The New Year is about looking forward to past mistakes, hopes and new beginnings. As TS Eliot once famously said, “Last year’s words belong to last year’s language, and next year’s words await another voice.” This is also the time to express your true desires and love and better relationships. Based on this thought, now a new trend that claims to bring a love and luck in the new year is going viral on social media.
Popularly referred to as the ’12 Grapes’ trend, people — especially women — are seen eating 12 green grapes under a table at midnight on New Year’s Eve. In their videos posted on social media, the women claim that they did the trend last New Year and are lucky in love this year — thus giving others a chance to find their perfect partner in 2025. also encourage to do so.
The Origins of the ’12 Grapes’ Trend
Interestingly, eating 12 green grapes at midnight on New Year’s Eve is not just a social media trend, but has its roots in Spanish traditions and is called “las doce uvas de la suerte“which roughly translates to “12 lucky grapes.” The tradition of eating grapes on New Year’s Eve originally began in the late 1800s but became popular in the late 19th century. Reason: It It was in the late 1900s when farmers in Alicante, Spain grew a large crop of grapes to increase sales of their produce to usher in love, luck and prosperity in the new year.
One may also wonder why only 12 grapes are consumed in this phenomenon. Well, the answer is that each of the 12 grapes represents a month in the new year. And so, the idea of Eating grapes at midnight Each month in the coming year is meant to represent love and good relationships.
While the original tradition was to eat 12 grapes at midnight on New Year’s Eve, it has now got a twist on social media – eating it while sitting under the table.
A part of pop culture
While trending ’12 Grapes’ videos are going viral on social media, the New Year’s Eve tradition has also been highlighted in our pop culture. For example, in the hit showModern Family‘, Gloria (played by Sofia Vergara) once tells her son Manny that he once ate 12 grapes at midnight on New Year’s Eve and it changed his life. She explains how she was a single mother in poverty a year ago, however, the ’12 Grapes’ phenomenon worked for her and now she is married to a rich man!
Does ’12 grapes’ really bring a love and luck?
While some people consider the ’12 Grapes’ phenomenon to be superstitious, for others it is a form of expressing their desires, including true love. Although there is no scientific proof that this phenomenon is true, there is no harm in giving it a try?
Will you try the ’12 Grapes’ trend tonight? Let us know in the comments section below.