For many, celebrating the end of the year consists solely of eating the 12 grapes to the beat of the last 12 seconds of the year; but perhaps we should rethink New Year's Eve from top to bottom, because it is not only that our planet has gone around the Sun one more time, but it is also a time to win the favor of fortune during the coming year. Therefore, if you consider that this year has been a disappointment for any reason... perhaps because you have not met all your goals or because -simply- you have not had good luck... it may have to do with the fact that during New Year's Eve 2020 you did not follow to the letter with all the required rituals.

If this is your situation, here is a list of all the superstitions you have to follow to start the year on the right foot:

1. Putting a ring in a glass of champagne:

It is an essential ritual for all those who want to improve their financial situation. All we have to do is take the most valuable ring in our possession (it works much better if the ring is made of gold) and put it in the glass with which we are going to toast... and of course, be careful not to inadvertently drink it. ... that's not the best way to start the year.

2. Leave the doors and windows open

This is a ritual that only people who do not have a dog can follow. It is true that if they do, they can see how their luck changes radically, but December 31 is a very difficult day for our pets because there are usually many people on the street throwing firecrackers... and if we leave the windows and doors open, dogs will feel each impact much more intensely. Therefore, we better reserve this superstition for those dog-free homes.

3. Eating lentils

This is typical in Italy. There they understand that eating this legume at dinner on December 31 and at lunch on January 1 will have good luck during the next year... it is not something that has been proven in Spain, so it is not necessary that we resort to it . After all, there are other rituals whose effectiveness has been verified... but if you want to make sure you soak up as much fortune as possible, it never hurts to try something new.

4. Entering on the Right Foot

The expression "starting off on the right foot" isn't just a catchphrase, it's an instruction sheet. If we want to start the year as God intended, we must literally enter 2022 on the right foot. Therefore, the first step we take just after the chimes must be on the right foot. And if after doing this, we still feel that we can absorb much more luck, what we have to do is go out on the landing and return home on the right foot.

5. Dancing around the Christmas tree

This is very effective. Dancing around a tree may seem somewhat primitive, but if what we want is for us to do well in 2022, we must forget for a few minutes about complexes, shame and prejudice... If for some reason you have not ridden your Christmas tree, you can go out and look for any tree you find on the street. Fortune does not discriminate (or at least not in these terms).

6. Sit down and get up with every chime

Eating the grapes and getting up and sitting down with every chime is downright complicated, but it's the only really effective way to get a partner. The most important thing is logistics. You have to prepare the grapes to make it easier to eat them... it is best to choose the smallest ones, peel them and remove the seeds. And in addition, you will also have to replace the plate with a bowl, to prevent any fruit from rolling out at the wrong time and choose a comfortable seat, which allows you to get up and sit down easily. An armchair or a sofa is contraindicated because they have very little height and getting up becomes very complicated and tedious. The best thing is a normal dining room chair, with the backrest and the adequate weight to support the trot of 12 seats.

7. Light a candle

In this life you can't have everything, and if you want one thing, you have to do without the rest. If your main problem during the past year has been that you have experienced a worrying deficit in terms of love relationships, you should light a red candle; if what you need is a bit of Peace, you have to light a blue candle; the yellow color would be recommended for abundance, green for health and orange for intelligence. It is said that the white one attracts a distributed dose of the previous ones... but it is not something that is proven.

8. Put your underwear on backwards

It does not seem necessary to remember that it is imperative that New Year's Eve underwear be red, but there is something that few people know and that is, if you put it on backwards before of the bells and you change it right after you will become something like an antenna for good fortune. Of course, there is some margin... we have a few minutes to do it... it is not necessary that we change our underwear in front of our family.

9. Wear a yellow garment

In addition to the mandatory red underwear, we must get hold of any other yellow garment and wear it during the chimes.

10. Holding a photo or an object

This only works if you want to achieve something specific during 2022. For example, if you want a Bugatti Divo, what you have to do is print a photo or a model of the vehicle in question . In this way, before December 31, 2022, you will surely have it in the garage of your house.

11. Turn on all the lights in the house

This year will be much more painful than in the past. However, it is important that we do so. It is not necessary for them to be on for a long time, a few minutes is fine... So, 5 minutes before the bell rings, take a walk around the house and make sure there are no dark corners.

12. Jump three times

This is done during the toast. That is, we must do it with the glass in hand... and when it is full as well. If you're a guest at a relative's house, you might get a kick out for spilling cava on the carpet... but it's worth the risk.

13. Tie a daisy around your neck

Everyone knows that daisies are flowers that attract love... that's no mystery. Therefore, what you should do is take a walk on the afternoon of December 31 and pluck some of these flowers. Then you make yourself a necklace and keep it on during the chimes.

14. Leave a few bags at the door

This is not useful for everyone. It will only be positive for those people who are adventurous and would like to visit other corners of the planet. But if this is not your case and you do not enjoy -at all- tourism, it is better that you leave your suitcases in their place.

15. Filling a Bucket with Water

This ritual requires a bit of preparation. It implies that, as soon as we wake up on December 31, we must take a bucket or a basin and fill it to the top with water. We'll leave it all day in a corner of the house where it won't get in the way of anyone, and when the bell rings we'll go to the bathroom and throw it away. In this way, the water will absorb all the bad vibrations that may inhabit your home.

16. Fridge and full wallets

That money calls for money is not only true, but also applies to food. Therefore, you must have the pantry, the fridge and the wallet to overflow. Thus, next year you will live in absolute abundance.

17. Throw a Handful of Sugar

Good luck has a sweet tooth, and she'll be very tempted to come into our home if we leave her a handful of sugar on the landing. Of course, remember to pick it up the next day... that's how the ants arrive.

18. Write down your wishes

This is -without a doubt- one of the essential recipes to get everything you want. All you have to do is write your best wishes for the coming year on one or more pieces of paper and leave them stuck to your skin during dinner and the chimes. And once we are already in the new Year, we must burn them. Of course, remember that there is a limit of three wishes per person. Fortune will not see with good eyes that you are selfish and want to monopolize it.

19. Spreading Kisses

If you are single and you want the new year to bring a partner with it, you should give kisses to people of the same sex as the one you want your partner to have. Thus, if you are a straight man or a gay woman, you should kiss all the women in your life on the cheek, and if you are a straight woman or a gay man, you should kiss all the men in your life. Of course, in the event that you are bisexual, you better be prepared for your lips to hurt in the morning.