Assumption Day

📣 Traveler notes

Spain is celebrated for its vibrant culture, world-renowned cuisine, and history, featuring the second-largest collection of UNESCO World Heritage Sites and the largest number of World Heritage Cities.

• New Year's Eve includes the tradition of eating twelve grapes as midnight strikes ('Las Campanadas').
• The New Year's festivities are often centered at La Puerta del Sol in Madrid.
• A fireworks display commonly follows the midnight chimes.
• Supermarkets sell packs of twelve grapes in advance of New Year's.
• National television widely broadcasts the annual New Year's celebrations.
• The celebrations mark the start of the new year at 24:00.
• Physical greetings often involve kissing on both cheeks. While strong opinions are acceptable, tact is recommended when offering advice. Punctuality is valued, but arriving up to ten minutes late is generally acceptable. At meal times, splitting the bill equally is common. Guests are expected to bring footwear for use inside Spanish homes.