{"id":4122,"date":"2015-12-28T15:43:11","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T14:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/?p=4122"},"modified":"2015-12-24T23:58:40","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T22:58:40","slug":"how-to-celebrate-new-years-eve-twice-in-madrid-with-pre-uvas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-celebrate-new-years-eve-twice-in-madrid-with-pre-uvas\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Celebrate New Year\u2019s Eve Twice in Madrid with Pre-Uvas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Every city has its own way of celebrating the arrival of a New Year, with organized events and the practice of centenary traditions. So today, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ShMadrid<\/strong><\/a> will help you prepare for the New Year, during the last few days of the year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/christmas-gift-shopping-in-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas Gift Shopping in Madrid<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Index<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-celebrate-new-years-eve-twice-in-madrid-with-pre-uvas\/#madrilian-new-years-eve\" title=\"Madrilian New Year\u2019s Eve\">Madrilian New Year\u2019s Eve<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-celebrate-new-years-eve-twice-in-madrid-with-pre-uvas\/#puerta-del-sol\" title=\"Puerta del Sol\">Puerta del Sol<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"madrilian-new-years-eve\"><\/span>Madrilian New Year\u2019s Eve<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_4124\" style=\"width: 211px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Green_Grapes_for_Poster.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4124\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4124\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Green_Grapes_for_Poster-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"uvas madrid\" width=\"201\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Green_Grapes_for_Poster-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Green_Grapes_for_Poster-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Green_Grapes_for_Poster-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Green_Grapes_for_Poster-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Green_Grapes_for_Poster.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Madrid\u2019s star location for the New Year\u2019s Eve celebration is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tcgldXSuv0I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Puerta del Sol<\/a><\/strong>, one of the city\u2019s most important squares, home of a large post-office building that is topped by a large clock. On the night of the 31<sup>st<\/sup> of December, thousands of people gather at the plaza to celebrate the beginning of a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/celebrating-your-new-years-eve-in-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Year<\/a> <\/strong>together. It is a night of smiles and laughter, where people in high spirits come carrying confetti, wearing party hats, crazy colorful wigs or, in some cases, full costumes. One important part of the Madrilian New Year\u2019s Eve tradition is the eating of <em>Las <\/em><em>doce<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>uvas<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>de la<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>suerte<\/em>, or the\u00a0twelve grapes of luck. When the clock pointer finally reaches 12, people\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g6VSyqx0P34\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>eat<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>twelve grapes<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>(one\u00a0grape\u00a0per month), which supposedly brings them luck for the following year, and toast with\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/taste-madrid-wine-culture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cava<\/a>,<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>the Spanish version of Champagne. Even those people who cannot go to Puerta del Sol to celebrate, or who simply want to avoid the chaos, turn on their televisions and watch the ceremony live, so they can eat their\u00a0grapes\u00a0and toast with cava.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/the-12-lucky-grapes-of-new-year-in-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Twelve Lucky Grapes of New Year in Madrid<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"puerta-del-sol\"><\/span>Puerta del Sol<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_4123\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4123\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4123 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Exploding_Flower_Bed_fireworks-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"uvas madrid\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Exploding_Flower_Bed_fireworks-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Exploding_Flower_Bed_fireworks-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Exploding_Flower_Bed_fireworks-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Exploding_Flower_Bed_fireworks-810x539.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Exploding_Flower_Bed_fireworks-1140x759.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">New Year\u2019s Eve at Puerta del Sol is a major <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/madrid-arena-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>event<\/strong><\/a> in Madrid. The city considers it o important, that they want everything to be perfect. To make sure all goes according to plan, the city organizes a rehearsal known as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bd2fIqgZQUA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pre-Uvas<\/a><\/strong>. In the night of December 30<sup>th<\/sup>, hundreds of people get together at Puerta del Sol with cava and their grapes, to perform the exact same <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/madrids-holiday-traditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ritual<\/strong><\/a> that will take place on the following night. The Pre-Uvas tradition was originally created as a technical run-through, so that the city could make sure that the Post Office\u2019s clock and bells were in tip-top shape, and that they would function properly on New Year\u2019s Eve.\u00a0People started joining in and performing the whole ritual the night before, though some people take candies like M&amp;Ms to eat at midnight instead of the grapes, because it is supposed to be bad luck to eat the twelve lucky grapes before the real New Year.\u00a0Going to the Pre-Uvas can be a great solution for those who would like to be part of this traditional celebration, but would like to avoid the massive crowd on New Year\u2019s Eve. And for those who really enjoy celebrating, Pre-Uvas gives them the chance to celebrate New Year\u2019s Eve in Madrid twice!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What are your traditions? Do you keep up with them when you are not in your home country?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-center kksr-disabled\"\n    data-id=\"4122\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\"><\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every city has its own way of celebrating the arrival of a New Year, with organized events and the practice of centenary traditions. So today, ShMadrid will help you prepare for the New Year, during the last few days of the year. Related article:\u00a0Christmas Gift Shopping in Madrid Index Madrilian New Year\u2019s EvePuerta del Sol [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":298,"featured_media":4128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1572],"tags":[1035,1034,171,1036],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4122"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/298"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4122"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8277,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4122\/revisions\/8277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}