New Year's Eve/ Here are the foods that should not be missing from the table

2024-12-31 16:34:00, Shëndeti CNA

New Year's Eve/ Here are the foods that should not be missing from the

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Consume 12 grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve. This is a Spanish and Portuguese tradition, according to which the 12 grapes symbolize the 12 months of the following year and their consumption on this special day brings good luck for every month of the year to come.

Eat ring-shaped foods for breakfast, for example, sweet pancakes or even cake baked in the characteristic circular pan with an empty space in the middle.

Food in these forms represents the full cycle of the year, so the coming year will be full and prosperous in every month or season.

Pork.

Many people believe that pork is the luckiest food compared to other foods, especially if eaten on New Year's Eve. This is because pigs are fat, which symbolizes health and prosperity. They also search for food with their noses always moving forward, which translates as progress. You can consume pork in different forms, such as ham, sausages, etc., writes Shendeti.

Smash a pomegranate seed on the floor.

In Greece, on New Year's Eve, the locals crack a pomegranate at the main door of the house, this is done in order to get as many seeds as possible from the pomegranate, because its seeds symbolize prosperity and well-being.

Bake whole fish.

Fish are considered lucky for three reasons.

1-Their scales resemble pennies, i.e. money.

2- They stay in groups, which symbolizes family unity.

3- They always swim forward, which symbolizes progress.

Eat long noodles without breaking them – This is a Japanese tradition, according to which long noodles symbolize long life and luck, but only if you eat them without breaking them into small pieces.

Eat green vegetables for the simple reason that they are similar to money, and in some cultures eating them is believed to bring good luck.

Cook lentils

Guess what the lenses look like? MONEY. Yes, these little legumes are considered lucky in Italy and Brazil, and are said to have been considered so by the Romans as well.

Bake a cake and put a coin in it when you bake it.

This is also a Greek tradition which requires that a lemon-flavored cake called vasilopita be baked, and when it is ready to be baked, a coin is inserted into it. The person to whom the coin shoots is considered lucky and the coming year will be good for him. /CNA