New Year's Eve rituals

The most absurd things people do on New Year's Eve, convinced they bring good luck 

There's one night a year when humanity looks in the mirror and says, "Today's not the day to be rational." December 31st is that day of unspoken social pact where anything goes; where we do the strangest things, convinced that the universe is taking note, that no one is judging, and that nothing embarrasses us.

  

Superstitions that at any other time would sound like a joke… but that everyone follows that night


Let's get down to business: 

1. THE 10 MOST TYPICAL NEW YEAR'S EVE SUPERSTITIONS
(AND WE CONTINUE TO DO IT WITHOUT QUESTIONING IT) 

  1. EAT THE 12 GRAPES/ MANDARIN SEGMENTS/ MANDARIN CANDIES Without chewing completely, even if you choke. A classic of controlled risk.
     
  2. WEAR RED UNDERWEAR to attract love, even if it lasts only a quickie and an afternoon of Netflix and chill.
     
  3. TO TOAST WHILE LOOKING IN THE EYESBecause seven years of bad sex is too much.
     
  4. START OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT. The left side is banned even though left-handed people are part of the group.
     
  5. DO NOT SWEEP OR CLEAN After midnight, lest your luck run out.
     
  6. MAKE A WISH IN SILENCEBecause saying them out loud ruins them.
     
  7. DO NOT ARGUE That night. Even if you have plenty of reasons to be there, surrounded by in-laws and too much wine.
     
  8. DON'T GO TO SLEEP ANGRYin case next year has any emotional memory.
     
  9. TO DEBUTE SOMETHING NEWEven if it's just a sock, to "start off on the right foot."
     
  10. KISSING AT MIDNIGHTeven if it's uncomfortable and forced.

Functional adults. All of them. 

2. 10 TRADITIONS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES THAT CONFIRM WE ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS 

  1. RUNNING DOWN THE STREET WITH A SUITCASE in several Latin American countries… to travel more.
     
  2. BREAKING PLATES IN DENMARK At a friend's door. Love in the form of renewed tableware.
     
  3. EATING LENTILS IN ITALY to attract money.
     
  4. THROW OLD OBJECTS OUT THE WINDOW (Italy again, express therapy).
     
  5. BURN EDITS in Ecuador to leave the bad things behind.
     
  6. INSERTING RINGS INTO GLASSES in Ireland to attract weddings.
     
  7. JUMPING FROM CHAIRS in Germany to "make a good impression" in the new year.
     
  8. EAT 12 ROUND FRUITS in the Philippines for prosperity.
     
  9. VISITING CEMETERIES in Chile to start the year “accompanied”.
     
  10. EAT PORK in several European countries because the pig pushes luck forward.  

Logic is debatable. Faith is absolute. 

3. 10 HISTORICAL, STRANGE, OR DIRECTLY INEXPLICABLE RITUALS

Here we enter the territory ofWho decided this?"And it makes us think of 'we're weird... but not that weird':

  1. In medieval Japan, THEY RING 108 BELLS To cleanse sins. Now it's called a rave and they charge €75 for entry.
     
  2. In Baltic villages, They ate seven times that night. To ensure abundance. Like you at the Don Pepe hotel's New Year's Eve party, I guess.
     
  3. MOVE THE FURNITURE AROUND. In Southeast Asian villages, moving furniture was believed to confuse evil spirits. Feng shui, chaos version.
     
  4. UNDRESSING OUTDOORS AT MIDNIGHT. In European pagan rituals, showing the body to the moon ensured vitality and desire for the entire year. Cold, yes. Repressed, no.
     
  5. THROW FLOUR IN THE AIR. In North African villages, flour was thrown to ask for abundance. The year began covered in white powder. For hard drugs, you know.
     
  6. In some Pacific islands, THEY CHANGED THEIR NAMES At the start of the year. Did you want a life reset? Well, this one is extreme.
     
  7. EAT IN AN EXACT ODD NUMBER. In rural villages in southern India, only odd quantities of food were allowed to avoid "disrupting the balance of the year." Counting croquettes was considered a spiritual act.
     
  8. TO GO AROUND A TREE. In ancient Slavic villages, surrounding a tree protected the family. A collective tree embrace. No to cutting down trees.
     
  9. EAT SALT ALONE. In desert villages, pure salt was believed to protect against evil. Spiritual dehydration.
     
  10. DO NOT SIT DOWN FOR THE FIRST HOUR OF THE YEAR. In rural African communities, sitting down was considered lazy. New Year's was spent standing up, literally.

Humans have been doing strange things for centuries... just in case. 

THE SOCIAL CONTRACT OF THE ABSURD (AND WHY IT'S NOT SO BAD)

New Year's Eve is about demonstrations (a term that's very fashionable these days). hopeIt's a collective placebo; a feeling that something is being reset. And a firm belief that, during those minutes around the television waiting for the chimes, anything goes and anything is possible.

 

And let's believe a little more. And that, strangely enough, works. Because starting the year believing things will go better for you… That's a good start.You can choose to run the San Silvestre race, swim in the sea, shout at a party, or choke on grapes. But starting the year by looking out for yourself, wishing yourself the best, and being confident in yourself attracts more positive things than any superstition. 

P.D.: Start the year off right! Fuss 🔥

 

If you're going to perform rituals, choose one that feels good. Ours Jaleo Set It's a gift box to start the year smelling of massive seduction: Jaleo Body SoapFor a New Year's Eve shower that pampers the whole body with notes of Amalfi lemon and vanilla. Jaleo perfumeto attract good luck, money… and the occasional whisper in your ear.

 

Because protesting is okay.

TO SMELL LIKE CONQUEST, IS BETTER.

