The rituals are practices that have been accompanying humanity since the first moments of historical reference and beyond. They remain and will remain because they exercise a certain type of protection against uncertainty and anxiety, which is something appropriate when a new year approaches.
It must be taken into account that each country It has its peculiarities, even at the level regional There may be great coincidences regarding the practices that the common person does in order to find that feeling that everything is under control, cleaning all negative charge from the mind.
In Republic Dominican The essence of transculturation is intertwined in a very marked way, ranging from practices esoteric and religious to the most global and city-dwelling. For this occasion, on the eve of welcoming 2025, we have grouped the rituals that most characterize us as a nation:
Discard
Of everything that no longer represents you, of things that are of no use and of the corners of the home for the year to begin clean. In the case of women, it is very important to purify the clothes and accessories that no longer represent them.
Cleaning
There are those who use ammonia to clean the floor (be careful, it is an odor that can harm your health). This type of ritual may also include that during the last “bells” there are people who they throw water so that with its flow bad things move away
Put on the clothes inside upside down
It is said that this practice is common in Spanish-speaking countries and that it came to us during colonization. With it we seek to attract good things for him. new yearamong them, the fortune.
Put on an article of clothing yellow either red
Depending on the color it has its connotation. The colored one yellow symbolizes happiness, wealth and prosperity; while the red It is linked to the strengthening of loving relationships, material achievements and protection from bad energies.
Eat 12 grapes or, failing that, raisins
At every bell you have to eat one! The grapes either raisins They represent each month of the year and with this action good luck is predicted. They are usually selected in small sizes to reduce consumption time. It should be noted that the replacement of the raisins It is very rare in Republic Dominican.
Walk through the streets with a suitcase
Today’s society is very traveling, regardless of age. In Republic Dominican This tradition gains a greater number of practitioners with which those who wish to Travel seek to attract the Trips.
Open all windows
It is an action of faith that evokes let the bad out and let the good in to you homeas the last minutes of the old year and the new ones of the new year pass.
Pray
When the bells begin to ring that mark the midnightending the year, there are those who usually raise a prayer to the Creator to let him know what their requests for the next 12 months. There are those who only decide to give thanks for the favors received during the old year.
Burn requests
There are more and more that after making their letter of requeststhey gather to burn them during the last seconds of the year. While they do it they ask for it to be fulfilled.
Bury one currency
There is a variation of this ritual that consists of putting it in a shoe. This is done so that the good fortune be on your side in the 2025.
Take sparkling
It is a custom of other nations that we have made our own. It’s about serving sparkling in a cup, to which a gold ring is placed, with this it is believed that good luck is attracted. fortune.
Kissing in the last seconds of the year
For those who celebrate farewell and welcome a new year together with a couple, Roman tradition invites you to do it by kissing to avoid loneliness over the next 12 months.
Burn incense and myrrh
For those who do this practice it is an act of spiritual purification for the home. From a religious point of view, incense symbolizes an offering pleasing to God, holiness and justice; while myrrh It represents the purification, cleansing and healing of environments and people.
This ritual is very strong in the country, which is why it activates the trade of these natural elements.
