Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some ways.Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways，and at different times on the calendar.
In Western countries，people usually celebrate New Year from midnight on December 31st to January 1st.People may go to parties，sometimes dressed in formal（正式的）clothes，and they may drink champagne（香檳） at midnight.During the first minute of the new year，people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead.But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sunrise.They welcome the new year with the first light of the sunrise.
Many cultures also do special things to get rid of （擺脫） bad luck at the beginning of a new year.For example，in Ecuador，families make a big doll from old clojye.ais.The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers.At midnight，these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and that the new year can start afresh（重新）．Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean，or saying special things on the first day of the new year.
Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year.One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year's Day.The more grapes a person eats，the more good luck he will have in the new year.In France，people eat pancakes for good luck on New Year's Day.In the United States，some people eat blackeyed peas for good luck—but to get good luck for a whole year.You have to eat 365 of them!
（1）When do people usually celebrate New Year in Western countries？
They usually celebrate New Year from midnight on December 31st to January 1st.They usually celebrate New Year from midnight on December 31st to January 1st.
（2）What's the doll filled with according to the passage？
It is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers.It is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers.
（3）Why do people throw things into rivers？
Because they want to keep away bad luck in a new year.Because they want to keep away bad luck in a new year.
（4）What do people in Spain do on New Year's Day？
They eat grapes on New Year's Day.They eat grapes on New Year's Day.
（5）How many blackeyed peas do people eat in the United States？
They eat 365 black-eyed peas.They eat 365 black-eyed peas.
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【答案】They usually celebrate New Year from midnight on December 31st to January 1st.；It is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers.；Because they want to keep away bad luck in a new year.；They eat grapes on New Year's Day.；They eat 365 black-eyed peas.
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