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How and where to spend New Year’s Eve

Cagliari is famous for the numerous concerts that take place during the last night of the the year in the most important squares of the city.

This year, to accompany the countdown towards the new year and to perform in Piazza Yenne from 10.30 pm, will be the singer-songwriter VINICIO CAPOSSELA. Following, DJ set with Dj Nicola Musu.

At Bastione Santa Croce, from 10.30pm, there is dancing to the rhythm of the most famous hits of international pop and dance music, proposed by the Smash Hits band. The DJset will follow with DJ Bettosun.

New Year in the name of jazz in Piazza San Giacomo, with the live band Mambo Django and the musical duo Foxi & Herny.

Let’s celebrate in Cagliari city this year!

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CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR WITH LENTILS, POMEGRANATE AND RED UNDERWEAR

To welcome the New Year, Italians all have their own regional traditions. However, here are three customs that are mostly shared across the peninsula and the islands:

Lentils are known since ancient times for their great nutritional value and are associated with coins because of their shape. For Italians eating lentils on the last day of the year means having a year of abundance, money and economic rewards. Traditionally lentils are served with cotechino (pork sausage) or zampone (stuffed pork knuckle). The fatty and nutritious pork meat equally stands for abundance and prosperity.

Another custom is to eat pomegranate the last night of the year as a symbol of fidelity and fertility. Eating this delicious fruit together with your partner, boyfriend or husband is a sign of devotion and prosperity.

Following the color of pomegranate seeds, it is believed that wearing red underwear on December 31 will bring love and luck in the New Year. Yet the custom is that it has to be thrown away the next day.

What is the New Year tradition in your country?

Photo and recipe for cotechino and lentils: http://www.dissapore.com/grande-notizia/ricetta-cotechino-e-lenticchie/

Shared by Patricia at www.simplychillout.com

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