For the first week of Spanish, Pen Pals and Multilingual Clubs, all run by Ms Espinar, they had the chance to experience the Spanish New Year tradition of "Doce Uvas".
Traditionally, as the clock chimes at midnight on New Years Eve, Spanish friends and families who are celebrating together, each will attempt to eat 12 grapes, 1 grape at a time, in time to the 12 chimes of the clock. Each grape symbolises good luck for each month of the coming year.
Pictured are our Year 5/6 Spanish club, intensely watching the clock to eat their grapes on time.
PenPals club also reviewed the activity:
Oliver - "I think this tradition is a very crazy tradition and is hard to do but very fun."
Petra - "Now I have 12 months of good luck because I managed to eat all mine!"
Alex S - "I think this Spanish tradition is really unique."
Kezia - "I found that very fun and challenging."
Try it yourself - here's a video from Spanish TV and a countdown clock link (chimes start at 1m48s!)
