As the clock ticks down to midnight on New Year's Eve, celebrations unfold worldwide with a medley of cultural traditions, and perhaps nowhere is this more apparent than in the diverse array of festive foods enjoyed across different cultures.

Around the world, people are eating certain foods on New Year's Eve, hoping to ensure that the upcoming year will be full of luck, prosperity and love for them. Here are three.

Check out some New Year’s Eve traditions done all around the world, like eating 12 grapes at midnight for good luck and wearing yellow underwear.