12 kinds or round fruits on your table on new year's eve for good luck!!

hi, bebs nope, i do not believe this. i am not superstitious. my mother-in-law is superstitious though. but she says it is supposed to be 13 fruits -- 13 kinds, she calls this belief. have a nice day!

Not sure what this relates to, I always eat black eyed peas for good luck but that's cause I only eat them once a year, New Years. Not really superstitious so having round fruit on my table wouldn't mean anything except I've got round fruit on my table.

I've never heard of this superstition before, nor do I think I believe it. The only thing I've heard about having good luck, is by eating black eyed peas on New Year's Day, and every year, we always had them at dinnertime, and we still do. I don't know if its true either, but hey if it helps why not..lol.

this is one i have never heard of. i guess as long as she thinks it works that's the main thing. happy new year!

well i dont beleive that doing such things will bring or brings good luck,but i feel that the biggest thing that drives us in achieving our goals is faith and positive thinking.doing anything like that helps us in building our faith and that is good,there's no harm in that.

Happy 2009!Amen Bebs, my relatives practice this 12 round fruits on New Year's as well...Yet I like to think of it more as a tradition than as a superstition: ). Also, wearing polka dots on New Year's supposedly brings good luck! Guess who's wearing polka dots tonight? Silly me will be all decked out in dots... all in the name of 'tradition'! Have a good one!

Hi bebs08, Wooah! all 12 kind of fruits! you must be lucky , i envy you cause i really love fruits. At least we can celebrate with eating fruits! yum yum All the best for you in 2009, bebs08. Happy posting always!! oxox'dian from bali island.

Never heard of those things anyway it seems to be fun buying round fruits and thats also of different kinds. I am not very superstitious and i don't know those things, i have heard different stories what people do on new year and its really interesting to many superstitious beliefs around the world. When we were kinds my parents used to tell us to be happy and not to do any bad works on new years day as it will be like that the whole year. But they no longer mention these days anyway wishing you a very happy new year.

[i]Hi Bebs, Actually, my family is doing this when we started working( my sis and I) since before we cannot afford to buy 12 different fruits! We started doing this but with an effort also like working hard, love our work and take care of it! I know it has no relationship but I admit, my family has a lots of beliefs which others find it funny...But, still we are doing it! LOL![/i]

I have not heard of this superstition before, so I do not this, but I will do it next year now that I know about it. I have heard that you are suppossed to eat donuts or fried pastries on New Years day, that is a superstition from one country. I have also heard that you should eat pork on New Years day, that came from another country. So this year we had donuts and a slice of ham for breakfast on New Years day. I know it is just a superstition, and is silly, but I will take any help we can get.

Ha!ha!ha! As I've mentioned in your other discussion, I used to do this. And that was when I was still newly married. I learned this tradition from the mother in law of my sister and decided to follow. However, later as I begun to contemplate on the relevance of those fruits over my luck and also through my new faith, I realized there is no sense doing. If I want to succeed I need to work and strive hard and ask God's help and need not rely on those fruits. How stupid I was then but I'm glad I have now known the right way to celebrate the New Year. I have not been buying 12 different kinds of round fruits for more than 20 years but still God has been generously and lovingly pouring His blessings to me. I know there is only one key and that is found in Matthew 6:33: "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. "

Hello friend, my mom is doing this every year. She is kind of superstitious so she believes in this things so i am quite acquainted with it. Happy new year!!!

well i dont beleive that doing such things will bring or brings good luck,but i feel that the biggest thing that drives us in achieving our goals is faith and positive thinking.doing anything like that helps us in building our faith and that is good,there's no harm in that.

well i dont beleive that doing such things will bring or brings good luck,but i feel that the biggest thing that drives us in achieving our goals is faith and positive thinking.doing anything like that helps us in building our faith and that is good,there's no harm in that.

well I never knew about this wonderful custom! It may be superstition but it will certainly make the dinner table look so beautiful. Also I think this is the festive season when people usually eat a lot of unhealthy food. So having fruits is one way of putting something healthy in that. Though this is not a part of my custom, but I think it’s a wonderful idea and I would buy the twelve round fruits today itself for my dinner table tomorrow. (Oh but 12 ROUND fruits…ummmmmmm I don’t think I would find so many of that particular shape)

It's a tradition here on Philippines, and it's not 12 but 13 round fruits not sure though but some prepare 12 and some 13. People here welcome New year with those fruits on table. It says good luck and abundance for the coming year. Actually we have too and its 7 hours to go and its new year. It is just a believe really we had get used to it so its part of the culture but of course i also believe like you that being lucky in life is really depend on the person itself. It's not the fruits or anything is the hard work of the person that give riches. So together with all those different believes of luck and the hard work by the person that i believe will bring goodness in his life. Anyways, just my two pence. Happy New Year. May all of us have bless coming year.

hello Bebs08, I grew up with a family that believe in a lot of superstitious. And because of this, we do like your aunt is doing too every year. There's nothing wrong about doing it. Nothing to lose as well for you can eat all the fruits too. Just believe that it will happen. So from then on till this time that I have my own family, we're doing it too. Is like a menu that it should be in the list always in times of this occasion. Why don't you try it, who knows it can bring luck to you too?

We don't do this, but we have a lot of fruits, haha. 12 kinds of fruits! Do you eat all that? We have round fruits for sure, like the kiat kiat or mini oranges that are really cute. I guess every culture has different ways of bringing in the good luck for the new year. Happy New Year to you all!

I have a lot of relatives and friends who did the same, buying round-shaped friuts for the New Year's eve to make success stays through out the year. Am not sure if this kind of practice is only in the Philippines or also in some other countries. Personally i don't believe int his and never practiced such; I consider it as just some kind of superstitions. I believe that success will come to those who labored and worked hard to attain their goals in life w/ God's help and guidance.

Hi...i do believe in such things, atleast to some extent. i like to know about such customs....they work or not i don't know but they fill new hope ,interest and confidence .some people also give different varieties of sweets on new year.all those lucky charms etc are just for hope, actually everything depends on our hard work and God's grace....