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A Happy New Year Starts in the Stomach
新年快樂，從暖胃開始！

Once again, it’s time to say goodbye to the old year and ring in the new. Instead of making resolutions, as many people like to do, why not try something a little different this time around? Signal an open attitude to new experiences this year by trying out another country’s New Year’s customs. Best of all, nearly every culture includes food in the festivities!
Eat 12 grapes at midnight.
In some places, people like to kiss when twelve o’clock rolls around, but in Spain it’s tradition to eat a grape for each of the clock’s bell strikes. Anyone who can complete the task before the ringing ends will earn good luck for the year.
Sausage and lentil stew brings good fortune.
Italians mark New Year’s Eve with sausage and lentil stew, a satisfying dish that is slowly cooked for several hours. The stew is a New Year’s treat because lentils and sausage slices are shaped like coins and therefore represent wealth for the coming year. The sausage is typically made with pork because people believe that the rich, fatty meat brings prosperity.
又再度到了送舊迎新的時候了。與其下決心（如同許多人喜歡做的），這次何不嘗試有點不一樣的事情呢？藉由嘗試別的國家的新年習俗來表示對今年新的體驗持開放的態度。最棒的是，幾乎每個文化的慶祝活動都包含食物！
午夜吃十二顆葡萄。
在有些地方，人們喜歡十二點到來時接吻，但在西班牙，傳統是鐘聲每響一次就吃一顆葡萄。能在鐘聲結束前完成任務的人就能得到一年的好運。
扁豆香腸燉湯會帶來好運。
義大利人用扁豆香腸燉湯來慶祝跨年夜，這是一道慢燉數個小時、令人滿足的菜餚。這道燉菜是新年佳餚，因為扁豆和香腸切片的形狀像硬幣，因此代表來年的財富。香腸通常用豬肉製成，因為人們認為肥美多脂的肉會帶來興旺。

Protect your stomach with fried donut holes.
We usually view fried foods as an unhealthy choice, but in the Netherlands, a special case is made during New Year’s Eve. On that night, people eat “oil balls,” which are a type of donut. Some say the practice is designed to coat the inside of your stomach as protection against the sharp sword of an evil goddess. Whether you believe this or not, they certainly make a delicious treat!
Live to a ripe old age by eating extra-long noodles.
In Japan, people have been welcoming the New Year with a bowl of toshikoshi soba since the thirteenth century. This kind of buckwheat noodle is seen as a symbol of a long and happy life. The act of swallowing the noodles signifies smoothly crossing over from one year to the next, which ensures that you move on completely from the past.
These selections only scratch the surface of the countless New Year’s food traditions around the world. Once you try these out, there’s nothing to stop you from continuing the experiment at every holiday for the rest of the year!
用炸甜甜圈球來保護你的胃。
我們通常認為油炸食品是一種不健康的選擇，但在荷蘭，跨年夜會開個特例。在那天晚上，人們會吃「油球」，這是一種甜甜圈。有人說此做法的目的是要在你的胃裡面塗上保護層來對抗邪惡女神的利劍。不管你信或不信，它們肯定是一道美味的佳餚！
吃超長麵條可以長命百歲。
在日本，從十三世紀以來人們一直都是以一碗跨年蕎麥麵來迎接新年。這種蕎麥麵被視為是長壽、幸福生活的象徵。吞食麵條的行為意味著順利從一年跨到下一年，確保你完全拋開過去向前邁進。
挑選的這些只是世界各地無數新年食物傳統的一部分。一旦你嘗試這些，就沒有什麼可以阻止你在今年的其他每一個節日繼續這項試驗！

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