Strange New Year's Traditions: Latin America Photogallery

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As the clock strikes midnight on new year’s eve, most people kiss their loved ones and that has become a custom across the globe.

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However, Latin America has some interesting traditions which guarantee that we have an outstanding new year! Here are just a few.

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Traditionally, the New Year celebrations made in Venezuela are very much similar to the celebrations made in other South American countries.

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Some of the prominent traditions include wearing red underwear, which is believed to confer one with a love partner in the coming year.

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In Chile, it’s tradition for ladies to wear yellow underwear on New Year’s to attract prosperity and money in the year to come.

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The basis for this rather strange ritual is colour.

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With the colour yellow representing the sun, which is viewed as the basis of life, prosperity and abundance on earth.

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Argentina for one, has a tradition where women wear pink underwear. The meaning is similar to the customs in Venezuela.

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In recent years, this tradition has expanded across Latin America, with other colours representing a variety of New Year’s wishes.

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Last year, a group of Bolivians also tried to encourage wearing green underwear as a sign of hope.

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