New Year's Refresh, Cleaning Traditions with Chem-Dry!

Happy 2026! Many households are undergoing a New Year’s refresh as a precursor to spring cleaning. While you contemplate your New Year’s clean, here are traditions from around the globe! 

China

While you may feel the desire to “sweep out the old” for the New Year, families in China feel differently! Sweeping, vacuuming, and taking out the garbage during the Lunar New Year is observed to remove the good luck and fortune of the household. Additionally, in China, washing laundry, your hair, and getting a hair cut washes away fortune, so cleaning and hair cuts should be done before the New Year! No matter when you decide to do your New Year’s cleaning, you’ll have plenty of luck with Chem-Dry, we have served millions of happy customers across the planet!

Switzerland

In Switzerland, it’s tradition to add a dollop of whipped cream onto the floor for a lucky and prosperous New Year. Fun to do, but messy! If you ever have difficulty getting a sticky mess off your carpet after a New Year’s party or Swiss-style tradition, call Chem-Dry!

Puerto Rico

While some countries observe *not* cleaning for New Years (cleaning after the holidays is tiring anyways), Puerto Rico does a deep cleaning right before the New Year. At midnight, Puerto Ricans pour out dirty mop water to get rid of bad luck, evil spirits, negative energy, and to start the new year fresh! Speaking of water, did you know that Chem-Dry uses 80% less water than traditional steam cleaning? It’s true! With the power of carbonation and our core cleaner, The Natural, only a little water is used and allows for a swift 1-2 hour dry time!

Japan

The Japanese call their New Year’s cleaning “Ôsôji”, which means “great cleaning”. In the past, families cleaned their altars on New Year’s eve, it became common practice in the Edo period when Edo Castle was cleaned thoroughly every New Year’s eve. Ôsôji is no simple cleaning, it involves every corner, baseboard, closet, tops and bottoms of appliances, windows, and the whole floor. Additionally, all items are gone through, and clutter is thrown out, creating a very fresh, serene space. If you’re going the deep clean route, you can always rely on Chem-Dry’s Deeper, Healthier cleans to get your floors and upholstery looking brand new!

USA- New York Square

While not international, but far away for most of us in the US, New York Times Square hosts the biggest New Years celebration in the nation! For the 2026 celebration, it’s estimated that about 1 MILLION people squeezed into Times Square for the yearly ball drop. The clean up of all the trash and confetti off the ground is highly coordinated. The New York Department of Sanitation employs over 100 people to wield brooms, backpack blowers, professional street cleaning equipment, and more to remove all the confetti! While your Chem-Dry tech wouldn’t use backpack blowers, our professional equipment, such as the Chem-Dry powerhead and mounted trucks, is part of what makes our cleans so effective to give you a Deeper, Healthier clean.

Chem-Dry

Your local Chem-Dry is here to help and equipped with both the technology and experience to clean your carpets, rugs, and upholstery to perfection. Chem-Dry is a highly rated, industry leader featured in the Franchise 500 for over 40 years in a row due to our commitment to excellent cleanings and customer service. Our carpet cleaning solutions work effectively, even on the toughest odors and stains, but are gentle for you, your workplace, and family. Our core cleaner, The Natural, is now EPA Safer Choice certified! If you’re happy with your experience and results, leave us a Google review! We love to hear your feedback and share with our community. 

Book your carpet, rug, or upholstery cleaning service online today for your New Year’s deep cleaning! Proudly serving Grantsdale, Hamilton, Victor, Ravalli, MT and surrounding areas!

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