10 Unique ways to spend the New Years.

If you are one of the thousands of people who think your New Years celebration is incomplete without going to or watching the ball drop in Times Square here are ten unique ways you can celebrate the new years!


1. Go to the peach drop in Georgia. An eight square foot peach is dropped in front of around 100,000 people in the big city of Atlanta!

2. In the southern town of Goldsboro, NC that has become famous for their pickles you can join in the pickle dropping festivities. If you are planning to attend you should be there before 7:00 PM because the grand pickle drop takes place at Greenwich new years time. The pickle crazy crowd gathers at the corner of cucumber and vine to celebrate the New Year, they know the dill!


3. Get crafty with fellow Pinners and throw your own special New Years bash that is sure to impress!

4. If you happen to be in the Philippines open your doors for good luck, put on your polka dots, and get your round fruit out. Or if you want to impress your friends with a unique party use inspiration from the Philippines and throw a prosperity celebration. In the Philippines polka dots and roundness in general is a symbol for all things prosperous to come.


5. Carry your empty suitcase if you plan to travel this year. In Columbia people who wish for many travels believe that carrying a suitcase around on New Years will make this dream a reality! Surely an empty suitcase would be a great conversation piece as well!

6. If you missed burning man this year you can join the Ecuadorians in the burning of the scarecrow. Burning a scarecrow on New Years is a symbol of good luck and fortune in Ecuador.


7. Love a good fist fight? In Peru the Takanakuy Festival consists of numerous fights between the members of this small town. This allows the locals to settle their differences and start the new year fresh. Don't try this at home!

8. If you live in South Africa you should hide your expedit, many people believe its a sign of good luck to throw furniture out of the window.


9. Join in on the Japanese tradition of dressing up as animals... the Japanese believe it is good luck to dress as the animal of the next year to ensure prosperity.

10. Spend the night in the grave yard. In Chile the locals believe their deceased loved ones need their company on New Years Eve and spend the night with them in the cemetery.