What is the traditional New Year's Eve street celebration in Naples known for throwing out?

Naples' traditional New Year's Eve street celebration is known for throwing out old possessions.

The custom, associated especially with Naples and parts of southern Italy, symbolizes abandoning the old year and making room for the new one. Historically, people threw unwanted household objects from windows, although the practice has become less common because falling objects can injure people and damage property.

The items could include small furniture, dishes, and other worn possessions. In modern celebrations, safer symbolic gestures and organized fireworks are more common than indiscriminate throwing. The tradition is therefore best understood as a colorful historical custom rather than a recommendation for present-day behavior.

It is sometimes confused with Italy's red-underwear New Year's superstition. Red clothing is associated with luck and love, while the Neapolitan throwing custom concerns discarding old belongings.