People Are Manifesting Engagements in 2025 by Eating Grapes Under a Table on New Year's Eve: All About the Superstition

Mar. 15, 2025

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Ready to kick off 2025 with a bang (and maybe even aring)?New Year’s Evehas long been a night where people come together to celebrate, reminisce on the past year and make wishes for an even betteryearto come.While clinking glasses with loved ones and posing for glitzy selfies with festive backdrops of sparkly confetti, there’s an underlying magic in the air as we celebrate the clean slate that comes with a brand-new calendaryear.  As the countdown begins, you may want to consider spicing things up and adding a little extraenchantmentto yourNew Year’s Evechecklist.For instance, a quirky superstition has recently made the rounds on social media — eating 12 grapes under the table at midnight. Yes, you read that right! It is said that this little ritual brings luck and good fortune for each month of theyearahead.

Here’s everything to know about the superstition and why so many people are choosing to add grapes to theirNew Year’s Everituals.

What is the eating 12 grapes on New Year’s Eve trend?

The tradition of eating 12 grapes on New Year’s Eve is a fun and popular superstition that’s become a celebratory ritual for many. The idea is simple: at the stroke of midnight, you eat 12 grapes while making a wish for each month of the upcoming year. Some even take it a step further and do it under the table for “protection,” as they call in their soulmate.

Where did the eating 12 grapes on New Year’s Eve tradition originate?

According toNPR, the tradition dates back to 1880 in Madrid, Spain, where the Spaniards ate grapes and drank champagne on the last day of the year to capitalize on a surplus of grapes from that year’s harvest.

The lucky traditions stemming from eating the “12 grapes” spread across Latin America and beyond. However, in addition to leading to a year of good luck and prosperity, some parts of Spain believed this ritual would ward off witches and evil in general, according toThe Olive Press.

What does eating 12 grapes on New Year’s Eve symbolize?

Is New Year’s Eve a good time for manifesting?

Absolutely! Although there is no such thing as a bad time to manifest — unless you’re manifesting under an eclipse — New Year’s Eve is ideal for calling in the energy you seek in the upcoming year ahead.Think about it: as one year comes to a close, another one begins, so there’s a natural sense of closure and an innate hopefulness for new beginnings, which makes it a powerful moment for manifesting.

Whether it’s through the grape-eating ritual, writing down your goals or simply taking a moment to visualize what you want to manifest, New Year’s Eve is a great opportunity to focus on what you want to bring into your life in the year ahead.

This year, the moon will be in goal-oriented Capricorn as the clock strikes midnight, which is very fitting for manifesting in the long term.

source: people.com