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PORTUGAL - WHY IS IT A TRADITION TO EAT 12 RAISINS AT MIDNIGHT ON NEW YEAR'S EVE?
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On the night of December 31st to January 1st many people eat raisins and at the same time they ask for 12 wishes, one for each month of the New Year.
Supposedly grapes, a fruit that at the time was difficult to find in winter, favoured luck for the New Year.

Supposedly, in the Iberian Peninsula, this tradition began in Portas do Sol, in Madrid in the 19th century and it was later imported to Portugal.

There are a couple of other (some strange) traditions, do you know of any other?
Like for instance - Getting into the new year on the right foot (literally). Right before midnight, you should go on top of a chair or high platform in order to physically step into the new year with your right foot when the clock strikes midnight!