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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...

Some Interesting Facts about 'Russia'

  • According to the Eurasia Daily Moniterthe Russian population is constantly decreasing by approximately 700 people daily. This is most likely due to Russia’s ageing population, which leaves a lot of older people than younger people, thus increasing the death rates. Also the decreasing immigration rates could be another factor.
  • Oil and gas make up around 59% of Russia’s exports.
  • More than 13% of people in Russia live in poverty.
  • Russia has more than 70 billionaires. The wealth inequality is quite high in Russia.
  • From 2014 to 2017, the Russian economy was hit from a financial crisis and that led to the ruble dropping in value by 50% in the last decade.
  • Russia has the same surface area as Pluto.
  • Russia’s pipeline could loop around Earth more than six times.
  • Russia has 9 time zones, which is more than any other country.

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