Things to do to ring in the new years:

Wear red underwear
Eat 12 grapes(1 for each month)
There should be money in your pocket at midnight
No money should be spent
A woman shouldn’t speak until a man says "Happy New Year"

Post more if you have any

Getting your house attacked by kaka bandits on new years is bad luck.

dying is generally concieved as bad luck :3

Well duh >.>

Our's is pretty much someone has to walk through the front door with a beer. Symbolizes hospitality and friendship or some such.