Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Spend New Year’s Eve in Spain at Palatinum Golf, Spa, and Sport Resort!

The New Year’s Eve festival is one of the most prestigious festivals in Spain and is often a great spectacle, with millions of people partaking in celebrations. The New Year's Eve (Nochevieja) celebration is celebrated with families and friends gathering together to spend the evening singing and dancing as well as awaiting the midnight countdown and fireworks. New Year traditions in Spain portray the rich tradition of the country and bring out the charm of the festival.

Here are a few traditions that are followed by the people in Spain.

1. Spanish people make New Year's Eve fireworks, which are accompanied with a loud noise and fire, to repel evil spirits and bring happiness and good luck.

2. Another New Year custom is to prepare special cakes for the event. The cake is shaped like a ring and goodies and gifts are placed inside the cake. The cake is then divided among the people at the event. The one who gets the goodies in their slice of cake is to be blessed with good luck in the following year.

3. Another custom that begins when the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve is the eating of 12 grapes. These 12 grapes represent 12 months of good luck in the coming year.

4. Many people wait for the midnight hour outside of their houses, on the squares and streets in town, waiting for the church bell chimes and fireworks that announce the arrival of the New Year.

5. People dress themselves in new clothes and gather at midnight to offer their prayers. This is one of the more important New Year traditions in Spain. After the prayers are over, people convey New Year’s greetings among themselves. The prayers are considered to bring good luck for the year ahead and drive away evil spirits.

6. Spanish tradition says that wearing new, red underwear on New Year's Eve brings good luck.

7. It is also a custom to enjoy a breakfast of hot chocolate and fried pastry (chocolate con churros) on New Year’s Day.

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