What's Zee Tradition? How the Zee Zees ring in the New Year

Everybody's got their New Year's traditions. Well, everybody but the Zee Zees. Having been on earth less than a whole year, they haven't had the time to develop any.

Because a traditionless New Year is no way to welcome the next 365 days, the Zee Zees have come up with an entirely new way to celebrate the New Year'mixing and matching customs to get a feel for what's out there.

Here are some of the activities the Zee Zees are bringing to their New Year's party. Who knows, maybe you'll find a new one to bring to yours.

Zed:'Zed has chosen to teach the Zee Zees a German tradition'one that has them casting a spoonful of liquid lead into a cold pail of water. The water causes the lead to solidify, then the chunk is pulled from the water. After that, the lead gets analyzed for shapes and patterns to predict the happenings of the coming year.

Mezlo: The first 12 seconds of a Spaniard's new year are intense'as everyone focuses on eating all 12 of the 'miraculous grapes' that signify the 12 lucky months ahead. With the Zee Zees being the fruit fiends that they are, Mezlo figures they're gonna love this one.

Ozzy: In Thailand, there's basically a country-wide-super-soaker water fight. However, this fun-for-all-ages tradition isn't just for fun; it's rooted in tradition. Called Songkran, this celebration grew from the symbolic pouring of water over Buddha statues in order to cleanse their souls from the previous year. Everyone who knows Ozzy knows why he's picking this one'sounds like a good way to get away with spraying his Zee Zee friends with super soakers!

Tizmo: In Denmark, residents keep a pile of dishes, all broken, on their front porch. It is their hope that friends and family will add more broken dishes to their pile'as this symbolized friendship and brotherhood. In an effort to save the Zee Zees some boo-boos, Tizmo is bringing paper plates.

Zelly: The Dutch people of the Netherlands eat a ring-shaped treat (like a donut) to symbolize 'coming full circle.' Because Zelly knows most will be watching their figures going into the new year, she's bringing applesauce cups instead.

Zippee: The Chinese New Year is based on the lunar calendar, beginning on a new moon in January or February, with a variety of celebrations running for 15 days afterwards! Zippee is excited to experience this New Year's celebration because it's a time for families to enjoy large feasts together, honor their ancestors, and watch cool fireworks!

Winzu: Winzu proposed that at 12 midnight, everybody take a step with their right foot first to, well, start the year on the right foot like the Australians do. She couldn't exactly participate, but liked the idea anyway.

So that's how the Zee Zees are spending their New Year's. The way this one's shaping up ' bringing a mix of interesting traditions might just be exactly the tradition they always needed.