New Year's traditions 2026
Celebrating the arrival of 2026 in the vibrant border city requires planning to avoid mishaps. Here's a guide with the essentials to make your New Year's Eve party in Tijuana a success.
Traditions you can't miss
Eating 12 grapes to the rhythm of the chimes of the bells to make a wish:
Eating 12 grapes on New Year's Day is a Spanish tradition that symbolizes good luck and prosperity for each of the 12 months of the coming year, making a wish with each stroke of midnight, representing a way to attract fortune, abundance and good omens for the new cycle.
Wearing colored underwear:
Red: Love, passion, romance, and new beginnings.
Yellow/Gold: Financial prosperity, success, abundance, and happiness.
White: Peace, purity, tranquility, and new beginnings.
Green: Health, hope, balance, and growth.
Blue: Harmony, stability, tranquility, and protection.
Orange: Energy, creativity, job opportunities, and movement.
Pink: Self-love, friendship, and relationships.
Purple/Lilac: Spiritual growth, intuition, and transformation.
Black: Elegance, security, and renewal, although sometimes avoided due to its association with mourning.
Silver: Success and luxury.
If you want to travel in 2026, don't forget to go out with a suitcase right at midnight!
It symbolizes the desire to attract travel, adventure, and new opportunities in the coming year, representing the mental and physical preparation to explore new destinations, break free from routine, and open oneself to enriching experiences. The tradition involves walking around the block (or the house) with a suitcase at midnight, often visualizing the dream destination or placing objects that represent those trips, such as beachwear or maps, to amplify the intention.Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.
