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American New Year. Is the most popular New Year's Eve. That night, around the church held a grand worship. People gathered in the church, street or square, singing, prayer, blessing, confession, and that the old and greeted with an instant update. 12 o'clock midnight, the national church bells sing. Nostalgic songs the band played the famous "bon voyage." In music, the people embraced with excitement, and even strangers can kiss each other. With people like the sentimental farewell and longing for a new life together usher in a new year.

ThailandThailand's traditional new year, namely "Songkran" Song ("dry" is SanskritTransliteration), also called the "Water Splashing Festival", is the Gregorian calendar to April 13th each year16 days. In the festival, people carried or used to carry a huge statue of buddha,The Buddha behind a car floats, the car stood in make-up "Song GannvGod ", the young men and women gathering in crowds and groups dressed in colorful national costumes,Knocking on the drum, now singing, now dancing. Along the path of the procession, the goodMen and women to walk, with a silver bowl filled with leaves soaked, permeabilityFlavored water, spilled to Buddha and the song "dry goddess", pray for the new yearWell, well, then people are watering, smile to longThe generation of health and longevity, I wish friends and family, the new year, unmarried young men and women, the use ofIt expressed their love to each other. Thailand people on the first day of the new yearPut a basin of water in the window, the door end, each and every family to the suburbsRiver to carry out new year bath. To celebrate the new year, the Thailand people held in the scaleThe "Game Conference", content: people like tug of war, jump like pick up objects, such as crossHuman body, elephant football match, ancient elephant array performance, etc.. Very exciting.AndEgypt is an ancient country, 40 BC, the Egyptians will be able to observe the starsLike, they found that Sirius and the sun rises, the Nile water immediatelyRise In Egypt, the Nile flooded this day as the start of the new year. Said"Rising new year" Egypt croute people at the door to greet the new year, aZhang Zhuozi, seven or eight plates for soybeans, beans, alfalfa and wheat.There are many particles, green shoots, the symbol of abundance. To GodThe more things you have, the more you will harvest. Egypt's new year in autumn,Agricultural production in Egypt is the beginning of autumn.GermanyGermany's new year, a week before the celebration. During this period, familiesThe user must be put on a tree and tree, leaves full of silk flower that flowers,Such as Kam, spring is all over the human world. German New Year's visit to the front of the new year's Eve, climbWhen the bell rang, they jumped out of the chair and threw a heavy load.The back of a chair, to show their rejection to the scourge, jumped into the new year. Children form a band, wearOn new clothes, holding a harmonica and accordion, playing in the street parade. AdultHolding banners, shouting behind them singing, celebrating the new year, the German womenIn the new year, the family theme of the comedy comedy. In GermanyThere is a kind of New Year customs ---- "climbing contest", the boys ShunA bare tree climbing competition, first known as the "new hero", toShown to be promoted step by step.IndiaIndia from October 31st each year for the new year, a total of 5 days, fourth days for new year's day.On the first day of the new year, no one is allowed to be angry, but not to lose his temper. IndiaThe area, new year's morning, each and every family constantly crying, everybody's face tears crossThey flow, time goes by, life is short, cry to the new year, is onStudents lament. Some areas of the people to fasting day and night to welcome the new oneIn the early hours of new year's day until midnight. Because of this strange custom,India's new year's Day is known as the "crying New Year", "fasting"". IndiaOn the 5 day before the country should have the Spring Festival, India epic "Ramayana",(of the parade), the hero of the epic poem and the paper giant "fight","Hero" is a bit of a burning arrow, and the giant is in the audience's cheers.The fire burned, on New Year's Eve, each and every family in front of the door are posted on a variety of exquisite pictures.New year's morning, people put forward to refining the lights, with a red packet, go out to the oldPeople and friends pay New Year's call. Congratulate each other after the meeting, the amount of pink painted each otherOn seeing happiness, Good luck and happiness to you! Said. The young man put the red ink into the waterIn the shooting, to relatives and friends who, called "Holi", said Good luck and happiness to you. IndiaYoung people like to be in a new year, whether familiar or not, to meet with unarmed combat. Gather and watchWho will applaud the prestige, often become the object of pursuit of the girl. Indigenous IndiaThe national Bo Hiller, to celebrate the new year, in the game field to erect a smooth roughBig woods, there is a rod filled with Gift Pouches, girls holding bamboo grassRod to obstruct the little boy to climb to the pole, the boys are under the barIn a circle, to defense girls in the climbing pole of the attack, who won the pole climbing untilHave pouch victory so far.

