New Year's Eve for the Spanish people - a public holiday. It is in this night lovers of ritual ceremonies and traditions in a hurry at the central square to a huge Christmas tree to eat grapes.
Compared with Christmas how we wrote before in Spain Radio blog, in Spain it is - a relatively new holiday, and therefore not related in any ancient rites. Very often the Spanish people spend New Year's Eve (Noche vieja) on the street, at various festivities, in restaurants and bars, listen some Spanish Radio, Young people are often going to companies in the home of one of the participants of the celebrations. In Madrid, the central square of Puerta del Sol is traditionally going to the crowd celebrating. When the clock strikes midnight, begin the mutual congratulations and wishes.
Meanwhile, someone else will never ever get to the New Year abroad, we think, would be very curious to know as well as his celebrates abroad? That's like a holiday, and one, and the approaches are quite different. Take the same Spain, where, along with tree main symbol of the New Year suddenly emerges: the grapes.
Known New Year custom of the Spanish people: until the clock strikes have time to swallow twelve grapes - then fulfilled a wish. Sometimes wine grapes? High. This tradition arose after one of the Spanish kings in the year a plentiful harvest of grapes, commanded to distribute it in the new year to all Spanish people. Spain - a country vineyard, so it is not surprising that there are many superstitions connected with the vine: those who eat grapes on New Year's night - will be with the money all year, grape, eaten on this night, drives away evil spirits. In the Basque Country, Santa Claus called Olenttsero. He is dressed in homespun clothing and national carries a bottle of good Spanish wine, to a long working night was not as severe. Olenttsero - romantic, so leave your gifts on the balcony.
On the eve of a holiday in Spain, going to every house should be put in gift baskets, champagne and a piece of nougat.
As we sad before in my Spain radios, In Spain, the main holiday is Christmas: spend the evening with the family only, for a richly set table (just for this dinner the hostess tries to stock up the most unbelievable tasty). Despite his age, gourmet, great and small preference for sweets, which can be represented by dozens of different dishes. Here, wine and cakes from the dough and almond cakes, and biscuits with caraway seeds. As for gifts, then, by the traditions of their children receive. Kids hang out in the evening outside the window of stockings, which in the morning full of gifts.
On the eve of a holiday in Spain, going to every house should be put in gift baskets, champagne and a piece of nugi. Barcelona, Madrid, more recently in the New Year's Eve feast owners to sell tickets with the names of the guests of both sexes and then united them in pairs: to get "groom" and "bride" for the whole evening. The next morning, "groom" had come to his "bride" for a visit and a gift - flowers and candy. Sometimes the young men adjusted the matter so as to obtain a "bride" beloved, and the case ended in a real marriage. It is very likely that here - traces of ancient, very serious wedding custom, when marriages were strictly controlled by the community.
In Spain, from Spanish Radio, on New Year girls and boys throughout the village draw lots - paper with the names of the villagers of both sexes. Men thus receive the "brides", girls - "suitors. In some places, this procedure should be followed before a fire at the church porch. Married couples are considered to be formed until the end of Yuletide lovers and and behave accordingly.
But Dec. 31 - Day of St. Nicholas - a true celebration with friends. Here, no one connected religious rites, and every fun as your heart desires. Many are rushing to the central square to a huge Christmas tree to eat grapes. During the battle of hours each of thousands gathered at a Christmas tree, trying to eat 12 grapes. Each grape represents one of the coming months, and have time to eat all 12 - "guaranteed" performance of long-cherished wish. A similar custom of eating and the Philippines, but there are limited to 7-mi grapes at the end of Christmas feast.
Compared with Christmas how we wrote before in Spain Radio blog, in Spain it is - a relatively new holiday, and therefore not related in any ancient rites. Very often the Spanish people spend New Year's Eve (Noche vieja) on the street, at various festivities, in restaurants and bars, listen some Spanish Radio, Young people are often going to companies in the home of one of the participants of the celebrations. In Madrid, the central square of Puerta del Sol is traditionally going to the crowd celebrating. When the clock strikes midnight, begin the mutual congratulations and wishes.
Meanwhile, someone else will never ever get to the New Year abroad, we think, would be very curious to know as well as his celebrates abroad? That's like a holiday, and one, and the approaches are quite different. Take the same Spain, where, along with tree main symbol of the New Year suddenly emerges: the grapes.
Known New Year custom of the Spanish people: until the clock strikes have time to swallow twelve grapes - then fulfilled a wish. Sometimes wine grapes? High. This tradition arose after one of the Spanish kings in the year a plentiful harvest of grapes, commanded to distribute it in the new year to all Spanish people. Spain - a country vineyard, so it is not surprising that there are many superstitions connected with the vine: those who eat grapes on New Year's night - will be with the money all year, grape, eaten on this night, drives away evil spirits. In the Basque Country, Santa Claus called Olenttsero. He is dressed in homespun clothing and national carries a bottle of good Spanish wine, to a long working night was not as severe. Olenttsero - romantic, so leave your gifts on the balcony.
On the eve of a holiday in Spain, going to every house should be put in gift baskets, champagne and a piece of nougat.
As we sad before in my Spain radios, In Spain, the main holiday is Christmas: spend the evening with the family only, for a richly set table (just for this dinner the hostess tries to stock up the most unbelievable tasty). Despite his age, gourmet, great and small preference for sweets, which can be represented by dozens of different dishes. Here, wine and cakes from the dough and almond cakes, and biscuits with caraway seeds. As for gifts, then, by the traditions of their children receive. Kids hang out in the evening outside the window of stockings, which in the morning full of gifts.
On the eve of a holiday in Spain, going to every house should be put in gift baskets, champagne and a piece of nugi. Barcelona, Madrid, more recently in the New Year's Eve feast owners to sell tickets with the names of the guests of both sexes and then united them in pairs: to get "groom" and "bride" for the whole evening. The next morning, "groom" had come to his "bride" for a visit and a gift - flowers and candy. Sometimes the young men adjusted the matter so as to obtain a "bride" beloved, and the case ended in a real marriage. It is very likely that here - traces of ancient, very serious wedding custom, when marriages were strictly controlled by the community.
In Spain, from Spanish Radio, on New Year girls and boys throughout the village draw lots - paper with the names of the villagers of both sexes. Men thus receive the "brides", girls - "suitors. In some places, this procedure should be followed before a fire at the church porch. Married couples are considered to be formed until the end of Yuletide lovers and and behave accordingly.
But Dec. 31 - Day of St. Nicholas - a true celebration with friends. Here, no one connected religious rites, and every fun as your heart desires. Many are rushing to the central square to a huge Christmas tree to eat grapes. During the battle of hours each of thousands gathered at a Christmas tree, trying to eat 12 grapes. Each grape represents one of the coming months, and have time to eat all 12 - "guaranteed" performance of long-cherished wish. A similar custom of eating and the Philippines, but there are limited to 7-mi grapes at the end of Christmas feast.
In Barcelona, in Madrid, more recently in the New Year night to sell tickets with the names of the guests of both sexes and then united them in pairs at random: to get "groom" and "bride" for the whole evening. The next morning, "groom" had come to his "bride" for a visit and a gift - flowers, candy. Sometimes the young men adjusted the matter so as to obtain a "bride" beloved, and the case ended in a real marriage. It is very likely that here - traces of ancient, very serious marital custom, when marriages were under strict control are common
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