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Almost all cultures celebrate the end rof one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar. In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st-January 1st. People may go to parties, sometimes dressed in formal（正式的） clothes, and the may drink champagne（香 槟）at midnight. During the first minutes of the new year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sun rise. They welcome the new wear with the first light of the sunrise. Many cultures also do special things to get rid of（摆脱）bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh（重新）. Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the new year. Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year’s Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the tear. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. 翻译

几乎所有的文化庆祝结束ROF一年,在某种程度上另一个开始.不同的文化以不同的方式庆祝新的一年的开始,在不同的时间在日历.在西方国家,人们都庆祝新年在十二月三十一日午夜一月一日.人们可能会去参加聚会,有时穿着正式（正式的）的衣服,和喝香槟（香槟）在午夜.在新年的第一分钟,人们欢呼并互相祝愿来年的幸福.但有些国家喜欢早起看日出,庆祝新的一年.他们欢迎新的磨损与日出的第一光.许多文化也做一些特别的事情,摆脱（摆脱）在新的一年的开始坏运气.例如,在厄瓜多尔,家庭从旧衣服的大娃娃.娃娃是充满了旧报纸和鞭炮.午夜时分,这些玩偶被指从过去一年的事情了,新的一年里能重新开始（重新）.其他常见的传统,远离坏运气在新的一年,包括把东西扔到河流或海洋,或者说特别的东西,在新年的第一天.其他传统的新年之后,在新的一年带来好运.好运的一个广泛的西班牙的传统是吃在元旦的葡萄.多吃葡萄一个人吃,更多的好运气的人会有眼泪.在法国,人们吃的好运气在新的一年的煎饼.