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New Year's Eve Facts 2017: Traditions And Trivia To Share
IBTimes ^ | December 31st, 2016 | Julia Glum

Posted on 12/31/2016 2:31:27 PM PST by LouieFisk

"In Spain, revelers wear red underwear on New Year's Eve for good luck. They also eat a dozen grapes at midnight." (NOTE: my favorite, heh)

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: newyear; odd; traditions; trivia
Some odds and ends as as we count down the last hours of '16.
1 posted on 12/31/2016 2:31:27 PM PST by LouieFisk
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To: LouieFisk

there was an episode on Modern Family a few seasons back where Gloria needed grapes for New Year’s Eve... she is from Columbia...


2 posted on 12/31/2016 2:40:37 PM PST by latina4dubya (when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
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To: LouieFisk

In Chappaqua, they get falling on their face plastered since all plans for 2017 are now shot to hell.

3 posted on 12/31/2016 2:45:52 PM PST by Snickering Hound
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To: latina4dubya

“there was an episode on Modern Family a few seasons back where Gloria needed grapes for New Year’s Eve... she is from Columbia...”
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Never watched the show, but I now have plans for tonight. Not a good night to be on the roads, so I’m puttin’ on some red undies and enjoying me some grapes! I’m celebrating diversity!
:D


4 posted on 12/31/2016 2:53:05 PM PST by LouieFisk
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In the EU islamic trash goes on a raping and pillage spree.


5 posted on 12/31/2016 3:22:56 PM PST by soycd
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To: LouieFisk

Eat cabbage and black eye peas on New Years to have dollars and change in the New Year.


6 posted on 12/31/2016 4:07:08 PM PST by sportutegrl
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To: latina4dubya

A friend from Venezuela does the same thing: 12 grapes, good luck for twelve months.


7 posted on 12/31/2016 4:36:58 PM PST by Aevery_Freeman (White. It's the new Invisible!)
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To: LouieFisk

The German tradition is pork and sauerkraut on New Year’s day, but it hasn’t worked for us the last two years so we are up for suggestions ;)

Seriously, we believe that God is in control. So anything from cultural tradition is just for fun. But it would be nice not to have a major medical life threatening emergency for anyone in the family in 2017.


8 posted on 12/31/2016 4:42:10 PM PST by Reddy (B.O. stinks)
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To: Snickering Hound

MY EYES!!!!!


9 posted on 12/31/2016 4:46:32 PM PST by CarolAnn
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To: Snickering Hound

In her wildest dreams she has never had a body that good! ; )


10 posted on 12/31/2016 6:39:31 PM PST by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
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