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(Wall poem in The Hague) "This Is Just to Say" (1934) is an imagist poem [1] by William Carlos Williams. The three-versed, 28-word poem is an apology about eating the reader's plums. The poem was written as if it were a note left on a kitchen table. It has been widely pastiched. [2] [3]
A New Year's Eve tradition historically practiced in Spain and across Latin America has become a trend on social media, and entails eating 12 grapes under a table at the stroke of midnight.
Grape therapy or grape diet, also known as ampelotherapy, is a diet that involves heavy consumption of grapes, including seeds, and parts of the vine, including leaves, that is a form of alternative medicine. The concept was developed in 19th-century Germany in spas such as Bad Duerkheim and Merano. [1]
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 ...
As the tradition goes, one grape represents each month in a calendar year and the idea is at the strike of midnight, to eat each before the clock hits 12:01.
Side effects may include itchy scalp, dizziness, headache, and nausea. [ 1 ] A 2019 meta-analysis suggested that grape seed extract might help to lower concentrations of LDL cholesterol , total cholesterol, triglycerides , and the inflammatory marker, C-reactive protein . [ 1 ]
Are grapes good for you, plus the health benefits of grapes, and everything you need to know about picking and cooking with grapes this fall—according to experts.
The character, Mattie Silver, from Ethan Frome (1911), has few life skills but can recite "Curfew shall not ring to-night." [10] Three silent films were made based on the poem. For two of the films, the title was modified to Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight. No sound version has been made, but later 20th century films referred to this poem.