New Year's Eve rituals

The most absurd things people do on New Year's Eve, convinced they bring good luck 

There's one night a year when humanity looks in the mirror and says, "Today's not the day to be rational." December 31st is that day of unspoken social pact where anything goes; where we do the strangest things, convinced that the universe is taking note, that no one is judging, and that nothing embarrasses us.

  

Superstitions that at any other time would sound like a joke… but that everyone follows that night


Let's get down to business: 

1. THE 10 MOST TYPICAL NEW YEAR'S EVE SUPERSTITIONS (AND THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO WITHOUT QUESTIONING THEM) 

  1. EAT THE 12 GRAPES/ MANDARIN SEGMENTS/ MANDARIN CANDIES Without chewing completely, even if you choke. A classic of controlled risk.
     
  2. WEAR RED UNDERWEAR to attract love, even if it lasts only a quickie and an afternoon of Netflix and chill.
     
  3. TO TOAST WHILE LOOKING IN THE EYESBecause seven years of bad sex is too much.
     
  4. START OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT. The left side is banned even though left-handed people are part of the group.
     
  5. DO NOT SWEEP OR CLEAN After midnight, lest your luck run out.
     
  6. MAKE A WISH IN SILENCEBecause saying them out loud ruins them.
     
  7. DO NOT ARGUE That night. Even if you have plenty of reasons to be there, surrounded by in-laws and too much wine.
     
  8. DON'T GO TO SLEEP ANGRYin case next year has any emotional memory.
     
  9. TO DEBUTE SOMETHING NEWEven if it's just a sock, to "start off on the right foot."
     
  10. KISSING AT MIDNIGHTeven if it's uncomfortable and forced.

Functional adults. All of them. 

2. 10 TRADITIONS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES THAT CONFIRM WE ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS 

  1. RUNNING DOWN THE STREET WITH A SUITCASE in several Latin American countries… to travel more.
     
  2. BREAKING PLATES IN DENMARK At a friend's door. Love in the form of renewed tableware.
     
  3. EATING LENTILS IN ITALY to attract money.
     
  4. THROW OLD OBJECTS OUT THE WINDOW (Italy again, express therapy).
     
  5. BURN EDITS in Ecuador to leave the bad things behind.
     
  6. INSERTING RINGS INTO GLASSES in Ireland to attract weddings.
     
  7. JUMPING FROM CHAIRS in Germany to "make a good impression" in the new year.
     
  8. EAT 12 ROUND FRUITS in the Philippines for prosperity.
     
  9. VISITING CEMETERIES in Chile to start the year “accompanied”.
     
  10. EAT PORK in several European countries because the pig pushes luck forward.  

Logic is debatable. Faith is absolute. 

3. 10 HISTORICAL, STRANGE, OR DIRECTLY INEXPLICABLE RITUALS

Here we enter the territory ofWho decided this?"And it makes us think of 'we're weird... but not that weird':

  1. In medieval Japan, THEY RING 108 BELLS To cleanse sins. Now it's called a rave and they charge €75 for entry.
     
  2. In Baltic villages, They ate seven times that night. To ensure abundance. Like you at the Don Pepe hotel's New Year's Eve party, I guess.
     
  3. MOVE THE FURNITURE AROUND. In Southeast Asian villages, moving furniture was believed to confuse evil spirits. Feng shui, chaos version.
     
  4. UNDRESSING OUTDOORS AT MIDNIGHT. In European pagan rituals, showing the body to the moon ensured vitality and desire for the entire year. Cold, yes. Repressed, no.
     
  5. THROW FLOUR IN THE AIR. In North African villages, flour was thrown to ask for abundance. The year began covered in white powder. For hard drugs, you know.
     
  6. In some Pacific islands, THEY CHANGED THEIR NAMES At the start of the year. Did you want a life reset? Well, this one is extreme.
     
  7. EAT IN AN EXACT ODD NUMBER. In rural villages in southern India, only odd quantities of food were allowed to avoid "disrupting the balance of the year." Counting croquettes was considered a spiritual act.
     
  8. TO GO AROUND A TREE. In ancient Slavic villages, surrounding a tree protected the family. A collective tree embrace. No to cutting down trees.
     
  9. EAT SALT ALONE. In desert villages, pure salt was believed to protect against evil. Spiritual dehydration.
     
  10. DO NOT SIT DOWN FOR THE FIRST HOUR OF THE YEAR. In rural African communities, sitting down was considered lazy. New Year's was spent standing up, literally.

Humans have been doing strange things for centuries... just in case. 

THE SOCIAL CONTRACT OF THE ABSURD (AND WHY IT'S NOT SO BAD)

New Year's Eve is about demonstrations (a term that's very fashionable these days). hopeIt's a collective placebo; a feeling that something is being reset. And a firm belief that, during those minutes around the television waiting for the chimes, anything goes and anything is possible.

 

And let's believe a little more. And that, strangely enough, works. Because starting the year believing things will go better for you… That's a good start.You can choose to run the San Silvestre race, swim in the sea, shout at a party, or choke on grapes. But starting the year by looking out for yourself, wishing yourself the best, and being confident in yourself attracts more positive things than any superstition. 

P.D.: Start the year off right! Fuss 🔥

 

If you're going to perform rituals, choose one that feels good. Ours Jaleo Set It's a gift box to start the year smelling of massive seduction: Jaleo Body SoapFor a New Year's Eve shower that pampers the whole body with notes of Amalfi lemon and vanilla. Jaleo perfumeto attract good luck, money… and the occasional whisper in your ear.

 

Because protesting is okay.

TO SMELL LIKE CONQUEST, IS BETTER.
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