Guatemala City, Dec 31 (AGN) .- 2020 has only a few hours left and 2021 is getting closer. Many people live this transition to the new year to the fullest and there is no shortage of those who already have their rituals ready to start these 365 days in the best way.
With clothes of a certain color, taking out the suitcases and even sweeping the house just at midnight, inhabitants of different countries seek to attract prosperity, love and happiness for this period, which begins on January 1.
Here is the list of inevitable rites during the last day of the old year and the first day of the new year, according to the superstitious.
The twelve grapes
They should preferably be seedless. The tradition is to eat a grape for each month of the following year, while making a wish.
This ritual must be consummated just at midnight.
Underwear
Love or money? Depending on what you want or need more for the 2021, so the color of your underwear will have to be.
According to tradition, wearing red underwear during New Years Eve attracts love, while yellow is related to economic prosperity.
To travel during the new year
If you are hoping for a lot of travel next year, the proper ritual is to walk a suitcase around the block at midnight.
To take out the broom
If you had a not so favorable 2020, a sweep in the house will help you get rid of the negative energies of the old year.
According to tradition, this should be done with a new broom.
New Year’s resolutions
Losing weight, traveling, getting a better job, saving or finishing the project that is in abandonment are usually the purposes most raised at the beginning of each year.
Although not everyone manages to follow this list to the letter, the truth is that setting goals is encouraging.
Money in the bag
Do you have a grandpa who gives you money in New Years Eve so that you do not receive the new year in poverty? This is a deeply rooted tradition mainly in the departments.
It is believed that having money in your pocket right at the beginning of January 1 ensures that the pennies will not run out for the next 12 months.
The reheated
January 1 and the 15 days that follow! It all depends on how many are in the family and the amount of food. Many end up fed up with the same dish every day; However, others look forward to the time just to enjoy the reheated.
In Guatemala, tamales cannot be absent.
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