Tradiciones de Año Nuevo
12 pieces of this fruit are eaten on New Year’s Eve.
¿Qué son las uvas (grapes)?
On January 6th, children in the Spanish speaking world receive gifts from these icons.
¿Quiénes son los Reyes Magos (the 3 Kings, the 3 Wise Men)?
This bilingual holiday song reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 fifty years after it was released.
¿Qué es Feliz Navidad?
This South American country boasts the world’s highest capital city of La Paz.
¿Qué es el Bolivia?
This ancient civilization originates from the Yucatan Peninsula.
¿Quiénes son los Mayas?
In Venezuela, people wrap 12 lentils in this item to improve financial well-being for the New Year.
¿Qué es el dinero (money)?
Papá Noël y El Viejo Pascuero, y San Nicolás are names for this icon.
¿Quién es Santa Claus?
This Puerto Rican music artist was streamed the most on Spotify globally in 2020.
¿Quién es Bad Bunny?
The South American Inca civilization originated in the area that is now this country.
¿Qué es el Perú?
In the Spanish speaking world, this religion is the most popular.
¿Qué es el catolicismo (Catholicism)?
People of this South American Country spend New Year’s Eve in cemeteries, decorating graves of relatives.
¿Qué es el Chile?
In Barcelona, a Christmas tradition involves a character that is a log that poops this item.
¿Qué son los dulces (candy)?
This Colombian music artist is considered the “King of Reggaeton” and was the third most streamed artist in 2020.
¿Quién es J Balvin?
This South American country boasts the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere: Aconcagua.
¿Qué es la Argentina?
This island country is home to the largest population of Spanish speakers in Asia.
¿Qué son las Filipinas (the Philippines)?
In Peru and Colombia, it is a tradition to use three of this vegetable to predict your financial situation for the upcoming year.
¿Qué son las papas / las patatas?
In Mexico on the week before Christmas, actors recreating the journey of Mary and Joseph knock on doors seeking lodging in celebration of this holiday.
¿Qué son Las Posadas?
This song by Residente won song of the year at the 2020 Latin Grammys.
¿Qué es René?
The largest river in the world starts in this country.
¿Qué es el Perú (el Río Amazonas)?
This Spanish speaking country sees the greatest amount of international tourists every year. (Prior to 2020)
¿Qué es México?
In this Latin American country, one tradition involves leaving a cracked egg in a glass of water by the window on New Year’s night.
¿Qué es El Salvador?
The largest lottery draw in the world, known as El Gordo, occurs on Christmas in this country.
¿Qué es España?
This song by Ritchie Valens was the first song sung in spanish to be on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.(1959)
¿Qué es La Bamba?
This is the only African country with Spanish as an official language.
¿Qué es Guinea Ecuatorial?
This Latin American country has had no permanent army since 1948.
¿Qué es Costa Rica?