Rounded Fruits Bring Good Luck?
By Morning Girl
@salonga (27775)
Philippines
December 29, 2015 11:48pm CST
The Filipinos have this superstitious belief of preparing 12 kinds of rounded fruits to represent the 12 months of the coming year so that the whole year round will be prosperous. This is why the markets are by now flooded with rounded fruits because the superstitious will surely buy them even if their prices have actually soared.
I also bought my favorite fruits today not because I believe this superstitious but because I can’t live without fruits even for just a day. I fact most of those I bought are not even rounded like the mangoes, papayas and bananas.
Do you also have food related superstitious beliefs for the New Year ?
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19 responses
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
7 Jan 16
@salonga well, they can buy those 12 fruits , but they should also be eating them , not letting them rot away , which is one way of taking off its lucky aspect as they believe they give . 
Thus , they should choose them well as to how they will ripen over the days , as some that my in-laws bought were still raw . And they won't even ripe nicely thus we don't eat them . 
Thus , they should choose them well as to how they will ripen over the days , as some that my in-laws bought were still raw . And they won't even ripe nicely thus we don't eat them . 2 people like this
@zebra2222 (5268)
• United States
30 Dec 15
I don't have superstitious beliefs about food, but I do enjoy eating fruit.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
31 Dec 15
i have never heard of that before but it sounds delicious. I love fruit too and would not find it hard to buy 12 for the holiday.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
1 Jan 16
@PainsOnSlate yes, today the prices how significantly decreased.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
1 Jan 16
@salonga I noticed the prices rise just for the holiday!
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
31 Dec 15
We usually don't complete those 12 fruits. As long as we have some round ones then it's enough.
One superstitious belief that my parents follow is that we should not prepare chicken for the new year's eve.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
1 Jan 16
@salonga maybe because GOOD LUCK might fly away. chickens are fowl, like the birds. (Huwag kumain manok, lilipad swelte--- "don't eat chicken, good luck will fly"--- in Chinese way of speaking).
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
5 Jan 16
@salonga hahaha yes, anything with wings is not allowed. Even fish, I heard. But we still serve fish.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
3 Jan 16
I eat fruits every day but avoid superstitions.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
30 Dec 15
We do not have any superstitions associated with New Year, at least not in my family.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
31 Dec 15
when my kid brother and his family were living in their house, we would exchange 12 grapes on new year's day, and we hang it at the door.Now they are not here anymore, but we still follow the 12 round fruits on the table for media noche.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
1 Jan 16
@salonga really? halla! bad! did your boss ever notice that the grapes were here today and gone tomorrow?
did your boss ever notice that the grapes were here today and gone tomorrow?2 people like this
@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
7 Jan 16
Wow I did not know that! 
Have a happy New Year!
Have a happy New Year!1 person likes this
@delyaj30 (613)
• Quezon City, Philippines
30 Dec 15
rounded fruits have nothing to do to make our life prosperous for the whole year. Traditionally my family prays together as the year ended and we welcome the new year with thanksgiving and prayers. Let's ask guidance . wisdom. safety, good health most of all, ask forgiveness for all the bad things we did from the past and pray for God's blessings for our family throughout the whole year
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
13 Jan 16
No, we don't have any superstitious beliefs about the beginning of the year.
I would be eating all the fruit, Morning Girl because I love all kinds of fruits! LOL! There would be none left for the superstitious if I were in your country!
@birjudanak (14320)
• India
31 Dec 15
no we not believe in this superstition and even no one know about it but we believe in taking blessing of elder that whole new year will bring happiness and joy in our life...
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@birjudanak (14320)
• India
31 Dec 15
@salonga yes but here it work so we do it but we also do same while special occasion so its good..
@whiteream (8567)
• United States
8 Jan 16
I love fruit myself. Here it is good luck to kiss someone at midnight.
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