New Year´s Eve Noche Vieja It Is a world tradition, a holiday night when one year finishes and another one begins; There are abundance of good intentions, where the people amuse themselves and have fun. The tradition in Spain is to eat twelve grapes to the pace of twelve chimes that mark the beginning of the first day of the new year.

The typical Noche Vieja´s dinner The typical dinner for Noche Vieja begins with sweet Christmas specialities: marzipan, polvorones, generally mixed with cookies, pastry, nollos, etc. The main dish is usually fish or shellfish. Other people prefer meat, especially lamb.

The moment to take the grapes when the great moment to take the grapes approaches, people get ready and impatient for the chimes to sound. Then they eat their twelve grapes one by one at the pace of the twelve chimes. Be careful not to choke! Once you have entered the new year, champagne, cider or wine is served for cheers.

We enter the new year When we enter the new year, people celebrate happily at home or on the street. It is a great holiday