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  2. What is behind the tradition of eating 12 grapes on New Year's?

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    Celebrants need to eat the grapes before the clock chimes 12:01 a.m., and if consumed in full, tradition holds that good luck will be by your side for the entire year. Spaniards commonly choose ...

  3. New Year's tradition to eat 12 grapes or black-eyed peas for luck

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    The superstition turned social media phenomenon will likely prompt plenty of people to eat one grape at each of midnight’s 12 clock chimes to ensure a luck-filled 2025. New Year tradition of ...

  4. Slurpee - Wikipedia

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    When Slurpees were first introduced, the dispensing machine was located behind the counter, and the clerk dispensed the product. Common Slurpee flavors are frozen Cherry, Blue Raspberry, Coca-Cola, and Mountain Dew, but new flavors are introduced regularly. In the Slurpee's early history, flavors rotated much more frequently than today.

  5. Slushy - Wikipedia

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    A slushy (also spelled slushie and less commonly slushee) [1] is a type of beverage made of flavored ice and a drink, similar to granitas but with a more liquid composition. It is also commonly called a slush, slurpee, frozen beverage, or frozen drink.

  6. 10 Tried-and-Tested New Year's Day Food Traditions for Good Luck

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    Orange-scented olive cake. Ring in 2024 with one or all of these food traditions said to bring good luck in the new year. Try some black-eyed peas for prosperity, grapes for good fortune or long ...

  7. Twelve Grapes - Wikipedia

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    Royal House of the Post Office clock tower, Puerta del Sol, Madrid The twelve grapes ready to be eaten. The Twelve Grapes [1] (Spanish: las doce uvas (de la suerte), lit. 'the twelve grapes (of luck)') is a Spanish tradition that consists of eating a grape with each of the twelve clock bell strikes at midnight of 31 December to welcome the New Year.

  8. Juju - Wikipedia

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    Juju is a folk magic in West Africa; within juju, a variety of concepts exist. Juju charms and spells can be used to inflict either bad or good juju. A "juju man" is any man vetted by local traditions and well versed in traditional spiritual medicines. [13]

  9. It's Friday the 13th. Here's why some people still believe in ...

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    A nervous flyer, for instance, might feel more confident mid-flight after performing their personal good luck ritual, like touching the plane or booking a seat in row 7. "Superstitious behavior ...