# What do Spanish people eat on the night of 31 December to celebrate the new year?

Question 4024 · Task 4 · Culture and history of Spain · CCSE 2026

**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.)

**Right answer:** b) Uvas.

## 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.

Question 4024 of the Manual de preparación de la prueba CCSE 2026 © Instituto Cervantes: https://cervantes.org/sites/public/produccion/files/2026-10/manual-preparacion-prueba-ccse-2026.pdf

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