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31st December
dancinglady (Life's truest happiness is found in the friendships we make along the way) Started conversation Dec 31, 2003
New Year's Eve or Noche Vieja (Old night) as it's called in Spain is celebrated in a rather curious way. First of all there's a slap up meal, usually with shellfish and plenty of Cava (Spanish champagne)and then just before midnight everyone gets ready with their twelve grapes. The idea is to eat one grape on each strike of the clock and this will bring good luck to the person for the next twelve months. Now this is not as easy as it sounds as some grapes have pretty tough skin and also lots of pips. One often ends up with a mouth full of half eaten grapes and not knowing what to do with them. A quick rush for the bathroom? There's probably quite a long queue by now, all with the same in mind. A quick swallow with the risk of choking to death? Or daintily try to take them out of one's mouth and hide them somewhere. No need to suffer anymore. One manufacturer has come up with tinned grapes which are minus skin and pips so now everyone can down their twelve grapes without any problems at all.
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
31st December
Laura Posted Dec 31, 2003
I'd never heard of the twelve grape thing before, I can see how tinned grapes would help. 
Happy New Year 
31st December
azahar Posted Dec 31, 2003
I've never managed to eat all twelve grapes in time, even when they have been peeled and pitted. But I was given a tin of grapes so I think I'll give it another go, oh, in about 45 minutes.
Happy New Year!
az
31st December
smurfles Posted Jan 1, 2004
happy new year sue,and to az too.ithink th that ounds like a lovely traditionion.......but i 
grapes!!!!!!the green seedless ones dont give me(or my teeth)any problemsems!!!!!!xxxx
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