Superstitious Foods

By Kriti Grover, 7th grade

Whether it's making a gingerbread house or decorating cookies, food is an important part of the holidays for everyone. Some of the best food comes near the holiday season! Another big part of the holiday season is superstitions. So, I decided to tell you about some of the best types of superstitions-food superstitions.

Grapes at Midnight

The "Twelve Lucky Grapes" tradition comes from Spain, but is practiced around the world. This is a more common superstition, based on luck. You are supposed to eat twelve grapes at midnight, one to ensure each of the twelve months of the upcoming new year will be lucky for you.

Fortune Lentils

In many hispanic countries, lentils bring you a ton of good luck and good fortune. They believe in eating a spoonful of cooked lentils to have a great new year. When guests come over for New Year's Day, another superstition is that if you give your guests a handful of dry lentils, they will have a prosperous year.

Fishing Bananas

Apparently, fishermen refuse to have bananas on their boats near the holiday season. The origin of this superstition is believed to be because a fisherman caught a piece of fruit instead of a fish one holiday season, and he got very sick. Since then, fishermen have refused to have bananas anywhere near their boats!