Casi todos los espaƱoles tenemos una particular forma de celebrar la llegada de un nuevo aƱo: comer las 12 uvas mientras suenan las 12 campanadas que anuncian la llegada del aƱo nuevo, y, si las conseguimos comer todas, podremos pedir un deseo que se cumplirĆ” a lo largo de aƱo. Hasta aquĆ seguramente conozcĆ”is la historia, peroā¦ ĀæSabĆ©is de dĆ³nde viene esta costumbre?
The truth is that the origins are not as mystical or obvious as one would expect from a custom adopted by an entire country, since neither religion nor politics have anything to do with it, which makes it even more interesting to know these origins to know how far economic interests can influence people.
The grape custom, according to what they say, began in 1909. Apparently, that year, the winegrowersā grape harvests were enormous and they had large surpluses, so they had to manage not to waste all the grapes they had left over.
Since throwing them away was of little benefit to them, they decided to spread a rumor (or urban legend) among the residents of the region, which said that eating a grape for each of the 12 bells at the end of the year would bring them good luck. This rumor spread so much that years later all of Spain adopted this ācustomā, until today it continues to be carried out and winegrowers have their own August on December 31.
As you can see, not only Santa Claus is a custom created by business marketing, and the fact is that a powerful gentleman is a gift of moneyā¦
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