Ring in the New Year somewhere different this year! There are many exotic places to celebrate New Year’s Eve that bring the celebration factor to another level. We’ve had the good fortune of ringing in the New Year’s around the world from India to Mexico. When traveling full-time, we often planned our itineraries around where the most happening New Year celebrations were taking place. From Asia to Australia and Africa to Scandinavia, let’s look at how other countries celebrate and what New Year’s Eve traditions you can expect worldwide.
Where to Celebrate New Year’s Eve Around the World
For nearly 20 years, Dave and I escaped Canada for the winter season and enjoyed different New Year’s traditions as we said goodbye to the old year and hello to the new.
New Year’s Eve is a time for a fresh start and to wish for peace and good fortune for the year ahead. So, it makes sense that people like to make the most of celebrating the last night of the year in style. From long-standing traditions in South America countries like Brazil and Bolivia to the best New Year’s Eve Party in Australia, let’s see who does it best!
1. Edinburgh, Scotland
In Scotland, the word for the last day of the old year is Hogmanay, and they love to ring in the New Year with full-on festivities. This celebration was taken from the Vikings, who celebrated the winter solstice with bonfire ceremonies. Today, it has morphed into a 3-day celebration. This year’s biggest celebration is taking place in Inverness.
Scotland celebrates with typical New Year events like many countries, with fireworks and gatherings, but the Scots also hold bonfire ceremonies and torch-lit processions while swinging giant fireballs, making it the best place to ring in the year ahead. Read more: 22 Best Things To Do in Edinburgh, Scotland
New Year’s traditions in Scotland have historically been to observe the ‘first footing’ where the first person crossing the threshold of a home after midnight brings good fortune. Historically, that person was a very important man with dark hair bearing gifts. The first person they encountered to ring in the new year set the tone for the year ahead.
Scottish Poet Robert Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne
It makes sense to begin our New Year’s celebrations in Scotland since one of the top New Year’s traditions around the world is to sing Auld Lang Syne. Auld Lang Syne was written by the famous Scottish poet Robert Burns and the Scots began singing…
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