New Year Around the World
Traditions:
In Mexico, as well as in
Spain, people eat twelve
grapes when it turns
midnight, to bring luck
into the new year. Some
also eat a spoonful of cooked lentils for good fortune. Hosts also give guests a handful of dry lentils for prosperity. Mexicans have many more traditions, such as throwing a bucket of water out the window (to signify throwing out the old year),
Mexico
In Mexico, New Year’s Eve is celebrated in the evening of December 31st where they stay up until midnight, and wait until it is January 1st.
cleaning the house (a ritual for beginnings and renewal), and celebrating with fireworks.