All around the world food is a big part of culture, especially on New Year's Day. Here are 8 traditions held around the world to bring good luck each year.

1. 12 Grapes at Midnight

In Spain and Portugal, 12 grapes are eaten at midnight to bring luck for the new year. To ward off bad luck, you must eat all 12 grapes at the stroke of midnight, or it's considered bad luck to not finish them.

2. Lentils

To bring wealth and prosperity, Italians eat lentils during New Year's. Lentils resemble roman coins, therefore bringing wealth to whoever eats them.

3. Soba Noodles

Soba noodles are eaten in Japan to bring luck and signify the end of a year and its hardships.

4. Greens

In the South, a popular New Year's good luck food are greens, which look an awful like money, to bring wealth for the next year.

5. Black-Eyed Peas

What can you pair with your greens in the South? How about some black-eyed peas? These are eaten as a symbol of good luck, and get their luck from the Civil War era. People fed these to their cows, and when close to starvation had to eat the black-eyed peas too, and ended up surviving.

6. Ring-Shaped Foods

Ring-shaped foods liked doughnuts represent a year coming full circle.

7. Pork

Pork and especially in PA, pork and sauerkraut, is a popular good luck dish eaten on New Year's. Pigs, being round, represent prosperity and wealth.