Unique New Year's Traditions Around the World

• New Year's traditions vary around the world.
• In Scotland, they swing large fireballs around on New Year's Eve. 
• Brazilians release white flowers into the ocean for the Goddess of the Sea. 

New Year's Eve is a practically universal holiday that's often celebrated with fireworks, parties, and a toast to a happy and healthy year to come. But different countries around the world ring in the New Year with unique cultural traditions.

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INSIDER has rounded up some of the most fascinating New Year's Eve celebrations around the world.

From a Brazilian offering of white flowers to the Sea Goddess to magical bear dances in Romania, these New Year's traditions are all supposed to bring good fortune and prosperity in their own unique way.

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