France

The most unique cultural feature in the custom of celebrating New Year in France is that people here welcome the new year with alcohol. As soon as December 31, the French will start a continuous and drunken party until January 3 to end. With the firm belief that when they drink all the alcohol they prepare, the new year will be filled with good things and luck. On the contrary, they will have bad luck when there is still undrinkable alcohol.

In addition, at the beginning of the year, every French person will go out to the street to predict fortune through the direction of the wind. According to the traditional concept from the past, France will have a peaceful and favorable year when the wind blows in the south. Dairy farmers and fishermen will have a good year if the wind blows from the west. In addition, winds from the East will bring a prosperous year for fruit farmers. However, if it is the north wind, it will signal a year of trouble and crop failure.