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People in different countries have different activities on New Year's Eve.
At midnight on New Year's Eve, people in Rome (罗马) throw out (扔掉) all the things they don't want. The streets are full of 1 chairs, beds, clothes and other things. In Madrid (马德里), Spain, New Year 2 quietly. People go to the main squares, each holding 3 grapes. 4 the clock strikes (敲击) twelve, people start to eat the grapes—one grape for good luck in each month of the new year.
In Tokyo, people eat 5 on New Year's Eve. People believe noodles can bring long life. Early the next 6 , some Japanese climb Mount Fuji. They 7 the first sunrise of the new year.
In China, people eat 8 . Usually they 9 a coin (硬币) in a dumpling. If someone eats the dumpling with the coin in it, he or she will be 10 in the year. Of course, they don't eat the coin.
