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“New Year’s Eve Around the World: 20 Fascinating Facts About December 31st”

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New Zealand is among the first countries to celebrate New Year’s Eve due to its time zone. In Spain, people eat 12 grapes at midnight for good luck. It's like  If you can finish all 12 grapes within the first minute, you'll have a lucky new year. Sydney, Australia, hosts one of the world’s largest New Year’s Eve fireworks displays. In Japan, Buddhist temples ring their bells 108 times on New Year’s Eve. Brazil’s beaches turn into celebrations with millions dressed in white for peace. Scotland’s Hogmanay festival involves fire ceremonies and a torch-lit procession. In Italy, wearing red underwear on December 31st is believed to bring love and luck. The famous New Year’s Eve ball drop in New York’s Times Square started in 1907. Denmark celebrates by smashing plates on friends’ doorsteps for good fortune. In the Philippines, people wear polka dots for prosperity. South Koreans gather at the Bosingak Belfry in Seoul for a ceremonial bell-ringing. The ancient Romans celebrated Decem...

Interesting Facts about 'INDIAN NAVY' #1

2) There are 79,083 active service personnel presently in the Navy.

3) Indian Naval Academy (INA) situated at Ezhimala Kerela is the largest of its kind in Asia.

4) Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosale is considered as the Father of Indian Navy.

5) The Indian Navy's first independent mission was against the Portuguese Navy during the liberation of Goa in 1961.

6) INS (Indian Naval Ship) Vikrant was the navy’s first aircraft carrier and the oldest aircraft carrier in the world.

7) The Sagar Prahari Bal (SPB) formed in March 2009 after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, is the unit of the Indian Navy responsible for patrolling India’s coastal waters.

8. MARCOS or Marine Commandos, nicknamed magarmach, are the special operations (very secretive) unit of the Indian Navy.

They are widely feared by terrorists who call them ‘ Dadiwali fauj ‘ because of their bearded disguises in civil areas. They played a huge role during the rescue mission of the hostages during the 26/11 attacks of Mumbai.

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