At midnight on New Year's Eve (除夕) people in Rome, Italy, throw out all the things they no longer want. The streets are filled with old chairs, beds, clothes and dishes. In Madrid, Spain, the New Year comes in more quietly. People get together in the centre of the city. Each holds a bag of grapes. As the clock strikes (twelve, the people eat the grapes-one for each strike.
In Tokyo, Japan, people eat noodles on New Year's Eve. This food is said to bring long life. Early the next morning, some Japanese families climb Mount Fuji. There they watch the first sunrise of the new year.
In Norway, people hide their brooms in the New Year because they believe witches can travel by riding brooms. Without brooms, witches won't come and ride them to travel in the world.
