New Year's Traditions , From Around the World.br Ecuador.br Ecuadorians burn away br past bad luck and scare away br future bad luck by burning a paper-br stuffed scarecrow outside of their homes.br Spain.br For each of the final 12 seconds of the year, br reveling Spaniards will gobble down one grape br for good luck in every month of the new year.br Denmark.br Danes ring in the New Year by breaking old dishes on the doorsteps of friends and family.br Chile.br Chileans include their br lost loved ones in their New Year's br celebrations by visiting cemeteries br and setting up chairs next to their graves.br Greece.br New Year's in Greece looks more like Christmas br in other parts of the world, complete with the br Greek Santa Claus, gifts exchange and caroling.br Central and South America.