We’ve got the champagne, the snacks, and, of course, the grapes for the Spanish midnight tradition. We’ll see if this year I can manage to eat all those grapes without laughing so hard that I choke!
And then tomorrow: WoYoPracMo! Yup, it’s the big kickoff of the “practice yoga every day in January” project, and it’s not too late for YOU to sign up if you haven’t already! A really great community is building over there — we have over 120 yogis of all traditions and experience levels. We have artist yogis, knitting yogis, writing yogis, lawyer yogis, mom and dad yogis, surfing yogis, computer geek yogis, brand-new yogis, oldtimer yogis and many others! There are prizes for a drawing among the successful finishers! Check it out, if you haven’t already!
A very Happy New Year to all of you!!
December 31, 2007 at 11:36 am
Wishing you and your family a safe and happy new year too! Thanks again for organizing WoYoPracMo.
December 31, 2007 at 11:47 am
The trick is to give each grape one good bite and then swallow it inmediately. Good luck and Happy New Year!
December 31, 2007 at 1:02 pm
Wayne — the pleasure is all mine! Happy New Year to you and yours as well!
Vanessa — That’s my problem! I’ve been chewing too much! I will try your technique tonight!
December 31, 2007 at 2:37 pm
Yogamum and Vanessa — be careful not to choke on those grapes!
Happy New Year, one and all!
December 31, 2007 at 2:52 pm
A very Happy New Year to you — although I’ll have to be the one to ask — what is the Spanish tradition with grapes?
December 31, 2007 at 6:14 pm
Lisa, you have to eat one grape per strike of the bell (in Spain everyone goes by the clock in Plaza del Sol in Madrid. First there is a ball that comes down, then four double-bell quarters, then the twelve strikes). If you manage to do it in sync with the clock, your wish comes true.
I have to proudly report that not only I ate the grapes in time, but actually remembered to make a wish!
December 31, 2007 at 6:44 pm
I’m usually trying so hard to eat the grapes that I forget to make a wish!
January 1, 2008 at 9:48 am
Yay! Yoga every day, what a great start to the year.
Thanks for organising this, and may you and yours be blessed this year!