When midnight strikes to usher in a New Year, Spaniards eat 12 green grapes for 12 months of good luck. They eat one grape at each bell toll, chewing and swallowing quickly, and they wear red underwear while doing so. The superstition involving grapes dates back to a century ago when there was a grape surplus, and the red underwear originated in the Middle Ages, when Spaniards couldn’t outwardly wear red clothing because it was considered to be a devilish color.
当新年钟声敲响，西班牙人会吃12颗绿葡萄代表12个月的好运。每敲响一下吃一颗，快速咀嚼吞下，同时还要穿着红内裤。这个关于葡萄的迷信要追溯到一个世纪前的葡萄贸易顺差，红内裤则来源于中世纪，那时不能把红色衣服穿在外面因为红色代表邪恶。