Actividades: Decoration In Western culture, auspicious symbols include the horseshoe, 4-leaf clover,... In Oriental culture, they are obviously different... red is an auspicious colour, water is a symbol of good fortune, goldfishes are "objects of gold", 8 is the lucky number... Different cultures have their different sets of charms and potions. Use these elements for decoration theme. You can use a combination of these elements to get decoration ideas... Long clear glass vases with goldfishes (not only spectacular but also may have relaxing effect!), gypsy ladies giving rosemary to guests upon arrival to give a warm, personal greeting and incorporate activities as part of the decoration too. If you have colleagues from different cultural and religious background, ask them what are the symbols and add it to your list for variety. Next to each symbol, you can place a short explanation of the meaning so that people know where their 2002 luck can come from! Activities You can give everyone a go at luck with the following activities: - Give everyone a lottery ticket. You can insert the ticket in a Chinese "fortune cookie" with dessert to surprise your guests. - Give attendants a 200-pesetas coin to keep for good luck. Even though the Euro will be the legal tender in 2002, the coin is for keepsake and souvenir. Find an attractive packaging to present it. - In your communication materials, present an explanation of different superstitions that people do for good luck. This will generate interest in the theme and get people talking about it. E.g. When you open a bottle of champagne and some spills onto the floor, it's good luck that everyone anoints themselves with it on the forehead with the spill... - Games and entertainment: during cocktail, you can also introduce activities like fortune-telling, bingo, horseshoe game, etc... - Hide some good luck symbols in the venue of the event, or under some chairs of the guests, and if the guests find them, they win a prize.