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and Echo devices. Hey, smarty pants. It's almost New Year's Eve. So what are you up to?

Are you eating grapes, wearing red pajamas? Did you sprinkle salt on your doorstep?

Huh? Yeah, I know. It sounds crazy. But is it any crazier than this?

Happy New Year! As it turns out, different cultures around the world celebrate New Year's Eve with different traditions.

Hola! In Spain, we eat 12 grapes, one for each strike of the midnight clock.

Hopefully it will bring us prosperity and good fortune in the New Year.

In Brazil, citizens head to the beach, setting candles and flowers afloat, a gift to an ocean deity,

known as Yamoja. They wish for this mother of all deities and giver of life to bestow her blessings upon

them in the year to come. Ah, in Italy, we wear red on these for a lock and success next year. Feliz Anonuowo.

Citizens of Chile gather in cemeteries. This way, they can include their ancestors in the New Year's Eve festivities.

And the Greeks promote growth and renewal by hanging onions on their doors?

Oh, I'm not sad. It's the onions. Happy New Year!

In Turkey, they sprinkle salt on their doorsteps at midnight to promote peace and prosperity.

While in Denmark, people smash plates against their neighbors' doors.

Whoa! As a way to leave aggression, frustration, and other angry feelings behind.

Some say the bigger the pile of broken dishes, the more luck will come their way.

But please do not try this at home. Whoa! Put down the cereal bowl.

So, what about you, Smarty Pants? What's your favorite New Year's Eve tradition?

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