Santo Domingo.- The dominicans prepare to receive the New Year this Wednesday, December 31in an environment that includes dinner, street parties and sharing with family.
In the neighborhoods of the capital and other Dominican cities, an atmosphere of rejoicing is already noticeable, with the arrival of the New Year, a festivity that brings together Dominican families.
It all starts with dinner and, after entering the new year, the congratulationswhich includes kisses and hugs between close friends.
The celebration includes a party at the National District boardwalkas well as in the neighborhoods popular, where when the new year arrives, they skyrocket fireworks.
The New Year is celebrated worldwide, but Dominicans give it a special touch, which also includes eater and drunkenness.
You can read: Traditions and rituals with which the world welcomes the New Year
It is a festival whose celebration date may vary according to culture, as long as it is the Gregorian or Julian calendar.
For example, the New Year in Russia is commemorated January 14since it is governed by the Julian calendar.
