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New years traditions in Germany. http://www.photocase.de/stock-fotos/51776-stock-photo-blau-schwarz-party-rosa-silvester-neujahr-violett.jpg. h3.ggpht . com/-lgSw6N3N3Oc/SV8fIFZrUMI/AAAAAAAAIKk/2KwH7n65tAM/200901Neujahr_m1.jpg. 31th December is. New Year‘s Eve.
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New years traditions in Germany http://www.photocase.de/stock-fotos/51776-stock-photo-blau-schwarz-party-rosa-silvester-neujahr-violett.jpg h3.ggpht.com/-lgSw6N3N3Oc/SV8fIFZrUMI/AAAAAAAAIKk/2KwH7n65tAM/200901Neujahr_m1.jpg
31th December is NewYear‘s Eve
On New Year’s Eve people go to parties. At midnight there are big fireworks all over the country. On New Year’s Day people wish each other a “Happy New Year”.
At midnight people clink glasses usually filled with sparkling wine and wish each other a „Happy New Year“. http://www.thotel.it/media/3/40626837503025/capodanno_2.png
Fireworks at midnight. http://www.heret.de/webcam/fotos/Neujahr.jpg
If you go to a party the room is decorated with balloons and festoons and it‘s tradition to throw confetti. http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/ratownikxl/ratownikxl0911/ratownikxl091100057/5958613-silvester-party.jpg
People bring small gifts like a flowerpot with lucky clover, little sculptures of pigs or chimney sweepers (often out of chocolate or marzipan) as symbols of luck. http://www.hd-gbpics.de/gbbilder/gluecksbringer/gluec ksklee- http://static1.kleinezeitung.at/system/galleries_520x335/upload/6/6/0/2252208/gluec
Other lucky charms are horseshoes toadstools http://ratgeber.t-online.de/b/52/18/91/46/id_52189146/tid_da/gluecksbringer-zu- http://www.knuddelwichtel.de/images/categories/ and ladybirds http://www.pintoras-shop.de/WebRoot/Store13/Shops/61321671
Another tradition is to pour liquid plomb into water to see what shape it assumes when it cools. This shape gives hints about the things that will happen during the new year. http://www.bayern-blogger.de/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11 /Bleigie%C3%9Fen.jpg
A very special New Year’s celebration takes place in Berlin at Brandenburg Gate a famous place in the heart of the city. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HyhjKzGyqA4/UKVwb61RzMI/AAAAAAAAABU/ITHk91Rw_Oc/s1600/Neujahr.jpg
Thousands of people from all over Germany and the world come together here to welcome the new year. Famous bands play there. It’s always a great atmosphere. http://www.haz.de/var/storage/images/haz/hannover/aus-der-stadt/uebersicht/tipps-und-termine-zu-silvester-und-neujahr/16747442-1-ger-DE/Tipps-und-Termine-zu-Silvester-und-Neujahr_ArtikelQuer.jpg
On 1st of January pepole sleep long. They wish other people in the streets „Prosit Neujahr“ or a „Good and healthy new year“. People often eat fish, especially carp and put a flake of the fish in their purse, because that means you will have money in the new year. http://rabensol.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Karpfen-blau.jpg
Another traditional New Year‘s dish is lentil soup. People say each lentil is a coin in your purse. http://www.rezeptewiki.org/images/thumb/c/c0/Linsensuppe.jpg/300px-Linsensuppe.jpg
http://www.wallpaper-gratis.eu/feiertage/neujahr/2012-frohes-neues-jahr011_1024x768.jpghttp://www.wallpaper-gratis.eu/feiertage/neujahr/2012-frohes-neues-jahr011_1024x768.jpg A happy and peaceful New Year to all of you.