What do people eat in Nochevieja, at twelve at night, to welcome the new year?
¿Qué se toma en Nochevieja, a las doce de la noche, para recibir el nuevo año?
- ADoce aceitunasTwelve olives
- BDoce lentejasTwelve lentils
- CDoce uvasTwelve grapes
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✓ Doce uvas
On Nochevieja (New Year's Eve), 31 December, Spanish people eat twelve grapes with the twelve strokes of the clock, one for each month of the year, to welcome the new year and have good luck. It is a very widespread tradition. Lentils are a New Year custom in Italy, and olives are not part of this custom. Remember: 31 December equals twelve grapes.
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