New year in Spain

In Spain, the tradition of New Year's Eve is the most widespread of the twelve grapes. Although it is thought that had its origins in Elche, in 1909, the year in which some winemakers from Alicante Bajo Vinalopó began to output the surplus harvest to 5 really is documented at least since December 1897.6 consists of eating a grape that gives each chime clock from Puerta del Sol in Madrid, at 12 pm on December 31, before, of course, accompanied with a nice dinner at the family meeting. It is said that those who do not eat 12 grapes before the end of the chimes will have a year of bad luck.

For years it has also become fashionable to wear red underwear: briefs, pants, a league, scarf, caps etc ...

Each city of Spain has a special place to welcome the New Year. There, thousands of people gather in front of a centennial clock. After 12 strokes, and in the new year, it is very common congratulate the year to all family dinner and call all those outside. For this reason, the phone lines are jammed for several minutes after the entry of the New Year. Then it toasts with champagne, wine or cider. Some entered a golden jewel in the crown, usually a partnership, to wish luck in the coming year.

This event is broadcast live on television. The 12 bells are issued each year from the Puerta del Sol in Madrid. Eat a grape every three seconds, one for each chime. Previously, before the chimes, a metal ball down the clock and sound four quarters.

New Year's Eve in 1989, the speaker of Spanish Television Marisa Naranjo was mistaken and announced like quarters which were actually bells and involuntarily leaving many Spaniards without being able to eat the uvas.7 This incident, much discussed in the press and remembered since then, she was attributed by the presenter to various problems of organization of TVE, which, in the absence this year of a balcony in the Puerta del Sol, made the relay from a room with no view or sound of the watch using a small TV, and without rehearsal or advance suficiente.8 In 2014 South Canal was a major error. A 3rd grape put the image in black and there were two ads. As a result many Andalusian ran out to see the chimes.

In addition to the chimes and twelve grapes, it is very typical in many municipalities of Spain, receiving the New Year by lighting bonfires.

Also in the town of Coin (Malaga) Malaga (Capital), Pamplona, ​​El Viso del Alcor (Sevilla), in Nájera (La Rioja), Lebrija (Sevilla) and Casariche (Sevilla) there was a custom that is already being tradition of dressing on this date and you can see the old town full of people dressed shortly after the stroke, throws rockets, fireworks, rag dolls which were then burned and the celebration of San Juan.

We should add that for some years held in Salamanca University New Year's Eve on the last Thursday before the Christmas holidays. This celebration has its origins in a group of fellow faculty who chose to take the 12 "grapes" in the form of jelly beans in the Plaza Mayor in Salamanca at 00.00, as the New Year's Eve (December 31) each I would be with their families in their cities and could not celebrate together. This 'tradition' is spreading throughout Spain and all the cities want to celebrate it. Officially was first held in 2008 in Salamanca, Zamora in 2009, and again in Salamanca in 2010. It should be known that in 2010, even though the official party was most successful in Zamora Salamanca party.

New year in Ecuador

The most popular tradition when midnight arrives, is to burn an effigy representing the old year or the year ends. The custom is famous throughout the country. The old are burned at 00:00 on 1 January in the streets of cities, often quite din (it is common to fill the old with firecrackers) and then this is followed by a dinner and festivities. Way back to the puppets used clothes stuffed with sawdust or newspaper, it now mainly manufactures wood, cardboard, and paper and in recent years was made in Guayaquil has become customary construction of giant puppets and elaborate that Some measure up to ten meters. Competitions are held to choose the best puppet, mainly in the cities of Quito and Guayaquil. And live performances are made with fireworks throughout the whole country. It is very common during the December 31 especially in popular areas that men masquerade as "widows" and ask for money on the streets to cars passing, accompanied by dances and picaresque words and representing the grievance felt by the "crazy widow "by the impending departure of her husband, in this case the year that is ending. All this to the rhythm of tropical music generally. In the houses it tend to build a place where the puppets or old-age, set in humorous scenes are placed for people to see. The puppets tend to hang posters with phrases about the chosen characters. This tradition tends to reunite families and neighborhoods, as the puppets are assembled by any household or neighborhood like the atmosphere they are given.

Other customs little less famous are:

Read a will where the counting is done purposes for the new year and all the misfortunes (as to ward off evil cabal) are read.

You put on a high denomination bill in the right shoe to have money or turn the ticket is held during the zero hour to have money all year.

Use yellow underwear if you want to sort and red if you want lucky in love.

Take a suitcase and run with it the entire block. To travel in the new year.

Eat twelve grapes twelve minutes before the end of the year, one for each month to abound in the twelve months.

It is customary to have dinner with the whole family gathered, the special dish is usually pork or turkey.

In the toast of the dinner it is customary to toast the good deeds of those present.

While the puppet is burned some families tend to jump on the fire to bring luck in the coming year.

For burning the old year in the capital, Quito and many other parts of the country as Guayaquil, many tend to tune to a dial on the radio very particular given the countdown to zero hour. Examples of popular dials for the occasion are Crystal Radio, Radio Sonorama, Radio Caravan and other radio broadcasters and the country (instead of Radio Tarqui which went off the air after 60 years of being on the air on October 30 de2015) stations.

New Year

New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve or New Year's Eve is the last night of the year in the Gregorian calendar, ranging from December 31 to January 1 (New Year). Since it was changed to the Gregorian calendar in 1582, this festival is usually held, although it has evolved in its customs and superstitions. There are countless traditions and superstitions that occur worldwide in relation to that night. Music and fireworks accompanying parties and social gatherings, common way of carrying out the celebration. The most widespread custom is to offer champagne during the 12 strokes.