New Year's Eve Belief and Tradition In The Philippines

Most Filipinos also follow a traditional belief that if the family spends at least the approach of midnight together, then the family will stay together for the entire year.
Filipinos go all out to make a big noise on New Year’s Eve. Filipino firecrackers come in so many shapes and go by very interesting names like Judas Belt (a string of firecrackers). The noise and the firecrackers are believed to drive the evil spirit away and make the New Year happy and blessed.
Children love scratching the dancing firecracker (Watusi) against concrete sidewalks and cemented surfaces, although the government has been warning against it because of chemical poisoning. Cars and trucks are starts and horns to cause as much noise as possible. Empty cans are dragged all around, whistles are blown. Before the clock strikes midnight to herald in the new year, all doors must be left wide open to allow good luck to enter. This includes cupboards, drawers, cabinets and windows.Special foods is prepared, but not like the  on Christmas Eve, although some families might be wealthy enough to prepare a roasted pig. For sure, rice noodles are cooked to signify long life, as are eggs signifying new life. Traditional delicacies made from glutinous or sticky rice are prepared  that’s so good fortune will stick around throughout the year. Part of this are the twelve kinds of round fruits in the table symbolize abundance through out the year. Fish and chicken are not served because these animals scrounge for food, and we don’t want to have to scrounge for food in the coming year.