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There are so many superstitions about New Year all over the world. Also, in Georgia, 50% of people believe in many superstitions. A popular one is to keep extra money in your pocket. You shouldn’t start the year with any unpaid debts, or you could set a precedent for the months ahead. If you did the opposite of this, you will have bad luck next year. There is also a superstition to fill up our cupboard. The fuller your cupboard, the better year you will have. The most popular superstition is not to cry on 31 December. Save your tears for another day, because crying on New Year’s Day could set a year of sadness in motion. In Scotland, the first person in your home also has to bring you a gift! I think this superstition is very interesting. In Germany and Sweden if you eat a pickle in some form at midnight it is considered good luck. In some European cultures, you can find people throwing couches, fridges and more from their windows when the clock strikes midnight. The action is thought to symbolize doing away with the old and welcoming in the new.
I want to talk about the difference between books and movies. The difference between them is that it gives children and adults more information. In my opinion books and movies differ in the level of detail provided. In books authors spend more time providing details of characters, events, objects and places. This helps the reader to create a mental image of the story. I prefer movies. A movie is a kind of art because when the actors act in a movie you can see all their movements, facial expressions and emotions. When you watch the movie you almost have no chance to imagine something on your own, because everything is here, in movies. Books and movies are both adequate means of telling a story. While the two make use of different technologies to communicate with an audience, they have some similarities. These include the use of stories and the reliance on character to tell the story. However, the two have differences in terms of the level of imagination required of the audience and the use of details.
Author: Tamuna Umudovi
