New Year in Mexico
Mexico is a culturally rich country. Mexican New Year
is celebrated with a number of traditions. A number of colors are associated
with the Mexican New Year traditions and each of the color refers to some
significant thoughts. For example, red New Year decoration signifies courage,
love, and a better lifestyle. Yellow signifies enjoyment and blessings. Green
refers to financial gain and white portrays good health. Mexican families
decorate their houses with these four colors.
There is a popular Mexican New Year custom that
the Mexicans have to eat one grape in each click of the clock before twelve
seconds of 12 o'clock.
Each grape signifies good luck of one month of
the New Year. In the Mexico City, a large street festival is arranged on the
New Year eve while in other parts of the country, small bonfires, food, and
dancing festivals take place. Fireworks and bells are the companions of New
Year morning. You can see fireworks and hear ringing bells until the daybreak
of the New Year.
There is also an underwear Mexican New Year
tradition. It is said that the color of a woman's undergarment decides the
destiny of the woman for the next year. According to the tradition, Mexican
women choose the color of their inner. For example, if a girl wants love, she will
wear red underwear, for financial growth, she will wear green, and for good
health, she will wear white. The floral decoration also plays a vital role in
deciding the fate of a man, according to Mexican New Year traditions.
There are numerous New Year traditions in Mexico
being followed during the festive time. Most Mexicans have a late night dinner
along with their families on New Year's Eve. People attend parties later on at
squares, homes, and on the streets. Most major cities, towns and villages in Mexico
host New Year parties and celebrations.