A vendor shows yellow panties reading “Yes, this year,” used out of superstition about New Year, at a store in Medellin, Colombia, on Tuesday. In a large part of Latin America, New Year is celebrated with deeply rooted omens such as wheat ears and yellow flowers, herb and champagne baths, walking around the block with a suitcase, having lentils in one’s pocket, putting potatoes under the bed and the ritual of the 12 grapes. SD-Agencies