Spain's 'Twelve Grapes' Tradition Began as Anti Establishment Protest in 19th Century

Spain's 'twelve grapes' tradition, now practised in a number of countries in Latin America, dates back to the 19th century as a way to make fun of the aristocracy and to ignore a Madrid City Council edict according to the Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen 'Uva Embolsada del Vinalopó', which supplies 120,000 tonnes of the fruit for New Year's Eve celebrations, when Spaniards eat one grape for each chime of the clock at 12 midnight.
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