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We all have our own special way of celebrating new year but there are some traditional and unique ways which are found in some special areas only.Here are few of them:-

Twelve grapes at midnight (Spain)

In Spain, they eat twelve grapes at midnight, one for good luck for each month of the New Year. It is traditional to eat them as you hear the clock from Puerta del Sol in Madrid chiming. This tradition started in Spain because one year when there was a big grape harvest, the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year’s Eve!

First-footing (Scotland)

Shortly after midnight in Scotland, people pay a visit to their neighbours - a practice called first-footing - often bearing small gifts. It’s considered especially lucky if your first guest of the New Year is a tall, dark, and handsome man. So when you are house-hunting in Scotland, make sure you have a good-looking neighbour! (continue reading…)

An apparently deranged woman knocked Pope Benedict XVI to the ground after vaulting over security barricades in a dramatic start to Christmas Eve mass at St Peter’s Basilica. (continue reading…)

We wish you all
A Very Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year 2010

Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.
Hal Borland

So keep on enjoying this season of holiday and may your coming year be filled with new joys and hope.

The Christmas tree, the star, Santa Claus, Christmas greens and flowers, Christmas cards, candy cane, Father Christmas and the ginger bread man are some traditions that all combine to form the spirit of Christmas. (continue reading…)

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was rushed to hospital covered in blood with a broken nose and teeth after a man with mental problems hurled a statuette at him at a rally. (continue reading…)

IIT alumnus Vikram Buddhi was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison and an additional three years of supervised release by a US court for posting hate messages in 2006 against former president George Bush and calling for bombings of American infrastructure. (continue reading…)

Over the last decade, a growing number of Online pharmacies have been established worldwide. Most online pharmacies sell prescription drugs and require a valid prescription, some online pharmacies sell prescription drugs without requiring a Prescription. (continue reading…)

IIT alumnus Vikram Buddhi, who has been in a US federal prison since 2006 for posting hate messages against former President George Bush, will be produced before a court near Chicago on Thursday for his sentencing. (continue reading…)

Who does not like gifts? Gifts add smile to one’s face. And when these gifts are personalised, it is like icing on the cake. If you do not want to give usual birthday presents to someone special, log on to Inthepaper.co.uk. You can get one of the most innovative gifts that will not only make the receiver feel special but can also create an ever lasting memory. The out of the box gift ideas will make birthday boy/girl jump with joy. (continue reading…)

With temperatures dropping, the swine flu virus seems to have made a comeback. North India has seen a rise in the number of cases. The fear is that it could be a more virulent form. Delhi has seen an alarming rise in the number of swine flu cases - 360 cases just in the past two days, and 234 children among them. Four deaths were also reported. A second wave was expected with the onset of winter, which could be far worse than what happened in July. This is not being described as that but the pressure is telling on the medical fraternity. After the upsurge in swine flu cases, several schools in the capital have shut down for a week.