| Show Many Unique New Year Customs Still Exist in Foreign Co Countries 1 1 Scotland Young used to watt walt eagerly for tor the first stroke of ot twelve marking the coming of ot the New Year As the bell ben In the church steeple began to toll toU he would rush up to the door of ot his beloved's home to be the first to cross her threshold The girl would listen for tor forThe The first foots foot's entering step That sudden on the floor is welcome heard Ere blushing maids have braided up their hair nir The laugh the hearty kiss the goodNew good goodNew goodNew New Year Pronounced with honest In Scotland as In most northern European countries It Is s an old be belief pet net that spirits both good and evil are peculiarly active on New Years Year's Eve On the stroke of ot midnight according ac no cording to the ancient superstition all genii were In motion and could be exorcised by appropriate words Good genii were called caned hillmen or In the dialect of ot Scotland Scotland Scot Scot- Scotland land and end evil spirits called trolls Mummers Hummers used to wander about the i tT M streets wearing masks and carryIng carryIng carrying carry- carry Ing cudgels reciting this doggerel verse in an effort to attract the good and to drive off the evil Gle Gie o 0 your white bread Ill I'll hae nane vane o 0 your pour grey grey- grey Syria I The great d day y of ot fun and feasting In Syria is New Years hot Christ Years Year's they thel exchange exchange ex mas teas On New Day change presents resents and children go gl I about from to doof or giving the thi greeting of ot the I season and expecting expecting expect expect- ing lug gifts gUts of candy and money monel r I s' s st t 9 Before Defore going to bed on New Years Year's Eve a Syrian child sets out a bowl of water and a dish of wheat for the refreshment of the camel who Is supposed to bring him bun gifts According to legend the camel was the youngest of the animals bearing the Wise Men and it fell fen down exhausted ex ex- hausted by the strenuous Journey The Christ Child seeing this blessed the animal and conferred immortality upon it In Lebanon itis it itis itis is a magic mule who bears the gifts gUts of the season Hungary One of the quaintest New Years Year's customs is the visit of the chimney chimneysweeps chimneysweeps chimneysweeps sweeps in Hungarian towns The sweep knocks at the door with his bis broom and the householders snatch a straw or two from it These are tied with a ribbon and kept as a good luck charm during the year 1 t x y fix To touch a pig on New Years Year's Eve brings good luck according to Hungarian tradition In the principal principal pal restaurants and cafes of Budapest Budapest Buda pest they release a pig at midnight and there is much merriment as the diners liners try to touch the squealing animal as it races races among the tables Czechoslovakia In Czechoslovakia they forecast the lie little future by nut aut shells filled with wax and Sand floating float ing ng on water a wick burning In each ach shell If It the boat floats toward the he center Its owner will take al ai a aljourney Journey during the New Year K n Hwo two wo boats come together the owners own ers era rs will be the year |
