New Year's Day Traditions

[Chad]

What are your New Year's Day Traditions?

[catlady]

Every year my fiancee and I make a good luck vase for good luck (inspired by kadomatsu) on New Years eve with conifer tree branches and decorate it. Then we make a wish and tie it on the sprigs with ribbon or write our wishes on tags to hang :)

[Daniela]

waking up with a hangover! :D

[Orema]

What are your New Year's Day Traditions?

Cleaning/Fixing; My mother and aunties would clean the house from top to bottom for the new year. They'd clean baseboards, tops of doors, the works. I don't do that. But apart from my normal chores this year, I got a window washer to clean the windows.

Purging: I'm pretty good at purging, but have decided to make a point of also doing it for the new year. So this week I gave away some paper books, plants, pots for plants. Had someone take some broken appliances and a broken exercise bike to the dump.

Food; For dinner I'll eat blackeyed peas and collard greens for good luck and prosperity in this new year.

What about you, Chad? Are you doing anything special to bring in the new year?

[Chad]

Happy New Year Orema!
I like your family's traditions.

What time is dinner?

My family rested on New Year's Day. We always watch the Rose Parade followed by the football game. We eat ham, black eyed peas, and cabbage. My familiy's New Years Day has always been a day for family and friends.

:cowboy:

Chad


Cleaning/Fixing; My mother and aunties would clean the house from top to bottom for the new year. They'd clean baseboards, tops of doors, the works. I don't do that. But apart from my normal chores this year, I got a window washer to clean the windows.

Purging: I'm pretty good at purging, but have decided to make a point of also doing it for the new year. So this week I gave away some paper books, plants, pots for plants. Had someone take some broken appliances and a broken exercise bike to the dump.

Food; For dinner I'll eat blackeyed peas and collard greens for good luck and prosperity in this new year.

What about you, Chad? Are you doing anything special to bring in the new year?

[Orema]

Sounds like a wonderful way to start the year, Chad; doing things you like with those you love. Lucky you :) I like your traditions, too.

Dinner is early today—around 3, but I'd gladly adjust it for someone as kind as you. :)

Hope you enjoy the parade and game, and a happy new years to you, too!

Happy New Year Orema!
I like your family's traditions.

What time is dinner?

My family rested on New Year's Day. We always watch the Rose Parade followed by the football game. We eat ham, black eyed peas, and cabbage. My familiy's New Years Day has always been a day for family and friends.

:cowboy:

Chad

[Chad]

Orema,

You are so sweet thank you.

I think you know me well enough to know that I will finish this happy day with a classic 30's or 40's film.
:popcorn:

Chad

Sounds like a wonderful way to start the year, Chad; doing things you like with those you love. Lucky you :) I like you're traditions, too.

Dinner is early today—around 3, but I'd gladly adjust it for someone as kind as you. :)

Hope you enjoy the parade and game and a happy new years to you, too!

[Gemme]

Gotta eat New Years Day food: greens, black eyed peas and ham. Green for bucks and black eyed peas for pennies and ham to enrich both of them. The more you eat, the better your year is supposed to be.

Why do this (http://www.southernplate.com/2009/12/black-eyed-peas-for-new-years-day-and-why.html)?

[jools66]

always have at some point during the first weekend have a full english breakfast.
then onto getting into a more healthier lifestyle again.

[Chad]

Jools66,

What kind of food is a part of a full English breakfast?

Chad

always have at some point during the first weekend have a full english breakfast.
then onto getting into a more healthier lifestyle again.

[Rockinonahigh]

Cleaning/Fixing; My mother and aunties would clean the house from top to bottom for the new year. They'd clean baseboards, tops of doors, the works. I don't do that. But apart from my normal chores this year, I got a window washer to clean the windows.

Purging: I'm pretty good at purging, but have decided to make a point of also doing it for the new year. So this week I gave away some paper books, plants, pots for plants. Had someone take some broken appliances and a broken exercise bike to the dump.

Food; For dinner I'll eat blackeyed peas and collard greens for good luck and prosperity in this new year.

What about you, Chad? Are you doing anything special to bring in the new year?


I like the way you did new years day, my family did something like that way back in the day.
I used to have friends over for dinner then we would head out to the casino to lose money even win some once in a while. The casino and the city would put on a huge fire works display that took about an hour. Thin we would go back to my place to chill or sleep it off if they had to much happy hour.
Now most everyone has either passed on or moved so I just enjoy a nice meal with family then keep the rest a nice peaceful day, diffrent but good just
the same.

[Wrang1er]

Sauerkraut and pork.

[DapperButch]

Pennsylvanian Dutch tradition of eating pork and sauerkraut. Going to Mom's tonight for this.

