Like folks all around the globe, most Mexican people will bid farewell to 2004 with spirited social gatherings, sharing goodwill hugs and raising a glass of bubbly as they welcome the new year.
A popular south-of-the-border New Year’s Eve custom is to serve a platter of grapes with the late night cena (dinner). At the dot of midnight, each person makes a wish and gobbles one grape in sync with each of the 12 chimes of the clock.
Other curious superstitions are also widely associated with the arrival of the Año Nuevo in Mexico. In some regions of the country it is customary to climb up a ladder and jump to the ground on the final stroke of the clock, leaving behind all things negative with a big leap into the new year.
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