Hi everyone! I’m counting the hours down for 2017 to arrive! As of right now, it’s 12 hours away. Do you have any plans for tonight? It’s been SO long since I’ve gone out on New Years Eve! I’m really excited about going out tonight. I can’t drink that much because a lot of cops will be out. If I remember correctly, it’s supposedly a $10,000 fine for being caught drinking and driving here! Yeah, no thank you!
Since I was a kid, my New Years Eve tradition is eating 12 grapes at the stroke of midnight. You can also make some wishes for the new year. The 12 grapes (green are best according to National Public Radio) are said to bring prosperity for the new year. The tradition comes from Spain. Mexico and various Latin American countries also participate. NPR also suggests wearing red underwear on New Years Eve as a good luck charm for the upcoming year. You can check out the story here. Why grapes? The Black Label says grape growers wanted to sell large quantities of grapes in the 1800’s. It’s also said the wealthy in Madrid wanted to copy the French on the last day of the year so they eat grapes and drink sparkling wine. Sweet grapes guarantee good luck and sour grapes suggest bad vibes. Here is the Black Label’s story. Do you have any New Years Eve traditions? Feel free to share them in the comments section. Have a happy and safe New Years Eve, everyone and I’ll see you next year π
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Thank you a lot ! It’s just a pleasure to follow your blog π I am glad that you are going to read my posts π
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Happy New Year from Madrid Spain !
Nice photo of the grapes
I leave you my post about celebration of New Year’s Eve in Madrid
https://traveltomeetyourheart.wordpress.com/2017/01/07/12-grapes-new-years-eve-spain-madrid/
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Ohh how nice Irene! My apologies, I just saw your comment. The cake looks great! I’ve never seen anything like it!
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Hi Kat! Happy New Year to you! I had fun, even though I paid for it the next day. Lol. Hope you feel better soon! Glad you like my song picks! Take care! ππ
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Happy New Year girlfriend…hope you had a wonderful time….we spent it quietly at home…been fighting a stinking head cold so no champagne for us….so sad about all the wonderful people we have been loosing these last few months…can’t even wrap my head around it….love your song licks…Bruno Mars rocks and I have been in love with Santana for years….LOL have a great January……xxxxkat
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Happy New Year to you too! πΎπ·πΈ
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Hi Mack! Happy New Year! πΎπΈπ· I had a great time on New Years Eve. I recovered from it yesterday. Lol. Hope all is well for you!
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Merci and HNYear2017 π
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I love that tradition!!!!I Hadn’t ever heard of that, but I may need to start implementing that one! Hope you had the best New Years Eve! β€
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Happy New Year, Roberta! πΎπ·πΈ
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Happy new year Lisa π
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This tradition with the grapes are much used here in Spain. It is just about finding not so big grapes, otherwise we get strangled. For each call of the bell we eat one grape for good luck in the coming year.
In Denmark, where I come from, the traditions are different. There we started we champagne 12 pm and then a cake baked with crushed almonds, as many buy, because it is a big job to create for yourself. I preferred to make it myself.
You can see a photo of this kind of cake here: https://www.google.es/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Flaglace.dk%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F10%2F32.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Flaglace.dk%2Fsortiment%2Fkransekager%2F&docid=tqDNivWy611kxM&tbnid=lxQa8nrBLhzYOM%3A&vet=1&w=280&h=385&bih=530&biw=853&q=kransekage&ved=0ahUKEwiVwvX80aDRAhUDOBQKHdsEDqcQMwhVKBowGg&iact=mrc&uact=8
Happy New Year Lisa π
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Happy New Year Tracy! πΎπ·πΈ
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Happy New Year, Lisa! Have a good time tonight!
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Happy New Year to you too, Son! πΎπ·πΎπΈ
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Happy New Year, Lisa! π
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I have never had menudo but heard a lot about it…sounds yummy…!!!…I would like to try it one day soon…β»
I wish you and your family a wonderful and nice New Year’s Eve and day as well…
from the looks of it I will be around here lol…β»β₯β₯
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Hi Suzette! I’ve heard of the black eyed peas for good luck and health. We’re eating menudo tomorrow. My friend’s making it for tonight too. Ohh I didn’t know about not washing clothes tomorrow. Yikes! Thanks for the heads up. Have a nice New Year’s Eve/Day! π
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Hey gurl!!!…
Never heard of the grapes(me loves grapes)and wish I would have known so that when better half went to the store maybe he could have picked some up … but we make black eyed peas and ham 2morrow for good luck and health …On a scary but true note we DO NOT WASH CLOTHES 2MORROW!!!…this has been going on for hundred of years at least…every time one has washed clothes a family member has died that year…Now I know that sounds crazy but this gurl never takes the chance with a history like that lol…
I hope you have a great time at your friends home and have a drink for me ok …2 for me…be safe gurly gurl…
Hugggs n β₯ to you and your family
Suzette
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Happy New Year Jim! πΎπ·πΈ I have the grapes too! π
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I have the grapes but not the red underwear. Happy New Year! Have lotsa fun.
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Enjoy!!!
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Happy New Year Cindy! πΎπ·πΈ
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Thanks for checking it out, Kim! Happy New Year to you too! πΎπ·πΈ
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Me too!
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I never heard of the grapes. What a neat tradition! Happy New Year Lisa!π€ππΎ
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Thank you!! π
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There is no place I would rather be! Thank you! Same to you and yours!
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Aww that’s ok! At least you’re with the ones you love the most. Happy New Year to you and your family! πΎπ·πΈ
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Oh wow! I haven’t seen that episode! Have fun eating and watching football! I’ll be watching my Cowboys and your Eagles tomorrow! Lol. Happy New Year to you and your wife! πΎπ·πΈ
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Oh that’s really interesting, Kerry! I’ve never heard of that tradition. Happy New Year to you and your husband! I’m praying it’s much better than 2016! π·πΎπΈ
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Love the grapes idea! We are in a hotel room tonight, just the four of us. Daughter had a dance competition today so we are celebrating tonight with sparkling juice an cable television! We know how to live it up!π
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I saw an episode of “Modern Family” where I first learned of grapes being used to usher in the New Year. Have a great time this evening Lisa. We’ll be staying put watching college football and eating more food than we should…but we’ll worry about any extra calories “next year!” A great 2017 to you and yours!
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That’s nice! π I’m going to a party in a few hours here.
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I love the idea of the grapes. In Scotland we used to go to complete stranger’s homes (usually your neighbors) with some coal for the fire and a half bottle of whisky. Tonight we visit a Scottish friend’s house in Texas where we listen to the bells chiming in Scotland at midnight (6 pm here) via radio and toast the old country. Happy New Year, Lisa and may it be everything you dream of.
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We are indeed! Just getting kids things and heading to the in-laws! We’ll be back after midnight!!!
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Happy New Year, Ritu! Are you staying up with your family??
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Never heard either of those traditions before Lisa! Happy new year! 5 hours to go here!
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