家，在许多国家的新年传统中扮演着重要的角色。新年的传统包括从高强度的除尘打扫到邀请招待贵客上门等各种活动。不管这些活动是如何进行的，很多人都会在家里庆祝新年。
1. Argentina (阿根廷)
Speaking of throwing things out the window… In Argentina on New Year’s Day, after everyone has shredded old documents and paper, the scraps are thrown out the window like confetti. It’s customary for everything to be shredded, symbolizing leaving the past behind.
说到把东西扔出窗外……在阿根廷，元旦那天大家都会撕碎旧文件和纸张，然后把这些碎片像五彩纸屑一样扔出窗外。按照传统，一切都会被撕碎，象征着把过去抛在脑后。
2. China （中国)
To symbolize happiness and good luck in the New Year, Chinese celebrants paint their front doors red. In general, red colors New Years Eve in China, with red packets of money for children, red rackets for married couples, and red lanterns.
作为新年幸福和好运的象征，中国人会把前门漆成红色。一般来说，红色装点了中国的除夕夜，比如给孩子发红包，给新婚夫妇包红包，还有红灯笼。
3. Denmark (丹麦)
As a sign of friendship, people save their old dishes in order to break them on each other’s front doors. Residents will allow these broken dishes to pile up in order to show who has the most friends.
作为友谊的象征，人们保存自己的旧盘子，以便在彼此的前门上打碎它们。居民会让这些碎盘子堆积起来，以显示谁的朋友最多。
4. England (英国)
For good fortune in the newly arrived year, Brits believe the first guest to enter through the front door should be a young, dark-headed male bearing gifts such as bread (to be full), salt (to be wealthy) and coal (to stay warm).
为了在新到来的一年里好运连连，英国人认为，第一个从前门进来的客人应该是一个年轻的、黑头发的男性，他会带着面包（要吃饱）、盐（要有钱）和煤碳（要保暖）等礼物。
5. Iran (伊朗)
Instead of Jack jumping over a candlestick, the people of Iran celebrate the Persian New Year, Nowruz, by jumping over bonfires in people’s backyards. This is seen as a symbol of purification, overcoming challenges of the previous year and preparing you for the year to come.
伊朗人民在人们后院的篝火上跳来跳去，庆祝波斯新年，而不是跳过烛台。这被视为洁净的象征，用以除去去年的困难，为来年做好准备。
6. Italy (意大利)
You’ve heard the old saying, “out with the old, in with the new”? In Italy, some people throw old decor out their windows to signify a fresh start for the new year. But it’s generally soft items, such as cushions or pillows, so there’s no need to worry about falling couches!
你听过那句老话“旧的不去新的不来”吗？在意大利，一些人把旧的装饰扔出窗外，象征着新年的开始。但这些装饰物通常是柔软的物品，比如垫子或枕头，所以不用担心沙发会从头上砸下来！
7. Japan (日本)
Oshogatsu is celebrated with family, which both cleans and decorates the entire house together. Then natural decorations such as pine branches, plum blossoms, and bamboo play a special role in preparing for the New Year celebration.
御正月（日本新年）是与家人一起庆祝的，他们一起打扫和装饰整个房子。此外，取自自然的装饰物（如松树枝、梅花和竹子），在准备新年庆祝活动中发挥着特殊的作用。
8. Mexico (墨西哥)
If you’re looking for odd New Years cultural traditions around the world, Mexican tradition suggests throwing water out the window and opening the front door to ensure that the old can depart quickly. This is similar to the way Japanese people clean their homes to rid the house of last year’s bad spirits.
如果你在世界各地寻找奇怪的新年文化传统，墨西哥就有奇怪的传统，他们会把水泼出窗外，打开前门以便老人早点离去。这类似于日本人打扫房子以消除去年的坏心情。
9. Puerto Rico (波多黎各)
In addition to cleaning their homes as the Japanese do, Puerto Ricans clean everything— the car, the garden, and even the streets. They also have a practice of throwing buckets of water out the window in order to do away with the bad juju of last year.
除了像日本人一样打扫自己的家，波多黎各人几乎会打扫一切东西——汽车、花园，甚至街道。他们还有一种做法，就是把一桶桶水泼出窗外，以消除去年的坏运气。
10. South Africa (南非)
Some South Africans - particularly those in the neighborhood of Hillbrow in Johannesburg - take cleaning house for the new year to an entirely new level. Throwing old furniture and appliances (think fridges!) from the windows of tall buildings somehow helps to make the new year bright. It’s actually a very serious health hazard there!
一些南非人，特别是约翰内斯堡希尔布洛社区的南非人，将新年的清洁工作提升到了一个全新的水平。从高楼的窗户扔下旧家具和电器（想想冰箱吧），以此来求得来年顺利。这实际上是一个严重威胁身体健康的做法！
