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Hispanic Tradition

By Carly O.

I remember New Year's, eating tamales before I went outside, and the smell of pozole

coming from the neighbor's house, while feeling the fresh air coming out of the house on a

cloudy night. In our usual New

Year's celebration, we have family

come over and cut the rosca de

reyes cake.

One new year I went to the

store to get grapes, plastic wine

cups, and a rosca de reyes cake. I

put ten grapes in each wine cup or you can put the grapes in another cup and add apple cider. The

ten grapes represent wishes. Each time you eat one, you make a wish. They used to give us these

little things called lentils, and I would give them to the kids. They are used for cooking. I put

them in my pocket for good luck.

We celebrate this tradition on the 6th of January. Many people celebrate by making the

bread themselves, la rosca is a type of bread with candy on top. Before cutting La rosca cake,

someone puts three tiny baby charms inside. Everyone takes a slice and if you get a baby, you

have to make food for a specific day. This is done to celebrate the three Wise Men who saw the

baby Jesus after his birth. I think having traditions is important because we all have to have fun!