Spain
In Spain people celebrate New Year’s Eve by eating 12 grapes at each second the clock strikes at midnight. The 12 grapes stands for good luck for each month of the upcoming year.

Finland
A New Year’s Eve tradition in Finland is the custom of predicting the future by casting molten tin into a container of water and interpreting the shape of the metal after hardening. A heart or ring shape means a wedding, a ship foretells a travel and a pig shape means plenty of food.

Denmark
In Denmark people save old dishes and throw them on New Year’s Eve at the thresholds of the houses of friends and near ones. It is a good sign to find many broken dishes at the entrance of your home, because it symbolizes many friends and good relationship.

Estonia
In Estonia there goes a belief that people should eat 7, 9 or even 12 (the lucky numbers of the Estonians) times on New Year’s day. This ensures abundant food in the upcoming year. If a person eats seven times, he even will have the strenght of seven men in the following year.

The Netherlands
In Holland thousands of people dive into the freezing cold North Sea at noon on New Year’s Day to ensure good luck and health in the following year.