What is the name of the 12 grapes eaten at midnight in Spain on New Year's Eve?

The 12 grapes eaten at midnight in Spain are called Las doce uvas de la suerte, meaning “the twelve grapes of luck.”

The custom requires one grape for each of the 12 clock chimes at midnight on December 31. Finishing the grapes in time is traditionally associated with good luck for the coming year. The chimes are widely broadcast from the clock at Madrid's Puerta del Sol, making the ritual a major shared television moment.

The practice is often linked to a large grape harvest in Spain in the early twentieth century, when growers promoted extra grapes for New Year's celebrations. Some historians also note that versions of the custom existed before the famous promotional campaign. The phrase is distinct from Nochevieja, which means New Year's Eve, and from Las doce campanadas, the twelve chimes themselves.

Families commonly prepare the grapes in small cups or tins so they can be eaten quickly and in sequence.