 30, usually around 8,000 people will revel in holding torches creating a river of fire along the road from Parliament Square to Calton Hill.

On New Year's Eve itself, there will be a social gathering with Scottish music and traditional dancing. This activity runs all night until January 1.

Chile

Starting from a family who broke through the cemetery fence in order to spend the night with the family who had died on New Year's Eve, this later became a New Year's Eve tradition in Chilli.

The government has begun to open the fence for burial places, aka graves, so that everyone can spend New Year's Eve with the families who have left them.

Siberia

For those of you who can't stand the cold, you're lucky because you don't have to spend New Year's Eve in Sibera. This is because in Siberia there is a New Year's Eve tradition where people jump into frozen lakes holding onto a tree branch.

Philippines

New Year's Eve tradition in the Philippines is synonymous with the shape of the moon. People believe that the round shape symbolizes fortune and luck. So, on New Year's Eve they will serve a variety of round foods. Fruits that are moon-shaped, and also wearing clothes that have round patterns in them.