[Shystonefem]

Such awesome traditions. I am usually nursing a hangover.... that has seem to be my tradition for the last 15 years or so. Lol

[DapperButch]

Pennsylvanian Dutch tradition of eating pork and sauerkraut. Going to Mom's tonight for this.

Sorry I forgot the mashed potatoes part.

http://askville.amazon.com/Years-tradition-Pork-Sauerkraut-originate/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=32553332

[Nattih]

On new years eve I clean the house in its entirety.

A little before midnight I burn sage

On new years day I finish my vision board and hang it up for the year.

[Jesse]

On new years eve I clean the house in its entirety.

A little before midnight I burn sage

On new years day I finish my vision board and hang it up for the year.

Ah yes, thank you for reminding me to smudge, Nattih. :)

[Jesse]

I normally eat black eyed peas, collards with a ham bone, and cornbread on New Year's day and that was my plan this year.

Today though, I met a friend of mine at the gym for a work out and then we went out for a late lunch where I had grilled salmon, sauteed spinach, sauteed zucchini & yellow squash with onions, wild rice & unsweetened tea. Now I am too full to eat anything else for the remainder of the day.

[Wrang1er]

Sorry I forgot the mashed potatoes part.

http://askville.amazon.com/Years-tradition-Pork-Sauerkraut-originate/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=32553332

I had mashed potatoes with my kraut as well, but they weren't good. Not sure what I did differently but I had to throw them out.

[Amulette]

1. I have been doing the cleaning as well, it just feels good to start clean doesn't it?

2. Eat Thai food. It's vibrant, colorful, and full of flavor; I would like my life this year to reflect THAT.

3. I second the notion for the dream board, or luck vase: some way of clarifying intent for the coming year. I wanted to do a dream board for Solstice, but got caught up having my carpets cleaned. So thanks for the reminders, it's time for that.

4. Dreamboard inspiration "courting luck".

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/4a/01/6c/4a016c2af92e7877dcb224bada16fa95.jpg

[Gemme]

Sorry I forgot the mashed potatoes part.

http://askville.amazon.com/Years-tradition-Pork-Sauerkraut-originate/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=32553332

The article says that this meal is lucky if it's the first meal eaten for the year.

So they want you to eat that for breakfast?

:blink:

[CherylNYC]

I don't have a food or cleansing tradition, but I sometimes participate in a NYC motorcycling tradition. The weather wasn't bad so there were more bikes than usual this year for the Isle of Manhattan ride. The name is a play on the famous Isle of Man race. The NYC New Years Day event is a quick lap around Manhattan with plenty of pleasant socializing before and after the ride. Lots of really cool bikes usually show up, which makes it even more fun.

Not only did I stay out late last night, which is really unusual for me, I woke up in time to participate in the Isle of Manhattan ride this year. Yay for getting the year off to a celebratory, invigorating start!

[randrum]

My parents always throw a party. Family and friends come over. Usually it's a last hurrah of drinking and eating. Everyone brings an appetizer or munchie to share. Just a chill, fun day before back to reality.

[DapperButch]

The article says that this meal is lucky if it's the first meal eaten for the year.

So they want you to eat that for breakfast?

:blink:

Hmmmmm, no wonder it never brought me any luck!

No, it has always been a lunch thing.

[*Anya*]

Sorry I forgot the mashed potatoes part.

http://askville.amazon.com/Years-tradition-Pork-Sauerkraut-originate/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=32553332

I adore pork and sauerkraut! I wonder when I will get to eat that again!

Was it terrific Dappper?!

[DapperButch]

I adore pork and sauerkraut! I wonder when I will get to eat that again!

Was it terrific Dappper?!

Well, the sauerkraut was. It was homemade by my Uncle. The mashed potatoes, yes always good. The pork ended up being pork chops because it was just the two of us. They were dry. Since I don't eat meat often, I was bummed. In addition, she only cooked me one, thinking that is all I would want. :blink:

BUT, there was lots of mashed potatoes and sauerkraut so I was very pleased with the meal, overall!

So, there's your thorough report!

[Gemme]

Gotta eat New Years Day food: greens, black eyed peas and ham. Green for bucks and black eyed peas for pennies and ham to enrich both of them. The more you eat, the better your year is supposed to be.

Why do this (http://www.southernplate.com/2009/12/black-eyed-peas-for-new-years-day-and-why.html)?

It worked! It worked!

I found a $20 at the gym.

Baby steps...

[candy_coated_bitch]

My tradition is usually to spend NYE by myself. I journal, do tarot readings, burn incense and candles, eat some favorite foods, watch movies and just reflect and "be" alone. This year I broke the tradition and spent it with my roommate. I plan on getting my groove on in a bit, though.

