Like every other country, Dominican Republic has its own New Year tradition to celebrate this special day. The New Year is special to the people of every country. The Dominican Republicans are no exception to that.
New Year in Dominican Republic is celebrated by serving Christmas dinner. They believe that on new years one should dismiss the old and begin with everything new. For this reason, the people in Dominican Republic clean their houses. Every nook and corner of their houses are dusted and the house is made fresh and clean. They believe cleaning brings good luck and therefore, they start their new year with a clean house. Some also get their houses painted.
Colors have equal significance in the life of the Dominican Republicans. This is another New Year tradition in Dominican Republic where the color of dress you wear would signify the type of wish that would follow you this New Year. The various color significances are:
- Green/ Verde - improves money situation
- Red/ Rojo -brings a dazzling future
- Yellow/ Amarillo -makes work better
- White/ Blanco -for good health
- Other such New Year traditions at Dominican Republic are:
- On the New Year day at Dominican Republic, nobody sweeps the house, or else you may end up sweeping your luck away.
- They keep 12 grapes and eat one grape every month to make a wish for the coming year.
- They burn some incense to purify their home
- Catholics get their house blessed by a priest with holy water.
According to New Year Tradition in Dominican Republic, at the strike of 12, the Dominican Republicans keep there doors and windows wide open to let go the old year’s spirit and let enter the new one. Old brooms are also discarded t the end of every year. The new broom is kept outside the house overnight and brought in only the next morning.
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