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Eat grapes, wear polka dots and carry an empty suitcase on New Year’s Eve if you want to achieve good luck and fortune in 2025. At least that’s according to some long-standing superstitions ...

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Eat grapes, wear polka dots and carry an empty suitcase on New Year’s Eve if you want to achieve good luck and fortune in 2025. At least that’s according to some long-standing superstitions.

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Some New Year’s superstitions and traditions are spookier than others, but these are some of those most memorable from around the world.