What do Spanish people eat on the night of 31 December to celebrate the new year?
In Spanish, as in the exam ¿Qué toman los españoles la noche del 31 de diciembre para celebrar el cambio de año?
- a) Lentejas. Lentils.
- b) Uvas. Grapes. Right answer
- c) Aceitunas. Olives.
Why
On Nochevieja (New Year's Eve) people eat twelve grapes, one with each chime of the clock at midnight. According to tradition, this brings good luck for the new year. Many people follow the chimes from the Puerta del Sol in Madrid on television.
This is not an official website. Nacionaliza is an independent study tool with no connection to the Instituto Cervantes. You register and pay for the exam on the Instituto Cervantes website.
More questions of task 4
Question 4024 of the Manual de preparación de la prueba CCSE 2026 © Instituto Cervantes. All the questions of task 4.