In Cuba, people fill vessels with water in their homes and pour it out the windows at midnight on New Year's Eve, believing this tradition will make the new year clean and bright. In England, people open the back door with the first chime to let out the old year, and open the new year with the last chime in reverence. In Panama, residents celebrate the new year by making loud noises from car horns and bells to ensure the whole year will be quiet and carefree.