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• This Mexican New Year traditions page contains links to sites for information on Mexico's New Year's traditions, history, commentaries and various options for your Mexican New Year's celebration plans.

• Fast Facts

  1. Many Mexicans celebrate the New Year by having a late night dinner with their families
  2. Tradition states that you should eat a grape for every chime of the clock, leading to the stroke of midnight, and make a wish for each of the 12 grapes, each grape symbolizing a month of the new yearSFGate: Celebrating...New Year... (December 24, 2008)
  3. Mexico City has a large street festival every year and other areas celebrate outside with dancing, bonfires and food
  4. Fireworks and bells bring in the New Year and celebrations continue until daybreakSFGate: Celebrating...New Year... (December 24, 2008)
  5. A trip around the neighborhood, carrying your luggage, will bring travel in the New YearSFGate: Celebrating...New Year... (December 24, 2008)
  6. A thorough cleaning of your body, home or possessions is thought to give a new beginning to the yearSFGate: Celebrating...New Year... (December 24, 2008)

• Underwear Tradition

  The color of a woman's panties at midnight help decide her fate in the New Year. The Mexican woman is ensured love if she wears red ones and a good job and financial health if she wears yellow. White panties denote good health and green underwear will bring money. The colors of flowers that are in the home have a similar connotation.SFGate: Celebrating...New Year... (December 24, 2008)

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