A long-standing Spanish tradition for ringing in the new year has captured the attention of the TikTok generation - who believe it might be the key to a successful love life. Influencers are advising singletons to take part 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.
![[Some TikTok users took the grape theory to the next level, insisting that a single person has to eat the fruit while sitting beneath a table as the bells ring in the new year]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/12/14/93002549-14177907-image-a-1_1734014029923.jpg)
As 2025 looms on the horizon, the video sharing platform has exploded with clips under the hashtag #grapetheory as Gen Z give the national tradition a makeover. In fact, people now suggest the only thing standing between them and true love is devouring the fruit when the clock strikes midnight on December 31.
![[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 every month of the year]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/15/93002543-14177907-Liliana_Tuskia_also_took_part_in_the_bizarre_ritual_and_filmed_h-a-1_1734535093845.jpg)
In a now viral video, Izzy Dwyer, 19, takes a plastic ziplock bag filled with grapes out of and shoves them into her mouth as she laughs. 'I saw on TikTok that [eating the 12 grapes] it's meant to bring you luck in your love life and I did it with three friends,' she told the Metro.
'One had a boyfriend and me and my other friend were single and now we're both in relationships too.'. 'I guess you could say it had a 100 per cent success rate.'. In a now viral video, Izzy Dwyer, 19, takes a plastic ziplock bag filled with grapes out of and shoves them into her mouth as she laughs.
![[Many of Liliana's followers took to the comments to say that they had tried the grape theory - with varying results]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/12/16/93082661-14177907-Many_of_Liliana_s_followers_took_to_the_comments_to_say_that_the-m-17_1734020929882.jpg)
who wouldve thought🙃 #12grapes #newyearseve #lovergirl. Liliana Tuskia also took part in the ritual and filmed herself sitting under a table and shoving 12 grapes into her mouth - one for every month of the year. The video then cuts to her in August 2024 wearing an elegant wedding gown and being kissed by the man of her dreams.
![[On the evening of December 31, televisions across the country light up with the image of the Puerta del Sol - a square in central Madrid]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/12/15/93085069-14177907-image-a-8_1734018527818.jpg)
