A long-standing Spanish tradition of ringing in the new year has caught the attention of the TikTok generation, who believe it could be the key to a successful love life.

Influencers Advise Singles to Participate in a New Year’s Eve Tradition; eating 12 grapes for each of the 12 chimes of the clock at midnight, suggesting it’s a “hack” to help them find love.

With 2025 looming on the horizon, the video-sharing platform has exploded with clips under the hashtag #grapetheory as Gen Z revamps the national tradition.

In fact, people now suggest that the only thing that separates them from true love is devouring its fruit when the clock strikes midnight on December 31.

In a now-viral video, 19-year-old Izzy Dwyer takes out a plastic ziplock bag full of grapes and puts it in her mouth while laughing.

“I saw on TikTok that (eating the 12 grapes) was supposed to bring you luck in your love life and I did it with three friends,” she told the Metro.

“One of them had a boyfriend and me and my other friend were single and now we’re both in relationships too.”

“I guess you could say there was a 100 percent success rate.”

In a now-viral video, 19-year-old Izzy Dwyer takes out a plastic ziplock bag full of grapes and puts it in her mouth while laughing.

Liliana Tuskia also took part in the ritual and filmed herself sitting under a table and shoving 12 grapes into her mouth, one for each month of the year.

The video then shows her in August 2024, wearing an elegant wedding dress and being kissed by the man of her dreams.

“It really works,” Liliana wrote on TikTok.

“It worked for me too,” replied one beloved user.

She said she had been single for four years before eating the grapes at midnight on New Year’s Eve and that the following year she got engaged to “the love of my life.”

But some of Liliana’s followers weren’t so convinced, with one saying: “I did it and I’m still single.”

Another user said: “I think my grapes were broken or something. »

A third quipped: “My grapes were expired.”

Some TikTok users have even taken the grape theory to the next level, insisting that a single person must also wear red underwear and eat the fruit while sitting under a table while the bells ring for the New Year.

One person even suggested that single people should eat 24 grapes in total – 12 green and 12 red – to try to “double their luck”.

Some TikTok users have taken the grape theory to the next level, insisting that only one person must eat the fruit sitting under a table while the bells ring out for the new year.

Liliana Tuskia also took part in the bizarre ritual and filmed herself sitting under a table and shoving 12 grapes into her mouth – one for each month of the year.

Many of Liliana’s followers took to the comments to say they had tried the grape theory – with varying results.

But is there any truth in this wine tradition?

The custom of eating grapes at New Year’s Eve originated in Spain, where it is known as “las doce uvas de la suerte” or “the 12 lucky grapes.”

This tradition is believed to date back to the early 20th century, when a group of Alicante winemakers were trying to get rid of their excess stocks.

Another theory says that a group of Madrid residents decided to eat grapes to mock the aristocratic custom of drinking wine on New Year’s Eve.

Some believe that this custom actually comes from France, but was later popularized in Madrid, while others eat the grapes to try to drive away evil spirits.

Today, the trend has evolved on social media to include luck, especially in your love life.

Regardless, the general principle remains the same and tradition is at the heart of New Year’s celebrations in Spain.

On the evening of December 31, televisions across the country light up with the image of Puerta del Sol, a square in the center of Madrid.

On the evening of December 31, televisions across the country light up with the image of Puerta del Sol, a square in the center of Madrid.

As the clock at the Real Case de Correos chimes 12 times to mark midnight, thousands of people eat their grapes to the rhythm of the bell.

As the Real Case de Correos clock chimes 12 times to mark midnight, thousands of people eat their grapes to the rhythm of the 12 bells.

At the same time, many people in Spain and even parts of Latin America participate in this tradition from the comfort of their homes to celebrate the new year.

So, it doesn’t matter if you eat 12 grapes at Puerta del Sol, from your living room or under a table in red lingerie, the belief is that your year will be filled with luck if you succeed.

Whether the grape theory works or not, thousands of people are expected to try it by 2025.

What if it doesn’t work? There’s always next year.