Mexico Beach Life Club

TRADITIONAL MEXICAN HOLIDAY FOODS SUCH AS BACALAO, POZOLE, TAMALES, AND PONCHE ARE OFTEN SERVED AT NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTIES.

Celebrating New Year’s Eve in Mexico is similar to celebrating in other parts of the world. However, some unique traditions that set Mexico’s celebration apart from the rest can be found.Traditional Mexican holiday foods such as bacalao, pozole, tamales, and ponche are often served at New Year’s Eve parties.Before midnight, houses are thoroughly cleaned, pets bathed, and cars washed to symbolise renewal and plan for a clean future.Yellow clothing represents wealth, red symbolises love, green symbolises good health, and white represents hope, peace, and good spirituality.At midnight, each person has one minute to eat 12 grapes to ensure good luck in the coming months.After midnight, some people will pack a suitcase and walk around the block to ensure safe travels and adventures in the new year.Other people will throw a bucket of water from a window to ensure a new beginning or sweep coins thrown on the doorstep into the house to symbolise prosperity.These traditions all ensure that each new year gets started the right way.

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