Overview
- El Comercio Perú published companion how‑to guides on December 29 that compile widely practiced New Year customs and Peru‑specific Andean rites for welcoming 2026.
- One guide explains the popular color‑coded underwear tradition, with yellow for money, red for love, green for health and white for peace and clarity.
- It highlights eating 12 grapes at midnight to make month‑by‑month wishes and walking the block with a suitcase after midnight to invite travel and new experiences.
- The coverage includes placing bills or coins in wallets, pockets, shoes or under the dinner plate to symbolize prosperity and burning written negatives to close cycles.
- A second guide focuses on Peruvian practices such as eating lentils for abundance, making offerings to Pachamama, performing herb cleansings, using sahumerios to purify spaces and carrying amulets like huayruro seeds or a chakana for protection.