[jools66]

Jools66,

What kind of food is a part of a full English breakfast?

Chad

Hi Chad,
Well let's see now.
Sausages, bacon, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, you can also have black pudding,
Beans, and fied bread if you like.
I have the first 5 on the list and some toast with butter, and a nice breakfast tea to go with it.
You'll also be glad to know I grill the bacon, and the tomatoes,and I don't usually have anything for lunch after this heart attack meal lol, and I go either for a long walk if its nice and not raining, or a bike ride.
Its a good counter balance.
This is a new year treat, but I do like every now and again a good bacon sanie (sandwich)
Hope this clears you question up.

[Chad]

Thank you Jools66,

I was thinking bangers and mash or toad in a hole.

Chad

Hi Chad,
Well let's see now.
Sausages, bacon, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, you can also have black pudding,
Beans, and fied bread if you like.
I have the first 5 on the list and some toast with butter, and a nice breakfast tea to go with it.
You'll also be glad to know I grill the bacon, and the tomatoes,and I don't usually have anything for lunch after this heart attack meal lol, and I go either for a long walk if its nice and not raining, or a bike ride.
Its a good counter balance.
This is a new year treat, but I do like every now and again a good bacon sanie (sandwich)
Hope this clears you question up.

[jools66]

Thank you Jools66,

I was thinking bangers and mash or toad in a hole.

Chad

Hi Chad,
No bangers n mash is usually a lunch or dinner meal.
But you did get the bangers bit right lol
X

[Chad]

Bump bump bump

[homoe]

BUMP BUMP....

[homoe]

~
I don't have any sorry to say~

[Orema]

Eating black-eye peas for good luck and greens (collards for me) for money.

Also, opening the year with a house that’s spic and span. I did everything but fold the laundry—will get to that later today.

Eating chit’lin’s is also a tradition in my family, but I didn’t order any this year. I’ll miss having some with hot sauce.

Talking to family on the phone. It’s not a tradition but it’s something I do on most holidays since I don’t live close to family.

[Chad]

Eating black-eye peas for good luck and greens (collards for me) for money.

Also, opening the year with a house that’s spic and span. I did everything but fold the laundry—will get to that later today.

Eating chit’lin’s is also a tradition in my family, but I didn’t order any this year. I’ll miss having some with hot sauce.

Talking to family on the phone. It’s not a tradition but it’s something I do on most holidays since I don’t live close to family.

I have eaten chit’lin’s it is an acquired taste but I love collared greens. Would love to share recipes. Thank you.

[Gemme]

Like Orema, I have to have the greens and black eyed peas but in the South we eat ham with it too. I was always told the greens represented dollars and the peas coins. If I had cornbread, that would represent gold, but it's hard to find good cornbread up here and I'm not really into making it so no gold for me this year. Not sure what the ham represents but it just goes so well with the others, it doesn't matter to me. All I know is that eating chicken or lobster on New Years Day is a no no. As an Italian, I also eat lentils. I had them all for brunch and it was delicious!

There's a superstition (more than a tradition) of not taking anything out of the house on New Years Day, including trash, but mine is looking pretty full.

*eyeballing the can*

[Bèsame*]

It was always a day of shrimp cocktail. I don't think there is a specific meaning behind it. I think it just became a tradition at our house. Maybe it was a hangover treat?

My parents always had a New Year's eve party. We were small, holed up in our rooms. I dont remember much about the party except that we would sneak out to get food (it was catered). Also, remember the furniture was moved for dancing. In fact, the cement under the patio was finished with a dance floor finish. ( was fun to slip and slide on in the summer. But, once the pool was put in, it was a dangerous zone)
And then there was the aftermath of the party the next morning.

So perhaps shrimp cocktail was the "everybody" bloody mary???

Never knew of the black eyes pea thing until I moved to Texas.

Oh, and The Rose Parade! Another California tradition. ��������

[C0LLETTE]

I go wherever I'm invited, bring something sweet and eat whatever is served.

Happy New Year, Y'all *

* 16th C. Southern Polish expression

[Orema]

I have eaten chit’lin’s it is an acquired taste but I love collared greens. Would love to share recipes. Thank you.

Here’s mine and would love your Cole slaw recipe you wrote about in one of the food threads.

Collards Greens

Ingredients:
– Ham bone (with meat on the bone), ham shank, ham hock
– Collard Greens
– Onion
– Celery
– Garlic
– Red or Chipotle Pepper Flakes

Directions:
Wash the ham bone, shank, or hock really good. I like to get these fresh from the butcher or meat department. You can use frozen but they tend to be dirtier and are more difficult to wash than the fresh.

