德國：新年前夕，以村鎮為單位，選幾株高達三丈的大樹，砍掉數枝，只留主幹。新年清晨，參加競技比賽的人聽到訊號，迅速從家中奔到樹下，誰到得早、攀得快、第壹個爬到樹頂的被譽為“新年英雄”。
希臘：在克裏特島上，外出拜年時要帶上壹塊大石頭，把它放在地板上，向主人恭賀新喜說：“願妳家有壹塊象這塊石頭壹樣重得金子”。
西班牙：過年時，人們手上壹定要拿壹枚金幣；沒有金幣則用銅幣代替。認為小孩在元旦那天打架、罵人和哭泣是不祥之兆，因此，這壹天幾乎滿足他們的壹切要求。
意大利：除夕是壹個狂歡之夜，人們燃放爆竹和焰火，震耳欲聾，硝煙彌漫。午夜時，家家戶戶都可以將可打碎的東西，如瓶瓶罐罐，甚至澡盆，扔出門戶外摔個粉碎，表示辭舊迎新。
法國：認為除夕這天家中如有余酒，來年定交厄運。因此，寧可喝得酩酊大醉，也要將酒喝個精光。
瑞士：過年時成群結隊跑到雪山去，認為在冰山雪地裏遊玩，能忘掉人間煩惱，又有沐浴去舊的意思。
瑞典：新年裏，許多人燃燒用草紮成的小鹿，裏面裝了鞭炮和煙火，以示除舊迎新。
美國：除夕夜舉行野火晚會，天亮時把破舊的衣服扔進火堆燒掉，以示毀舊迎新。
比利時：在農村，元旦清晨第壹件事情就是向動物拜年。他們走到牛、羊、馬、狗、貓等旁邊，向它們說：“新年快樂”。
United Kingdom: Scotland, New Year's Eve, the parents must go out before midnight on her face painted a very black-employed people who lead the way to return home. Middle of the night after a man walked into the room, known as the "first foot", if he came to a happy, happy and wealthy people, then the owner will be lucky throughout the year.
Germany: New Year's Eve, to towns and villages as a unit, the election of up to thirty feet Several Strains of trees, cut down the number of branches, leaving only the trunk. New Year's morning, to participate in athletic competitions heard signals quickly ran to their homes under a tree, who arrive too early, quickly climbing the first climb up the tops of trees known as "New Year's hero."
Greece: In the island of Crete, when New Year's to bring out a large stone, put it on the floor to congratulate the new owners prefer to say: "Your family has a piece of stone as heavy as was gold."
Spain: New Year, people determined to get a gold coin in hand; there is no gold coins were replaced with copper. That the kids on New Year's Day fight, curse and cry is the writing on the wall, so this is almost a day to meet all their demands.
Italy: New Year's Eve is a carnival night, people set off firecrackers and fireworks, loud, smoke filled. Midnight, every household can be will be able to break things, such as bottles and jars, and even a tub, throwing out a smashing outdoor wrestling that New Year.
France: that the New Year's Eve at home on this day, such as more than wine, in the coming year will pay doom. Therefore, rather drunk, but also to drink a nothing left.
Switzerland: New Year, snow-capped mountains in droves to go to that play in the snow, ice, can forget about human trouble, another shower to the old meaning.
Sweden: New Year, many people burning grass beaten up by the deer, which installed firecrackers and fireworks, to show the old and welcome.
United States: New Year's Eve party held at wildfires, dawn at the time of old clothes thrown into the fire burned in order to show destruction of the old and welcoming.
Belgium: In the countryside, on New Year's morning the first thing is to animals, Happy New Year. They went to cattle, sheep, horses, dogs, cats, etc. next to them said: "Happy New Year."