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There are many people in main on New Year's Eve in cities in Spain.
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Women in Belarus play to celebrate their new year.
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seven times on New Year's Day is the traditional New Year celebration in Estonia.
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People in Central America believe that wearing underwear brings luck in the new year.
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On New Year's Eve Brazilian people like to wear red and underpants more than other colours.
Spain
At midnight on New Year's Eve, it's traditional in Spain to quickly eat 12 grapes - one at each stroke of the clock. They believe that each grape brings good luck for one month of the next year. In Madrid, Barcelona, and other Spanish cities, many people gather in the main squares to eat their grapes together and pass around bottles of cava - a type of Spanish wine.
Belarus
New Year holiday starts in Belarus at the end of December and last until 7 January. During this holiday, still-unmarried women play games to guess who will marry in the New Year. In one game, a pile of corn is placed before each woman, and a rooster is let go; whichever pile the rooster goes to first reveals who will be the first to marry. In another game, a married woman hides certain items around her house for her unmarried friends to find; the woman who finds bread will marry a rich husband; the one who finds a ring will marry a handsome one.
Estonia
In Estonia you celebrate the New Year not by dancing but by eating. It's traditional for people here to try to eat seven times on New Year's Day. They believe that this will bring them abundant food in the coming year. However, in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, people try to enjoy as much alcohol as food.
Central and South America
In some countries like Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Venezuela, it's considered lucky to wear special underwear on New Year's Eve. In cities like São Paulo and La Paz, market vendors start displaying bright and colourful underpants a few days before the holiday. The most popular colours are red and yellow. People believe that red brings love in the coming year, and yellow brings money.