The document discusses kid-friendly New Year's Eve traditions from around the world. It describes how the author and her son celebrated New Year's Eve by honoring a different country's traditions each hour starting at 8:00 PM, including cleaning with dirty water in Puerto Rico, walking with an empty suitcase in Colombia, and leaving lentils by the door in Mexico. The full article can be read at the provided link.

1. Kid-Friendly (and Global) New Year’s Eve Traditions
• CATEGORIES: Activities
• By Deena Scheidt
Years ago, my son decided he wanted to do something fun to
celebrate New Year’s Eve. I was sure there had to be more kid-
friendly traditions than watching the ball drop and kissing your
partner. So I did some poking around on the internet, and found
kid-friendly traditions from around the globe. Then we thought:
Why limit ourselves to enjoying just ONE New Year’s Eve?
Wouldn’t it be fun to celebrate in spirit with other countries
around the world as their clocks turned over into the New
Year?! So we did some research, and starting at 8 PM Pacific,
every hour on the hour, we celebrated a different country as their
clocks struck midnight. Below are the places we chose and their
traditions, starting at 4 hours ahead of our midnight here in the
Pacific Northwest.
8:00 PM
• San Juan, Puerto Rico – clean the house during the day, reserving
the cleaning water. Then throw the dirty water out the front door
at midnight to drive away evil spirits and any negativity from the
previous year. You could also sprinkle sugar outside your house
for good luck.
9:00 PM
• Bogota, Colombia – Walk or run around the block with an empty
suitcase to guarantee travel in the coming year. Be sure to take

2. the first step with your right foot to make sure your travels are
happy!
10:00 PM
• Mexico City, Mexico – leave lentils outside your door, put a
handful in your pocket, or snack on a spoonful right before
midnight. Lentils are associated with abundance and good
fortune.
11:00 PM
• Edmonton, Canada – Clapping and roaring to scare away negative
energies
• Arizona, USA – Calling his grandparents in Arizona to count down
the new year with them
Read full article at:
https://kidsintransitiontoschool.org/kid-friendly-and-global-new-years-
eve-traditions/