The informant recounts a Peruvian good luck tradition preformed on New Years Day. A: I just googled twelve grapes, and it is a thing. Apparently it’s Spanish. So that’s fun. L: Tell me about twelve grapes. A: You eat twelve grapes, for good luck. One for every month of the year. L: When do you… Continue Reading »
Name: Haft-sin (هفتسین) Main Piece Me: So, I know people in Iran celebrate their New Year next month. Informant: Yeah, Nowruz. It’s in March, but I’m not sure what day it’s on because it’s always different I think. Me: Is there anything you guys do on that day? Or any particular dish that is traditional… Continue Reading »
RA: “Nowruz is the Iranian New Year, and it’s a different time every spring. I was young when we left Iran, so I don’t really remember celebrating Nowruz there. We also never went back there during the spring, so the timing never worked out after we moved. When we lived in the UK, we couldn’t… Continue Reading »
Main Piece: The following is transcribed from a conversation between the informant and the interviewer. Interviewer: So do you have any New Year’s traditions that you take part in? Informant:Yes I do! Every year at midnight, everyone has to get up on the couch and jump of right as the clock hits midnight so that… Continue Reading »
Main Piece: Informant: My family does a lot of weird stuff for New Years. We’re a lot of Hispanics from Latin America and there are a bunch of different things. One pretty common thing to do is we eat twelve grapes at midnight on New Years’ Eve. And we do it for 12 sweet months,… Continue Reading »