Unit eight, lets celebrate reading. Happy new year. Good evening, ladies and gentleman. New year is coming. Let's see how people all over the world are celebrating IT. Look at the man spreading salt on his doorstep. This is for good luck and peace. People in ter here think salt will keep them from bad things in the coming year. Isn't that interesting? Here in greece, and old woman is hanging onions on her door. It's a greek tradition to welcome the new year. Onions are a symbol of good luck and health is near midnight in denmark. Look, the families are all standing on chairs. When the clock strikes twelve, they jump off their chairs into the new year in the hope of getting over any problem in the year ahead. In colombia, some people are Carrying suitcases around the block. Are they travelers? No, they're hoping for a new year with lots of travel. The world is full of wonderful and interesting new year traditions, but wherever you are, happy new year.