The world usually welcomes the forthcoming year with lavish celebrations and a party bash for friends and the family. In each part of the globe, there are diverse rituals but all the same, time passes by and another year unfolds. And then no matter how far we may be and how much we differ from one another, we submit under one age, one year.
In Germany, New Year's Eve entails a
more intimate gathering. The New Year's Eve is sincerely for the family. Before the tick clocks to another time frame, they hold a toast normally with Sekt or champagne while everyone roars "Prostit Neujahr!" Soon, fireworks blaze to skies while they embrace another year.
Bleigiessen is a
popular custom in Germany. It is a ritual observed in view of the occasion. Lead chunks are melted in a spoon heated by the candle. The molten lead is then transferred to a basin of cold water where its hardened remains will soon take shape. Each will determine what he or she makes out of the figure. They believe that the figure will lay a fate of what you'll be the next year.
Bleigiessen has gone so popular that Silvesterblei sets are commercialized, complete with package materials with guides and meanings for various shapes. This German custom actually amazes me. Whether its factual or a myth, whatever the results are, still the ritual binds the family closer.
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