WAGNER WISHES YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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It’s the time when we welcome a new calendar day and to celebrate the opportunities it brings.
According to the Gregorian calendar, the most widely used calendar system today, a new year starts on January 1, the day we call “New Year’s Day.” All across the world, there are different traditions, and people of all ages get together to celebrate with their loved ones.
At Wagner, we want to wish you a very happy and prosperous New Year 2019. It’s all about new beginnings, ideas and even new hopes and challenges. We hope this time brings new opportunities of exploring every joy of life. And, to celebrate this time in the best way, we share some facts about how celebrations go across the world.
Australia
In Australia, the holiday occurs during the peak of the summer. Indeed, people celebrate New Year’s Eve while the sun is still shining. At midnight, fireworks announce it’s the end of another year. The most expected spectacle takes place in Sydney Harbor.
Brazil
In Brazil, jumping over seven different waves while making wishes is considered good luck. As part of the celebration, the city of Rio de Janeiro sees its skies filled with fireworks and people eat lentils as a symbol of wealth.
Denmark
The 31st of December, Danish affectionately shatter their unused dishes and plates against the doors of all their friends and family, which would bring good luck. People also get together to listen to the Queen’s speech and head over to the Royal Palace in Copenhagen to wait for the clock’s chime.
Ecuador
As part of their Años Viejos tradition, Ecuadorians burn scarecrows filled with paper or sawdust at midnight. This tradition originated in 1895 in Guayaquil when a yellow fever epidemic hit the town and coffins packed with the deceased’s clothes were burned for purification.
Estonia
In Estonia, welcoming a new year is all about food. Traditionally, people eat 7, 9 or even 12 meals a day as a symbol of having abundance in the next 365 days. Those numbers are chosen because they are considered the luckiest.
Mexico
Mexican people celebrate Año Nuevo by eating 12 grapes, each representing a desire. Their underwear should be in accordance to what they want (red for love, yellow for money) and they light a white candle to wish for a peaceful life in the coming months. It’s also a tradition to sweep the floor so they can throw away bad memories of the finishing year, and to walk across the street with a travel suitcase in order to visit many places during the coming year. The Viejo is a big doll that is burned at midnight.
Nigeria
The Nigerian people celebrate New Year’s Eve with parties where family and friends exchange wishes and offer prayers. In Lagos, there are different masquerades to extend joy including the Calabar Carnival and Lagos Countdown, where citizens wear animal masks and dance on the streets.
Scotland
For Scottish people, it’s a tradition to visit their neighbors and impart wishes to celebrate Hogmanay. Also, it’s believed that the first person to cross the threshold of a home in the new year should carry a gift to bring good luck for others and themselves. If the first to enter is a tall, handsome man with dark hair, then it’s said to bring even a better luck. People usually celebrate with drums and bagpipes playing.
Spain
The Spanish tradition for good luck revolves around grapes. For them, eating 12 grapes one at a time at midnight is what would bring good luck. Additionally, people can have a wish for each grape in representation of the following months.
Zimbabwe
Here, the new year is welcome with a 3-day celebration. The famous Jameson Vic Falls Carnival attracts huge crowds every year and the entertainment includes stilt walkers, fire dancers and live performances by local musicians and DJs.

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