The Philippine New Year's Eve tradition uses 12 round fruits to symbolize prosperity.
Families commonly display or serve 12 round fruits at Media Noche, the midnight feast welcoming the New Year. The fruits' circular shape is associated with coins and wealth, while the number 12 is linked to the twelve months ahead. Common choices include oranges, grapes, apples, melons and other locally available fruit, so the exact selection is not fixed.
The custom forms part of a wider set of Filipino New Year practices influenced by Chinese cultural symbolism and local family traditions. People may also make loud noises, wear polka dots or keep coins in their pockets, with round shapes representing prosperity. The fruit custom is sometimes mistaken for Spain's twelve-grape ritual; both use twelve pieces of fruit, but the Philippine practice emphasizes a varied display of round fruits at Media Noche rather than necessarily eating one grape per clock chime.