Dec 31 2007

Puerto Rican Tradition: Happy New Year

Published by auria cortes at 10:21 am under Puerto Rican Traditions

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Happy New Year! Tonight at the stroke of midnight, be sure to eat twelve grapes. Each grape represents a month for the New Year. The first grape represents January, the second grape represents February, and so on. If you eat a sour grape that means that month will be troublesome for you.  To bring good luck for the upcoming year, sprinkle sugar outside. A pinch will do. Also, be sure to throw a bucket of water out of your window to drive out the old and bring in the New Year with a fresh start.

I’m hosting New Year’s. I bought my home a few months ago and don’t have enough seating. In fact, I have zero furniture. So I’m starting another Puerto Rican tradition, a BYOC party. BYOC = Bring your own chair.

6 Responses to “Puerto Rican Tradition: Happy New Year”

  1. # Aprilon 31 Dec 2007 at 11:52 am

    Haha! We’ve been in our house since last December, but I feel ya! We didn’t have any furniture for awhile, and even now, our formal living room is empty, we’re missing dining room chairs, and we don’t have a bed in the guest bedroom! :-) We’re hosting New Year’s tonight also! Thanks for the link…this is so helpful!

  2. # Doug Robertsonon 31 Dec 2007 at 5:07 pm

    Wishing you a sweet bunch of grapes!

  3. # auria corteson 01 Jan 2008 at 3:52 am

    Thanks, Doug. Your wish came true. Happy New Year!

  4. # rainlillieon 01 Jan 2008 at 9:46 pm

    Happy New Year! That’s sounds like a great tradition!

  5. # auria corteson 02 Jan 2008 at 3:03 am

    Happy New Year to you as well, Rainlillie.

  6. # Doug Robertsonon 02 Jan 2008 at 8:48 pm

    I unfortunately ended up with sour grapes. Oh well, I’ll get by with enough vino. Ironic, that.

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