Happy New Year 2010!!!

Happy 2010!!! Today is the last day of this fabulous year 2009. Aww what a pitty...but the year that is coming is going to be better than the year that just ended, I'm sure.

Some curious ways of celebrating the New Year are the brazilian and the colombian. Here, have a read.

Brazilian New Year

In Brazil the lentil signifies wealth, so on the first day of the New Year they serve lentils and rice. A sacrificial boat with flowers, candles and jewel

ery is sent to sea from Ipenama, a beach in Rio de Janeiro.

* This picture is New Year in Copacabanna, Brazil.

Colombian New Year

In Colombia, it is tradition to make a puppet of a person that represents the New Year. The figure is made from old cloth and stuffed with straw and fireworks. It is usual to wear yellow underware to attract love in the new year.