Why eat twelve grapes for New Year’s?
🍇✨2024 comes to an end! Do you want to do something different for New Year’s Eve? Let’s welcome 2025 with a glass of twelve grapes like Grandma Sita. Originating in Spain, the tradition of eating twelve grapes at midnight on 31st December is believed to bring good luck for the coming year. Happy New Year!
🕰️ The tradition consists of eating the twelve grapes at each stroke of the midnight clock. First grape for the first stroke, your second on the second stroke, etc. Each grape and clock bell strike represents each of the coming twelve months. If you eat all the grapes in time, you are in for a year of prosperity and good luck. Cheers to 2025!
👵💚 Grandma Sita’s tips:
*Only wash the grapes you plan to eat immediately because the washing process adds excess moisture.
*Every year someone gets the laugh, eats the grapes before time, or doesn’t get to finish them. After eating the grapes there is a shared explosion of joy and everyone toasts with friends, family, and the people around.
đź“— This tradition dates back to December 1909 in Spain when some vine growers spread this custom to encourage grape sales due to overproduction during an excellent harvest.
🌎 More often than not, New Year’s Eve traditions revolve around symbolic food like long noodles for long life, collard greens for money, and twelve grapes for twelve lucky months. Of course, these are only some of the traditions that exist in the world whether or not you believe in magic, try the experiences, it’s great fun.
🌱 It is becoming more popular to incorporate plant-based treats and meals into festive celebrations worldwide is becoming more popular. We can take action at home to reduce waste and transition our diets to be more planet-friendly before, during, and after the holiday season. Every bit counts.