On New Year's Eve, people in Italy throw out all the things. So there are chairs, beds, clothes and plates the streets. In Spain, the New Year more quietly. In the evening people go together to the streets. holds a bag grapes. When the clock strikes , people start the grapes.

    In Japan, people eat noodles on New Year's Eve. This is said to bring long life. Early in the morning, some families climb Mount Fuji(富士山). There they the first sunrise of the New Year.

Birthday Food Around the World

    What would people like to eat on their birthday? The answer would be different in different countries.

    In many countries, people have birthday cakes with candles. The number of the candles is the person's age. The birthday person must make a wish and blow out the candles. 59. If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true. In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake. The child with the candy is lucky. In China, it is getting popular to have a cake on your birthday. But many people still eat very long noodles for their birthday. They never cut up the noodles because the long noodles are a symbol of long life. In some places, Chinese people also eat eggs on their birthday. They are a symbol of life and good luck. All of these birthday foods may be different, but the ideas are the same. 他们会给过生日的人带来好运。

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