Spain's '12 Grapes of Luck' is a tradition where people eat a grape with each bell strike at midnight for good fortune.
In Denmark, people leap off chairs at midnight to 'jump' into January for good luck and to banish bad spirits.
Brazilians wear white for peace and throw flowers into the ocean as a gift to Yemanjá, the goddess of the seas.
The Japanese ring a bell 108 times to dispel the 108 earthly desires, bringing cleanliness to the New Year.
In the Philippines, round shapes symbolize prosperity, prompting people to display round fruits and wear polka dots.
Ecuadorians burn scarecrow-like figures representing the old year to cleanse the past and welcome the future.
Scottish 'First-Footing' tradition holds that the first person to enter a home after midnight brings good fortune.
In Greece, an onion is hung on the front door as a symbol of rebirth in the New Year, followed by a traditional cake cutting.
South Africans throw old furniture out the window to symbolize discarding old times for a fresh start.
In Chile, families spend the night in the company of their deceased loved ones by sleeping at the cemetery.