“New Year’s is celebrated in different ways all around the world,” says Jo Hayes ... Eat black-eyed peas as your first food on New Year’s Day A beloved ritual for Southerners, eating ...

18 to 24 this year ... New Year Tuesday at the Manila Ocean Park in the Philippines. (Bullit Marquez/Associated Press) The holiday is celebrated by Chinese communities around the world.

BEIJING--Lunar New ... Year. The holiday — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — is a major festival celebrated by diaspora communities around the world.

These are just some of the New Year traditions observed in different parts of the world. Join BBC Bitesize ... depending on which day of the week New Year's Day falls. One of the biggest Hogmanay ...

In some parts of the world ... eating soba to usher in the new year dates back to the Edo period (1603 to 1867) in Osaka, Japan. Most New Year practices are built around superstitions and beliefs ...