New Year's superstitions in Romania

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Most of Romanians attend parties and friend gatherings on New Year’s Eve, and stay up till late to watch the fireworks and to welcome the New Year’s Day. 

Many superstitions such as wearing red clothes at the New Year’s party or having some money in your pockets, are well known in Romania. For example, red clothes symbolize good luck and having money in your pocket at 00.00 means you will be wealthy all year long. 

Other superstitions:

- Make noise to drive away evil spirits

- Carry rice in your pockets at midnight (it will bring you prosperity during the new year)

- Don't throw anything out of the house on the day on the 31st of December and 1st of January (you will throw away your luck together with the dust and garbage)

- If the first person who visits you on the 1st of January is a brunette man, it will bring good luck. It’s believed that blonde or redheaded women bring bad luck. (Don't be upset, girls. It's just a superstition.)

- Eat fish at the New Year's table. You'll do great all year long and get through all the trouble - like fish in water.

(Pitesti Children`s Palace Team, Romania)


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