¡Feliz Año Nuevo!
How do you bring in the New Year?
Do you have any traditions that you believe will bring good fortune? Do you make resolutions? If your family doesn't have any traditions, maybe you can adopt some for yourself!
Either way, let's look at some of the New Year's traditions that happen in various Spanish speaking communities.
En México
Mexican Survival Guide with TheCrazyGorilla on YouTube
Spanish and Go on YouTube
Write down 5 unique to Latin America (or as Jim and May say, strange) New Year's traditions that you learn about in these 2 videos.
Some not-so-unique traditions that Jim and May mention are hugging everyone at midnight and shooting fireworks.
In countries such as Ecuador, Panamá, Paraguay and Colombia,
Read this article to learn about some more unique New Year traditions around the Spanish Speaking world (there's one for Brazil in there, too).
Las Uvas y Los 12 Deseos
Common deseos (wishes/hopes/desires)
dinero - money
trabajo - work
buena salud - good health
perder peso - to lose weight
ser más activo - to be more active
tener más amigos - to have more friends
conseguir un novio / una novia - to get a boyfriend / a girlfriend
un carro - a car
una casa - a house
una vacación - a vacation
una mascota (un perro, un gato) - a pet (a dog, a cat)
una familia feliz - a happy familia
alegría - joy, happiness
vencer un hábito - to overcome a habit
dejar de... - to stop...
más tiempo con... - more time with ...
An inside perspective on the 12 deseos in Español.
Make a list of 12 deseos that you want or want to see happen this year.