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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
HAPPY NEW YEAR
It's 2010! How do you celebrate in your country? What are your traditions?
My family's new year tradition is to eat 12 grapes. Each grape you ask for a wish like good health and things like that. We also wear the hats every year even if your a grown up and look silly. Also I first visit my dad in his house, then to my mom house, then to my aunt house, then we all see each other in our grandma place. There is a twist if i go to my dad house my mom doesn't go or my aunt or my grandma. When i go to my house with my mom nobody comes and the same thing with my aunt. Then when we go to my grandma house is where everybody comes and sees each other. Also another tradition is i go to the Amish the day after new year with my mom and be with them to see how it is. It's really fun to be with the cows and the grass and fresh air. I also go ice skating every new year. If I don't, its not really new years for me. I started that tradition 2 years ago. I love it and so does my mom. My brother hates it but he still goes. My mom and dad might not get along, but in new years they have to be nice to each other because that's their tradition. My aunt comes to be with my cousin. My aunt, my dad and my mom agree on new years that they have to get along, so that's my crazy family tradition.
wooo !! is very interesting!! we, in new year eve eat 12 grapes too and at 12 o´clock we go to partys or stay at home with the family.I,for example,stay with my family and my frinds, but sometimes I usualy go out with my parents frieds. This year I don´t know what I´m gonna do becose my parents are separate.
On New Year's day my family and me we do a lot things like party ect. For example in party we hear music, eat a lot of food, dance, talk about what plan we do to next year, play with cousin, friend, brother, sister, ect. And wait for the next New Year.
On New Year's my family and i we go to my grandmother's house and we all meet up over there .Everyone brings what the had made . then we strat daceing to our favorites songs for example like merrengue, salsa and regue After dacein we all gather in the table and eat what they had brought . For example for this new years that has just past we ate chesse cake for desert , rice and beans, spagatti and others type of foods.
For New Years, some of the things I do is go to a party on the 31st and all my family goes and we gather round and dance and celebrate. We turn on the t.v and wait until it is 12 o' clock and count down. On the t.v, everybody is in downtown (Times Square) and they're waiting until it is new years. When we count down a ball drops down. It is the ball of new years and it's really cool and then when that is finshed we party some more and celebrate some more and that what i mostly do in new years! :)
On new years, the first thing I do is go shopping to see what I'm going to wear, then I plan things with my mother to see what we're going to cook or who we are going to invite over to my house. I love new years because I get to be with my family & friends, and also we get to dance and have fun!!!
In new year I have dinner with my family. We speak a lot, sing christmas carols and when it's twelve o'clock we eat the twelve lucky grapes. The tradicion is that you eat the 12 grapes in each chime, and in each grape that you eat, you must think a wish for the new year. When the new year arrives, the wish comes true. After the grapes we felicitate the new year to the whole family.
For NEW YEAR'S i celebrate by going to my aunt's house. While in my aunt's house we Dance to every kind of song & we do kareoki so is really fun. When is finally 12am we EAT & we all make a TOAST ON A FRESH NEW YEAR FOR ALL OF US.
Hey umm i think it's a little too late for this blog about new years but my computer was hacked by some one i wish i knew. but my brother fixed it. I can tell you all what i did for new years though. i usually spend new years with my family eat 12 grapes dance lots of music salsa, merengue, bachata, and reggea we dance some other types of dances but i dont remember its name. But this year was completely different I took a plane with cousins and aunt nd friends we took off to Miami then florida. We spent New years in magic kingdom (disney world). It was amazing lot's of crazy exotic fireworks. i had a blast. what did you guys do ?
My family's new year tradition is to eat 12 grapes. Each grape you ask for a wish like good health and things like that. We also wear the hats every year even if your a grown up and look silly. Also I first visit my dad in his house, then to my mom house, then to my aunt house, then we all see each other in our grandma place. There is a twist if i go to my dad house my mom doesn't go or my aunt or my grandma. When i go to my house with my mom nobody comes and the same thing with my aunt. Then when we go to my grandma house is where everybody comes and sees each other. Also another tradition is i go to the Amish the day after new year with my mom and be with them to see how it is. It's really fun to be with the cows and the grass and fresh air. I also go ice skating every new year. If I don't, its not really new years for me. I started that tradition 2 years ago. I love it and so does my mom. My brother hates it but he still goes. My mom and dad might not get along, but in new years they have to be nice to each other because that's their tradition. My aunt comes to be with my cousin. My aunt, my dad and my mom agree on new years that they have to get along, so that's my crazy family tradition.
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wooo !! is very interesting!!
ReplyDeletewe, in new year eve eat 12 grapes too and at 12 o´clock we go to partys or stay at home with the family.I,for example,stay with my family and my frinds, but sometimes I usualy go out with my parents frieds.
This year I don´t know what I´m gonna do becose my parents are separate.
On New Year's day my family and me we do a lot things like party ect. For example in party we hear music, eat a lot of food, dance, talk about what plan we do to next year, play with cousin, friend, brother, sister, ect. And wait for the next New Year.
ReplyDeleteOn New Year's my family and i we go to my grandmother's house and we all meet up over there .Everyone brings what the had made . then we strat daceing to our favorites songs for example like merrengue, salsa and regue After dacein we all gather in the table and eat what they had brought . For example for this new years that has just past we ate chesse cake for desert , rice and beans, spagatti and others type of foods.
ReplyDeleteFor New Years, some of the things I do is go to a party on the 31st and all my family goes and we gather round and dance and celebrate. We turn on the t.v and wait until it is 12 o' clock and count down. On the t.v, everybody is in downtown (Times Square) and they're waiting until it is new years. When we count down a ball drops down. It is the ball of new years and it's really cool and then when that is finshed we party some more and celebrate some more and that what i mostly do in new years! :)
ReplyDeleteOn new years, the first thing I do is go shopping to see what I'm going to wear, then I plan things with my mother to see what we're going to cook or who we are going to invite over to my house. I love new years because I get to be with my family & friends, and also we get to dance and have fun!!!
ReplyDelete-Krystal
waao,Andrelys, you can dance salsa and merengue? it´s amazing!:)
ReplyDeleteI like the latin music Andrelys..
ReplyDeleteIt´s so wonderful!
In new year I have dinner with my family.
ReplyDeleteWe speak a lot, sing christmas carols and when it's twelve o'clock we eat the twelve lucky grapes.
The tradicion is that you eat the 12 grapes in each chime, and in each grape that you eat, you must think a wish for the new year.
When the new year arrives, the wish comes true.
After the grapes we felicitate the new year to the whole family.
For NEW YEAR'S i celebrate by going to my aunt's house. While in my aunt's house we Dance to every kind of song & we do kareoki so is really fun. When is finally 12am we EAT & we all make a TOAST ON A FRESH NEW YEAR FOR ALL OF US.
ReplyDeleteHey umm i think it's a little too late for this blog about new years but my computer was hacked by some one i wish i knew. but my brother fixed it. I can tell you all what i did for new years though. i usually spend new years with my family eat 12 grapes dance lots of music salsa, merengue, bachata, and reggea we dance some other types of dances but i dont remember its name. But this year was completely different I took a plane with cousins and aunt nd friends we took off to Miami then florida. We spent New years in magic kingdom (disney world). It was amazing lot's of crazy exotic fireworks. i had a blast. what did you guys do ?
ReplyDelete