In Madrid, Spain, people count down the last minutes of the old year by popping grapes into their mouths.

In the southern part of the U.S., black-eyed peas are eaten on New Year's Day for good luck.

In Japan, New Year's food is red snapper, which brings good luck because of its color, which the Japanese consider lucky.

In southern India, boiled rice is a New Year's food.

In Hungary, a roast pig, with a four-leaf clover in its mouth, is prepared for New Year's.

In Greece, a cake called peta is baked with a coin inside it. The person who gets the slice with the coin will have special luck in the coming year.

The Jewish New Year is celebrated with apples dipped in honey.

The Buddhist New Year is celebrated in Tibet with a dish called guthok, which is made of nine special ingredients, including a piece of charcoal. The person who gets the charcoal is said to have an evil heart.