Here are some articles we have written other years about this event:
For a brief summary, a few days before
the students studying in Salamanca - Spanish or foreign - return home to
celebrate Christmas with their family, they celebrate new years eve all
together first in the Plaza Mayor and then later in the streets and bars of the
city.
It is not an old tradition - perhaps only
15 years old and the first time it was
held was between a small groups of friends but it has grown and is not only in Salamanca.
The other night, there was expected to be expected to nearly 40,000 people, perhaps
more eating the typical grapes (normally made of jelly), to celebrate in
advance the arrival of the new year. The origin of most people will be Salamanca
but also from other parts of Spain , for example, Portugal and even Europe.
It started at 21.45 in the Plaza Mayor
with live performances on stage which lasted until twelve o'clock, when all
attendees ate the 12 grapes that were given out before ( imitating the Spanish
tradition of eating grapes on 31st December at the stroke of midnight). From there, the
party moves to the bars and clubs of the city.
Many staff were there to avoid problems
with the crowds in the Plaza mayor in the minutes immediately preceding and following
the event.
We assume that the students had a good
time and we hope they all went to class the next day!
Happy new year!
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