New Year´s Eve Noche Vieja

New Year´s EveNoche Vieja

It Is a world tradition, a holiday night when one year finishes and another one begins; There are abundance of good intentions, where the people amuse themselves and have fun. The tradition in

Spain is to eat twelve grapes to the pace of twelve chimes that mark the beginning of the first day of

the new year.

The typical Noche Vieja´s dinner

The typical dinner for Noche Vieja begins with sweet Christmas specialities: marzipan,

polvorones, generally mixed with cookies, pastry, nollos, etc.

The main dish is usually fish or shellfish. Other people prefer meat, especially lamb.

The moment to take the grapes

when the great moment to take the grapes approaches, people get ready and impatient for the chimes to sound. Then they eat their twelve

grapes one by one at the pace of the twelve chimes. Be careful not to choke!

Once you have entered the new year, champagne, cider or wine is served for cheers.

We enter the new year

When we enter the new year, people celebrate happily at home or on the street. It is a great

holiday