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- El Año Viejo Dummies. If you’re in Mexico for a few days before New Year’s Eve, you may notice stuffed scarecrows and dummies sitting on roofs and street corners.
- Sweep Out the Old. Another tradition that represents an “out with the old, in with the new” theme is literally sweeping out the old. Just before the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, some households in Mexico open the door and symbolically “sweep out the old year.”
- Twelve Grapes. If you’re in Mexico for New Year’s Eve, make sure to pick up some grapes and think up 12 wishes. That way, you can participate in one of the most popular and well-known Hispanic New Year’s traditions.
- Lentils. If you want to bring in prosperity and good fortune with the food you eat on New Year’s Eve, lentils are a good choice. Many households in Mexico serve lentils as part of their New Year’s Eve dinner, as they’re thought to represent abundance.
- Eating Grapes at Midnight. Grapes have significance within many cultures, especially around New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day – and Mexico is no exception.
- Hosting a Large Meal. If you want to host your New Year celebrations Mexico style, you should plan a big meal to end the previous year on a high note. The most famous of Mexico’s New Year’s foods is bacalao, dried and salted codfish.
- Wearing Colored Underwear. A popular New Year’s belief is in the power of wearing colored underwear before midnight to bring a specific piece of good fortune in the coming year.
- Walking With an Empty Suitcase. Taking a vacation isn’t always economically feasible or something you can accomplish during the year. Mexicans have a tradition designed to heap good fortune on their chances of travel each year by walking around with a suitcase on New Year’s Eve.
Dec 31, 2023 · Nochevieja, or New Year’s Eve, is a lively celebration in Mexico where families and friends gather to say goodbye to the old year. The festivities include eating, drinking, dancing, and...
- 12 Grapes, 12 Wishes
- Put A Ring on It!
- Red Underwear For Love, Yellow For Money
- Take Your Broom and Sweep!
- Get Ready and Pack Your Bags!
- Good Luck with Money
- Fireworks
- New Year’S Resolutions
- New Year’S Songs
Perhaps the most popular New Year’s Eve tradition is to eat 12 grapes in 12 seconds. The grapes represent the 12 months of the year. It’s said that if you manage to eat all the grapes in 60 seconds your 12 wishes will come true and you will have good luck throughout the upcoming year. Other people concentrate on their 12 New Year’s resolutions, bec...
Another way to ensure prosperity for the upcoming year is to toast with champagne. For a bit of added luck, Mexicans drop a golden ring into the glass, this will bring good fortune in love and with money. There is a trick though. You are not allowed to take the ring out until after you have finished the champagne and have hugged everyone in the roo...
Love or Money? In Mexico you will have to plan your outfit accordingly for New Year’s Eve. Mexicans believe that wearing red underwear will bring good fortune in love, a good and passionate year for those who are married, and a new love for those who are single. Wearing yellow underwear will bring happiness, good luck with money, and possibly a pro...
Want to start clean this New Year? Open the door, run for your broom, and start cleaning your house! This is another classic way to ensure good fortune in the upcoming year. The idea is, you sweep out the negative energy and bad vibes that last year brought, and make way for the good things the New Year will bring.
Hoping to travel in the New Year? Do as the Mexicans do in New Year’s Day, grab a suitcase, put few clothes inside and go wandering around the block. If you can’t really leave your place, place your suitcase in the middle of the room and walk around it several times. These rituals are said to bring good travels.
Another Mexican New Year’s Eve tradition is to sweep coins for prosperity. Drop 12 coins outside your doorstep, grab your broom and sweep the coins into the house. Mexicans believe that doing this will bring them economic growth and and financial success.
During New Year’s Eve, the beaches of Mexico are lit up with spectacular fireworks. Those who do not live by the beach head into the town square to enjoy fireworks, music and entertainment. For Mexicans, watching or lighting fireworks during New Year’s Eve scares away evil spirits.
Like most cultures in the world, Mexicans also consider the start of a new year to be a great opportunity to make changes or plans. The most common resolutions among Mexicans are losing weight, travelling, getting a better job, and saving money.
Music is a very important part of Mexican culture and during New Year’s Eve, no party is complete without the traditional songs “Faltan 5 pa’ las Doce” and “El Año Viejo”. If you ever spend New Year’s Eve down in Mexico you will hear these songs, it doesn’t matter if you are at the bar, the club, the hotel or at home. These two songs are a staple a...
Nov 14, 2016 · Read our guide to the weird and wonderful world of Mexican New Year's Eve traditions that you should be taking part in at the strike of midnight!
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Dec 29, 2021 · New Year’s Eve rituals have been part of Yazmin Daleo’s life since she was a young child growing up in Mexico.
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Apr 8, 2024 · 1. Eating 12 Grapes. Eating 12 grapes in 12 seconds at the stroke of midnight is probably the most popular tradition followed by the Mexican people. This tradition is observed by millions of people even today. The 12 grapes here represent 12 months.
