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From: "Cece" <>
Subject: 12 grapes at the New Year?
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 14:13:12 -0500
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I have a graphic of a little mouse holding a lot of grapes and there is a
word on the graphic too--it is ---- proficiat----

Does anyone now what that means or what language it is?

Happy New Year,

Cece from Georgia USA



----- Original Message -----
From: "Peggy Munroe" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 9:05 AM
Subject: [GT-UNI] Fw: [SPAIN-L] 12 grapes at the New Year?


> As you can see, I am forwarding this from the Spain-L list. I found this
> custom quite interesting & am thinking about adding it to our New Year's
> custom of eating black-eyed peas (for good luck) and greens (turnip,
mustard
> or collard) for money. Doesn't really matter if the peas & greens work,
> because we love them anyway!
>
> What New Year's customs do the rest of you have?
>
> Merry Christmas & Happy New Year, everyone!! (I know, that isn't
politically
> correct, but TOUGH!)
>
> Peggy in FL
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Yes, that is what everybody does in Spain: you have to eat a grape with
> > each clock strike at midnight.
> >
> > The custom dates back to around 1905, but what I have read is not that
> > the king gave grapes to the people. Instead what happened is: that year
> > there was a bountiful harvest (as you said), and some grape producers
> > (trying to find ways to sell the excess production) launched a campaign
> > around the concept of the "twelve grapes of luck". The campaign was
> > quite successful and now nobody (and I mean nobody) in Spain celebrates
> > the New Year's Eve without eating the grapes.
> >
> > Merry Christmas and a happy new year to everyone!
> >
> > > Kim wrote:
> > > In Spain, everyone tries to eat 12 grapes as the clock strikes 12
> midnight
> > > on December 31. The custom dates from the beginning of the 20th
century,
> > > when after an especially bountiful harvest, the king gave out grapes
on
> > > New Year's Eve. Finishing all 12 grapes before midnight is thought to
> > > bring good luck in the new year.
> >
> > --
> > Luis del Pino
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> >
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