ThedaybeforeNewYear,everyhouseholdmustbeabottlewinecabinetinmeat.Britishbelievedthatwithouttherestofthewineandmeat,inthecomingyearwillbepoor.Inaddition,theUnitedKingdomisalsopopularNewYear"toplaywellwater,"thecustoms,peoplefetchwaterforthefirst,thatthefirsthumanwell-beingofpeoplefetchingwater,callingwaterthewaterisauspicious. 　　BritishNewYear'sEvenight,andoftenpayavisittobringcakesandwine,theydonotknockonthedoortogostraightintotherelativesandfriends.AccordingtoBritishcustom,aftertheNewYear'sEvenight,enteredthehousefeetfirstperson,heraldinganewyearofluck.Ifthefirstguestwasablackhairman,orahappy,happy,prosperouspeople,theyeartheownerwillbeluckyforher.Ifthefirstguestisalightyellowhairwoman,orasad,poor,unfortunatepeople,theownerwillbeinthenewyearwasbadluck,willencounterdifficultiesanddisasters. 　　NewYear'sEvetovisitrelativesandfriendswho,withouttalkingbeforethefiretogofiddlewithfireplace,masterwishes"toopenthedoordown."InsomepartsofcentralEngland,NewYear'smorningout,whetherfamiliarorunfamiliar,willsendeachothercoins,theythinkthatitisnotonlyafinancialgaseachyear,butalsotobringtheirownluck. 　　元旦前一天,家家户户都必须做到瓶中有酒,橱中有肉.英国人认为,如果没有余下的酒肉,来年便会贫穷.除此之外,英国还流行新年“打井水”的风俗,人们都争取第一个去打水,认为第一个打水人为幸福之人,打来的水是吉祥之水. 　　英国人在除夕的深夜,常带上糕点和酒出去拜访,他们不敲门,就径直走进亲友家去.按英国人的风俗,除夕当夜过后,朝屋里迈进第一只脚的人,预示着新的一年的运气.如果第一个客人是个黑发的男人,或是个快乐、幸福而富裕的人,主人就将全年吉利走好运.如果第一个客人是个浅黄头发的女人,或是个忧伤、贫穷、不幸的人,主人在新的一年中将遭霉运,会遇上困难和灾祸. 　　除夕到亲友家拜访的人,在未交谈前,要先去拨弄壁炉的火,祝福主人“开门大吉”.在英国中部的一些地区,新年早上出门时,不管熟识还是陌生,都会互送铜钱,他们认为这样做,不但对方一年有财气,同时也会给自己带来幸运.