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Royal House of the Post Office clock tower, Puerta del Sol, Madrid The twelve grapes ready to be eaten. The Twelve Grapes [1] (Spanish: las doce uvas (de la suerte), lit. 'the twelve grapes (of luck)') is a Spanish tradition that consists of eating a grape with each of the twelve clock bell strikes at midnight of 31 December to welcome the New Year.
Año Nuevo means New Year in Spanish, and refers to New Year's Eve in Latin American countries. ... This page was last edited on 5 January 2025, at 16:31 (UTC).
In Cuba, however, at least two national councils (one of which is state-sponsored) offer letras del año. A particular controversy arose in 2009–2010, when one of the Cuban national councils of babalawo issued a letra which predicted fights for power and an unusually high number of deaths of political leaders in the world, which many media ...
The Spanish conquistadors who settled on the island brought the Carnival culture from Europe, though the Roman Catholic authorities of the time considered this to be a Pagan celebration, and therefore mixed Christian traditions into it and began to celebrate the event as well.
The origins of Merengue dance are unclear, to say the least but the city of Navarrete is believed to be the exact place of origin of merengue tipico;. [4] The musician Nico Lora, a native of that town, perfected it and is the author of many well known merengue themes as old as 100 years .
Las Posadas derives from the Spanish word posada (lodging, or accommodation) which, in this case, refers to the inn from the Nativity story. It uses the plural form as the celebration lasts for a nine-day interval (called the novena) during the Christmas season, which represents the nine-month pregnancy [3] [4] of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ.
Wiñoy Tripantu is the Mapuche celebration that marks the return of the sun, [1] often referred to as the Mapuche New Year. [2] It occurs on the June solstice, which is the shortest day of the year in the Mapuche homeland in the Southern Hemisphere.
The Carnaval de Vejigantes, officially Carnaval de Vejigantes de La Playa de Ponce, [10] is an annual celebration held at Barrio Playa in Ponce, Puerto Rico.The celebration, which commonly lasts three to five days, [11] generally takes place in late January or early February. [12]