Why do Spain eat grapes on Chinese New Year's Eve 12?

Spaniards will eat 12 grapes at the New Year's Eve dinner and promise to finish them before the New Year bell rings. If you can eat 12 according to the rhythm of the bell, it symbolizes the peace and happiness of every month in the New Year. Each New Year grape has a different meaning, representing "peace", "harmony", "refuge" and "getting rid of illness" respectively. This 12 grape represents every month of next year. The sweetness of grapes can be regarded as divination, sweetness means smoothness and beauty, and acidity is the opposite.

On New Year's Eve in Spain, the most traditional activity is to eat 12 grapes to welcome the New Year. The origin of this tradition is 103 years ago, and there was a bumper harvest in 1909. Every family enjoys these harvested grapes on New Year's Eve. According to some records, as early as19th century, those middle classes had a tradition of eating grapes to welcome the coming 365 days.

The number of grapes corresponds to two points. One year 12 months. In addition, 12 is the handover time of the new year and the old year. So the number 12 is of great significance to those superstitious people. There is a problem, ringing the bell is much faster than eating grapes. Be careful not to suffocate.