The New Year in the town of Argungu in the state of Kebbi in Nigeria is celebrated with a fishing festival. The Kebbawa townspeople jump into the Sokoto River with nets and scoops to collect the frightened fish. The quantity of the catch is considered a message from the gods about the upcoming year. Tincunaco Ceremony . This Argentinean holiday on February 21st honors mothers and children.
Women meet under a arbor of flowers and fruit to exchange candy molded like children.
The New Year's holiday, Losar , is the most significant event in the Tibetan calendar. Houses are cleaned from top to bottom, Happy New Year's messages are written in flour on ceiling beams, and incense is burned as an offering. Prayer flags are flown so that the wind will take prayers to the gods. Friends get together to party with food and drink. The night before Losar begins, the family gathers to eat a special soup with dumplings.