Young people invite each other on New Year's Eve to sit under the table to eat 12 grapes, what does it mean?

On New Year's Day, the trend of eating grapes on New Year's Eve suddenly rampant on social networks and enthusiastically responded by Vietnamese youth. So where did this trend originate and what it means to make everyone so excited.

When trends float like alcohol at the en.d of the year like the leaf village dance, summing up 2023,... Gradually showing signs of cooling down, recently, a new trend continues to stir up young people. This trend is called "eating grapes under the table" at the time of New Year's Eve to wish for a peaceful and happy New Year, especially in romance. Many people even claim to have met their lovers in the past year thanks to this practice.

Surfing "Top Top" in recent days, Vietnamese netizens cannot ignore a trend that means sand, easy to implement and especially does not cost too much mone.y. By eating just 12 grapes under the table at exactly 0am on January 1, 2024, Gen Z was able to attract a lucky and favorable year.

In fact, eating grapes below on New Year's Eve is a traditional culture of the Spaniards. This custom is also recognized in some countries in Latin America. One of the theories that explains this unique culture is that in the 1900s, in order to solve the backlog of grapes, grape farmers in the Alicante region devised this way.

Each grape symbolizes 1 month in the New Year. If we eat 12 grapes corresponding to 12 ringing bells, a happy, peaceful and blessed New Year will come.

With such a meaning, the trend of eating grapes quickly "cut the heart" of young people. Many young people have already bought grapes and washed them, just waiting until New Year's Eve before entering 2024 to swing the trend. In addition to the trend of "eating grapes under the table", netizens also eat apples because Orientals have a custom of eating apples that will bring good luck.

More creatively, some young people have used other fruits such as grapefruit, banana, pomegranate ,... for the purpose of "customary accession". As long as the actions help bring good luck, netizens do not hesitate to swing the trend.

The trend of eating grapes on New Year's Eve is not only emerging in the Vietnamese community in early 2024. In fact, in previous years, some young people who love foreign culture have started to perform this ritual and reaped many positive results, especially in romance.

In a few videos posted on the social network TikTok, many young people shared their sweet fruits of love at the en.d of the year thanks to eating grapes on New Year's Eve. This makes the bachelor association more excited, more actively swinging the trend with the desire to successfully meet "real love" in 2024.

Currently, the hashtag #12grapes has reached 89 million views on the social network TikTok and continues to show signs of increasing. With the spiritual meaning that this trend brings, it is predicted that the trend of eating grapes under the table will continue to cause fever during the Lunar New Year 2024 and last until New Year's Eve next year.

To be able to eat all 12 grapes in the humming time of 12 bells, young people need to have concentration and ingenuity. This was also an exciting and memorable experience.

This trend received mixed reviews from the public. Some claim that this is a superstitious custom, which has no scientific basis. However, believing in "spiritual forces" is not unfamiliar to young people. However, it should be noted that these are merely spiritual fulcrums for people, a way to express wishes for a blessed and happy New Year. Therefore, if you do not catch the trend of eating grapes on New Year's Eve this year, do not worry too much.

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