In Mexico, there are a number of exciting traditions to celebrate the New Year’s Eve. Some people celebrate this particular event by eating delicious foods that can also bring prosperity in the coming year, some celebrate by drinking a lot till the next morning, while the rest follow different celebration styles in order to fully celebrate this night that comes only once in a year.
Along with different exciting ways of celebration, many people also celebrate it by eating 12 grapes exactly at the stroke of midnight. People from Barcelona to Peurto Vallarta, Mexico , like to enjoy the night in this manner. They firmly believe that this particular activity brings good luck for them in the coming year.
But why grapes? And why only 12? In this case, Numerology works and defines the hidden mystery behind this unique way of the celebration. Numerology tells us that each grape represents good luck in each month. Also, it gets only 12 seconds to eat those 12 grapes.
There is a common belief among people that there had been the wealthy from Madrid who copied this tradition from French people. French people would eat grapes and drinks a lot on the last day of the year. Today, the tradition is overwhelmingly celebrated all over in Mexico and different other Latin American countries.
There is also a similar tradition of eating 12 lucky grapes in Spain that is called “Aledo”. In Spain, grapes are wrapped in paper in June or July and different flavors and aroma is preserved when the grapes are ripped.
You need to eat methodically because this particular eating involves a competition. Don’t try to eat all the gapes at once because through this way, there are more chances that your mouth may become jammed.
So, make sure that you have successfully made a checklist before coming to Mexico to celebrate the last night of 2017 and to welcome 2018 that can bring many unseen blessings for us!
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