The weird year that was 2016 is almost finally over, with 2017 just hours away. Before you put on your party dress and pop the champagne, you should get to know what your fellow revelers are doing to ring in the new year around the globe.

In New York City's Times Square, for example, about a million people will gather to watch the ball drop. In Japan, people will wake up early to see the Hatsuhinode, the first sunrise of the year. And a fifth of American won't celebrate at all.

No matter what your plans for New Year's Eve are, read up on the various traditions and share other trivia with your friends. Here are facts from WalletHub, the Huffington Post and other sources to help get you in the mood for 2017:

About half of Americans won't go out for New Year's Eve this year.

The most popular cities to go to for New Year's Eve are Orlando, Florida, New York City and Honolulu.

In Spain, revelers wear red underwear on New Year's Eve for good luck. They also eat a dozen grapes at midnight.

Colombian tradition dictates that people put three potatoes under their bed — one peeled, one normal and one half-peeled — and draw one out without peeking. The more skin on your chosen potato, the more money you'll have in the new year.

The ball didn't drop in Times Square in 1942 and 1943 because of World War II.

On New Year's Eve, Russians typically eat olivier salad, which is made from potatoes, carrots, eggs, meat, peas, pickles and mayonnaise.

In Japan, you may hear bells ringing 108 times just before midnight. This represents the number of earthly temptations Buddhists believe that keep people from happiness. The ritual helps people overcome the desires in the new year.

About 8,000 babies will be born on New Year's Day.

Two-thirds of Americans will make a New Year's resolution, but only a fraction of them will keep it.

The most common resolutions involve staying healthy, losing weight, spending less money, traveling more and reading more.

In Brasstown, North Carolina, residents drop a possum instead of a ball at midnight. But organizers note on their website that "the opossum is not actually 'dropped,' it is lowered with great care" because "we treat our little friend with respect, hold him in awe, and do not inflict any injury or traumatize God's creature of the night."

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