Spanish New Year Traditions

When it comes to hispanic new year s traditions it s all about bringing on the good luck.
Spanish new year traditions. Then the fiesta continues into the wee hours of the morning along with plenty of fireworks to ring in the new year. There are also some interesting spanish new year traditions. A round up of traditions for new year s in spanish.
Another quirky new year tradition in spain is to eat 12 lucky grapes one when each of the 12 campanadas sounds. Quite a challenge because most spanish grapes are big and full of pips. In most places the partying begins on new year s eve among family or friends and most of the rituals take place at or around midnight.
Those couples that are married toast with their wedding ring inside the glass of cava. One of them is that with each strike of the clock at midnight you eat a grape. If you ve managed to eat and swallow all twelve grapes before the twelfth strike you will have luck in the coming year.
The eating of the twelve grapes symbolizes the twelve months of the year.