VivirLatino

The bubbly will be popping and here in NYC the Times Square Ball promises to drop, bringing in 2007 with more confetti than ever. But what about the Latino New Year’s traditions that we practice as the clock hits 12 and we, hopefully, are locking lips with a loved one? I know that when I was a child spending many a New Year’s Eve in Puerto Rico, midnight brought parrandas and coquito (and yes the occasional sound of gunshots from Lloren Torres housing project across the street). When I was there I celebrated New Year’s twice. Once on Rican time and once on NYC time. Now in NYC, we do the same thing but in reverse. First we celebrate New Year’s on PR’s clock and then here on NYC time.

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