New Year Traditions In Mexico

From the more recent celebrations that have begun to catch on with younger generations to the traditional and ritualistic efforts many revellers will indulge in to guarantee good luck good fortune and good health amongst other things there are tons of ways to ring in the new year like a local.

New year traditions in mexico. In the first part of this video we explain these traditions in spanish and follow up with a break down section in english where we go over some of the most important words and phrases we used in our conversation. Another tradition is to write down your new year s resolutions. On this day it is also customary to share a rosca de reyes among friends and family.

New year s eve otherwise known as nochevieja or año nuevo is a big deal in mexico. Then comes new year s eve. The year end holidays in mexico are always known for time honored traditions and a family oriented spirit.

Some new year s traditions and superstitions in mexico are nearly identical to those in other countries. Lentils are also eaten as they are thought to bring abundance and prosperity for the coming year. January 6th is epiphany celebrated in mexico as día de reyes king s day this is when children traditionally receive gifts brought by the three wise men.

As the new year s eve midnight countdown begins eat 12 grapes making a wish for each one representing the 12 months of the next year. Mexicans have several customs and traditions that are thought to bring good fortune in the new year. The most common way of preparing it is in a dish called bacalao a la vizcaino which originally comes from spain.

In a normal piece of paper write your wishes for the upcoming year and place them on top of the table. 11 mexican traditions for the new year. Burn the paper when that wish comes true.

Today we want to share with you some of the things people do in mexico to celebrate the new year that we find weird. In mexico a new year s toast is traditionally made with sparkling cider. You can sing christmas carols with your friends and family and enjoy some buñuelos tamales and ponche spiked with rum.