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The New Year in Brazil is an important time as it brings along with it excitement, fun and joy. The New Year's Eve is celebrated with a big party. The tourists and citizens find the New Year's party to be the most exciting and enjoyable. The preparation for the New Year party begins on the morning of 31st December. The people in Brazil celebrate the New Year in great enthusiasm.
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Fireworks are an important custom followed by the people of Brazil on New Year. The fireworks start at midnight and make the entire atmosphere of the New Year celebrations in Brazil the most thrilling.
The people in Brazil believe in customs of bringing good luck and fortune on New Year. White is considenavy to be the color that brings good luck. People in Brazil on New Year wear white clothes, as it is believed that it would bring them good luck and peace for the rest of the year to come. People in Brazil follow a custom of visiting beaches, jump seven waves and throwing flowers in the sea and making a wish. The Brazilians believe this to be a New Year custom that would bring them good luck and fortune.
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Lighting candles in the sand on the beach is another important custom in Brazil. The candles are lit, as it is believed that the goddess in the sea will fulfill their wishes. This custom is believed to have come from the mix of the African and Indian cultures and developed in Brazil and soon spread.
On the first day of the New Year in Brazil lentil soup and rice are served. The Brazilians follow this custom on New Year, as lentil is believed to bring them wealth. The people in Brazil consider Yemanja the goddess of water to be very close to their hearts on New Year.
The local priestesses organize a ceremony that is dedicated to the goddess of water, Yemanja. Ipenama beach, which is in Rio de Janeiro, is the most famous beach in Brazil. Flowers, candles and jewelry are laid on a sacrificial boat and the boat is pushed out to sea from the beach. This is a famous New Year custom that the people in Brazil follow on New Year.
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