Overview
- El Comercio and Crónica published curated messages and salutations to share at the start of 2026, including templates for different relationships.
- WhatsApp and social networks are presented as the primary channels for sending wishes, with emoji suggestions such as fireworks, confetti, a champagne bottle, and clinking glasses.
- Popular Peruvian cábalas featured include colored underwear, running with suitcases, carrying lentils for abundance, eating 12 grapes at midnight, and burning a clothes-stuffed effigy.
- El Comercio offered New Year prayers for families who observe the date in faith, attributing the texts to the portal Catholic.
- Practical health advice targets hangover prevention and recovery, urging hydration, sufficient sleep, avoiding paracetamol, stopping alcohol intake, and eating before drinking.