Overview
- Eating 12 grapes at the midnight chimes—one for each month—features prominently, with advice to peel and prep them in advance to avoid snags and to tie each bite to a specific financial goal.
- Walking outside with an empty suitcase right after the toast is recommended to invite travel and opportunities, with some versions adding money or a list of 2026 destinations inside.
- Putting bills and coins in shoes, pockets or wallets, sometimes with gold-colored items, is cited as a way to symbolize abundance for the year ahead.
- Cooking lentils on Dec. 31 and eating them at or just after midnight is framed as a prosperity ritual, with coverage noting roots that link grapes to early‑20th‑century Spain and lentils to Roman symbolism.
- Guidance also includes sweeping from the back of the home toward the door before midnight and repeating afterward for luck, plus mentions of burning an Año Viejo effigy, lighting candles or choosing underwear colors; some roundups pair these tips with year‑end shopping advice and member discounts.