In which country is it a tradition to eat 12 grapes at midnight to celebrate the New Year?

By: Colleen Lanin, The Travel Mama
December 31st, 2009

a) Denmark

b) Mexico

c) Spain

d) Belarus

e) Philippines

 

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Answer: c) Spain

Spaniards eat 12 grapes at the stroke of midnight to celebrate the New Year, attempting to eat the whole dozen before the clock stops chiming. Read more about Strange New Year’s Traditions Around the World on Gadling.com. Here’s more on the 12-grape tradition in Nigella Lawson Shares New Year’s Food Traditions on npr.com.

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