Twelve grapes - wikipedia Twelve grapes Puerta del Sol, Madrid The Twelve Grapes ( Sp. Las doce uvas de la suerte, `` The twelve grapes of luck '' ) is a Spanish tradition that dates back from at least 1895 but became established in 1909. In December of that year, some alicantese vine growers popularized this custom to better sell huge amounts of grapes from an excellent harvest. The tradition consists of eating a grape with each bell strike at midnight of December 31. According to the tradition, that leads to a year of prosperity. In some areas, it is believed that the tradition wards away witches and general evil, although this `` magic '' is treated like an old heritage, and in modern days it 's viewed as a cultural tradition to welcome the new year. There are two main places where people gather to eat the grapes : with family after the dinner or in the main squares around the country, the Puerta del Sol in Madrid being the most famous place to do it. The twelve grapes are linked to the Puerta del Sol tower clock, where this tradition started and from where the change of year is always broadcast. This tradition was also adopted in places with a broad cultural relation with Spain and Latin American countries, as well as Hispanic communities in the United States. The Philippines has adopted the tradition as well. This tradition is part of the Hispanic Christmas festivities. References Jump up ^ La Correspondencia de España, Madrid, Año XLVII, No. 13.844, January, 1 of 1896, pp. 3 ^ Jump up to : Festivals of Western Europe Dorothy Gladys Spicer, 2008 Jump up ^ Celebrations : a joyous guide to the holidays from past to present Jim McCann, Jeanne Benedict, 2002 Media related to Twelve Grapes at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Twelve_Grapes&oldid=815304928 '' Categories : New Year celebrations Spanish traditions Viticulture Talk About Wikipedia Català Español Galego עברית Nederlands Русский Српски / srpski Tagalog Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 14 December 2017, at 01 : 55. About Wikipedia

Question: when do you eat grapes on new years
Answer: a grape with each bell strike at midnight of December 31