Every country has their own personal and traditional rituals they celebrate every New Year´s Eve and in Spain the most famous one is the eating of the 12 grapes 12 seconds before midnight. Everyone has their grapes ready and as soon as the times draws near, one by one the eating of the grapes begins, making sure you are done right at midnight.

Other traditions include wearing a red undergarment, ringing of bells and as everywhere else in the world the kissing and hugging that comes with the arrival of the New Year. The party doesn’t´t officially begin until the Cava is poured and the “brindis” is made.

Have a very Happy New Year and don´t forget your grapes.

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Sevilla is one of the cities which have the strongest personality in the whole Spain. Its holidays, its habits and its way to speak Spanish are distinct and share its fun-loving open character. If you want to spend the Holy Week in Spain, there is no better place than Sevilla. The journey starts with the landing on Madrid and the travel from Atocha station to Sevilla by Ave, which is one of the fastest and newest trains in Europe, without any stop.

Holy Week in Sevilla characterizes itself by the processions, in which anonymously people, sometimes wearing a hood, carry on their shoulders a statue adorned with candles and mantles, called “Paso”. The “Paso”, which weighs some hundreds of kilos, is carried from the church where it is kept during the year to the town hall. It is preceded by a group of Nazarenes and accompanied with a rhythm of drums whose rumble is followed by spontaneous hymns which come from people on the balconies. It is simply spectacular to participate in the celebration, and the thousand of people that attend to it feel passion and a tremendous respect.

When all finishes, the town recovers its spirit. Now it is the time for a dinner and a glass of red wine. These holidays are celebrated in the whole Spain!

official website | tourism in Sevilla
photos on flickr | de la semana santa sevillana
other information | turismo sevilla

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