望采纳Customs and habits(a) etiquetteIn American society must "do as the Romans do, must understand and comply with the conventional American society rules of etiquetteIn the clothing, although the Americans in the accommodating, not formal impression, but in the work, for the banquet occasions, is very regular, slue of dress rules, but to suit the occasion mainly, such as wedding, attend the funeral, it should be a black or plain clothes service; Ms. in the office should be a skirt, avoid wearing jeans.By bus, car seats in the size of the order, to see the master drive or drivers vary. If you take a taxi, it should be the right seat seat is the best seat, back seat left for the second, followed by the middle, and beside the driver's seat is the most humble position. If the car is a friend then, the seat next to him is the worst, followed by the left and right rear position. Therefore, the middle Chinese in common boyfriend or girlfriend taxi, men always open the door to let the lady enter first, and then the man sitting to the left, to the right place, this is totally inconsistent with formal western etiquette. The correct way is let the lady seated around the door to the left, to the car seat. The stairs also have certain rules, should let the lady upstairs, the elderly lady, first, the purpose is to protect the safety of the elder.In the diet, attention should be paid to the tableware should be preferentially to the outside of a knife and fork to start using, food should be pressed with a fork, cut into small pieces and then put into your mouth, eat food and drink soup can not be sound, drink coffee spoon is used to stir the milk and sugar, remember unavailable spoon to drink coffee, and avoid such a noise in the restaurant, such as receiving the invitation to a dinner party, we should pay attention to the following points:Whether there is a need to send forth, Cambodian, tell the owner to participate or not, sometimes can also be used to call, as an invitation to write "regrets only", only to attend only need to notice, "RSVP" should be whether to participate in or send the receipt or telephone call.Pay attention to the party's rules.On time, when you can attend the party, within the prescribed period of time (five to seven) to, of course it is not too late.If the invitation to guests, should pay attention to is the master:1: guest invitation and guest relations to accompany people to do good.2: food should first understand the guest mouth of wild foods, such as whether it is a vegetarian, do not eat pork and fish scales of the Jews.3. Seats: the owner should sit in his back to the door of the position, subject and object in its opposite, in addition to pay attention to class, hierarchy and to men and women, couples, and foreign sit for the principle.When eating alcohol type should be considered the staple food of the day and, if eating fish is drinking wine, eating meat is red wine, red wine should be at room temperature the same and not strongly invited guests "cheers", as whiskey and brandy and other spirits, is more than a meal or a drink before meals. Plethora of international social etiquette rules, cited above is only the number of client, to in American society in Yijing decency, also need more careful attention to daily and with an open mind to learn to.(two) etiquetteBow, is the subordinate to the superior or the same level of etiquette. Bow to his hat, his right hand to hold the brim central will hat, ptosis of the left hand, upper body forward about 15 degrees, his eyes watching Shouli, and greetings.Handshake ceremony, is the world's common courtesy. Originated in Europe, the first to say that there is no arms or a kind of meaning. When shaking hands to the guests first hand to shake hands. When shaking hands generally do not wear gloves, but the dignity of the people and women can wear gloves. Avoid cross salute salute, and shook hands with a woman not too tight.Nod ceremony, is between level or equal courtesy. If meet on the road, can be carried out in the road. If meet the executive, the superior or the elder, not to nod the gift, and the line bow.Raise their hands and eyes, this is the military etiquette. Salute raise right hand, fingers straight and together, fingertip contact with the right hat, palm, slightly outside, arm and shoulder height, his eyes watching Shouli, until the other Dali after the hand down.A kiss on the hand, Europe and the United States is the social etiquette. And aristocratic women or his wife met, if her hand first as sag type will palm gently kiss. If the woman does not reach out, not a kiss on the hand.A kiss, is superior to the lower level, between the younger elders or friends, couples a polite, intimate caress. Usually in the face or forehead recipients. In the happy, happy, happy or sad, the general also line kissing ceremony, expressed intimacy or comfort.Hug, is the European and American acquaintances, friends, said the intimate feelings of a kind of etiquette. Meet or farewell hug each other, said that close, deep feelings, hug and kiss together usually.(three) Festival1) Thanksgiving DayThe last Thursday in November is Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving is an ancient festival of the original people of the United States, is also the American family reunion holiday.Every Thanksgiving Day, the United States the whole nation very lively. Urban and rural cities and towns everywhere parade, drama performances and sports competitions, schools and shops are also required by the rest of the holiday. Children also imitate the Indians look like wearing a costume, painted on the face or mask to the street singing, blowing the horn. The day of the Church of the people are also very much, according to the custom of people here to do Thanksgiving prayer. Americans are used to living independently, laoyanfenfei, went their separate ways, on Thanksgiving Day, they always strive to come back from different places, a family sitting round and round together, Munch delicious turkey, talked about thing of the past, make the person feels particularly kind, warm.2) ChristmasIt is the largest and most popular festival in America. Every year in December 25th, the whole country is immersed

On New Year's Eve, the church held a grand chapel.People gathered in the church, the street corner or the square, choir, prayer, blessing, penitence and together they await the updated blink of an eye. 12 o'clock at midnight, the church bells. The band played the famous song "nostalgia" May you be safe throughout the journey. In the sound of music, the excited people embrace together, even be strangers to each other people can kiss each other. People like this with a sentimental farewell and a new life for himself to usher in the new year.New year's EveOften lasted until two or three a.m.. To the new year's day, usually quiet, idle. Many of them get up very late and then get up, and then watch TV with family and friends.The whole family eat turkey, pumpkin pie, and so on a big food.除夕夜，教堂举行隆重的礼拜活动。人们聚集在教堂、街头或广场，唱诗、祈祷、祝福、仟悔，并一同迎候那除旧更新的一瞬。午夜12点整，全国教堂钟声齐鸣。乐队高奏有名的怀旧歌曲《一路平安》。在音乐声中，激动的人们拥抱一起，甚至素不相识的人也可以互相亲吻。人们就这样怀着惜别的感伤和对新生活的向往共同迎来新的一年。除夕活动常常持续到次日凌晨两三点钟。到元旦这一天，通常比较安宁、闲散。许多入很晚才起床，然后同家人、朋友一起看看电视、吃顿新年饭。全家人一起吃火鸡、南瓜饼等等丰盛的食物。

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