Whether you’re celebrating New Year’s Eve in an exotic foreign nation or at home with family and friends, you’ve definitely got a few New Year’s traditions! 

Although fireworks and champagne are popular globally, have you heard of these other, more local New Year’s customs? 

• Colombia – Colombians carry empty luggage around the block in the expectation of a travel-filled new year! 
• Spain – on New Year’s Eve, it is traditional to eat 12 grapes, one at each strike of the clock at midnight. Each grape symbolises good fortune for one month of the following year. 
• Switzerland – The Swiss sprinkle a dab of cream on the floor, which is said to bring good fortune, riches, and peace in the new year. 
• Russia – Russians express gratitude to the previous year by recalling its most significant events in the hours preceding up to midnight, and they make wishes during the 12 seconds of silence before the stroke of midnight. 
• Greece – onions are considered a sign of rebirth by the Greeks, who hang this vegetable on their doorways to stimulate growth during the new year.