Add the meat to a pot and cover with water or chicken stock. Bring the meat to a boil then simmer the meat for an hour or so. You don’t want the meat to fall off the bone, but you do want to cook it awhile before adding the greens.

Just before adding the greens, sauté everything but the greens till the onions are translucent. Then add the veggies to the ham in the simmering water.

Next add your washed collards to the pot and let boil for 30 to 45 minutes depending on how tender you like the greens.

I also freeze my greens before cooking. My mother used to grow greens in her garden and would only pick them after the first frost. She said they were sweeter after the first frost. I don’t know if freezing helps, but it’s what I usually do.

Add some sliced tomatoes with a little vinegar, some cornbread that does not include sugar or honey, and please invite me over for a taste—I’ll bring wine or dessert!

[firegal]

Like Homoe I also don't really have a tradition.But after the holidays it
is nice to chill and have a quiet day at home and watch football.

So on that note I,m taking care of some computer work and football
on in the background.

[Orema]

Eating black-eye peas for good luck and greens (collards for me) for money.

Also, opening the year with a house that’s spic and span. I did everything but fold the laundry—will get to that later today.

Eating chit’lin’s is also a tradition in my family, but I didn’t order any this year. I’ll miss having some with hot sauce.

Talking to family on the phone. It’s not a tradition but it’s something I do on most holidays since I don’t live close to family.

To open this new year I will have ribs on the barbie, blackeyed peas, collards seasoned with ham hocks. The peas are soaking now because I’m cooking for today and tomorrow.

No chitlns ever again for me. I recently saw a clip of how waste is extracted from chitlins and I’ll never let another one cross these lips.

Talk to family and friends.

Happy new year!

:bow:

[Bèsame*]

Originating in Southern California, it has always been a tradition to watch the Rose Parade. This year will be strange without it.

I read somewhere that opening your doors to let the old year out and the new one in..well, I'm going to open the windows too! Start fresh with what I breathe.

Food has not really been a tradition, except I can remember having shrimp cocktails while watching football with my Dad. I think I'll do that tomorrow.

[Gemme]

Cleaning/Fixing: My mother and aunties would clean the house from top to bottom for the new year. They'd clean baseboards, tops of doors, the works. I don't do that. But apart from my normal chores this year, I got a window washer to clean the windows.

Purging: I'm pretty good at purging, but have decided to make a point of also doing it for the new year. So this week I gave away some paper books, plants, pots for plants. Had someone take some broken appliances and a broken exercise bike to the dump.

Food: For dinner I'll eat black-eyed peas and collard greens for good luck and prosperity in this new year.


My plans as of now are to do all of this. I'll pick up greens, peas and some ham product. I may even try to find some decent cornbread. I have a lot of purging to do and cleaning is a natural side effect of purging so there you go.

I don't expect to redesign my life in 1.5 days (the amount of time I get off for the holiday) but I expect to see a difference and that's my main goal for this year: to see a difference in all that I do.

Go to the gym, see a result.
Purge more, see more floor and feel lighter inside.
Clean more, see less cat hair and breathe better.
Get out and do something different once or twice a month, see what happens.

It worked! It worked!

I found a $20 at the gym.

Baby steps...

I forgot about this! It's so nice when instant gratification of one form or another kicks in.

My tradition is usually to spend NYE by myself. I journal, do tarot readings, burn incense and candles, eat some favorite foods, watch movies and just reflect and "be" alone. This year I broke the tradition and spent it with my roommate. I plan on getting my groove on in a bit, though.

I spend far too much time alone, so one of my resolutions is to get out more and to try more new to me things this year. I do absolutely love your journaling and watching comfort movies ideas, though.

I think I'll watch my favorite, Auntie Mame, again. So many life lessons that I need to reintroduce into my life.

Like Orema, I have to have the greens and black eyed peas but in the South we eat ham with it too. I was always told the greens represented dollars and the peas coins. If I had cornbread, that would represent gold, but it's hard to find good cornbread up here and I'm not really into making it so no gold for me this year. Not sure what the ham represents but it just goes so well with the others, it doesn't matter to me. All I know is that eating chicken or lobster on New Years Day is a no no. As an Italian, I also eat lentils. I had them all for brunch and it was delicious!


Since I wrote this, I learned that I'm more Irish than Italian....thanks to DNA testing....so maybe I'll have potatoes with the greens and lentils this year.

I need all the help I can get.

:blink:

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Like Orema, I have to have the greens and black eyed peas but in the South we eat ham with it too. I was always told the greens represented dollars and the peas coins. If I had cornbread, that would represent gold, but it's hard to find good cornbread up here and I'm not really into making it so no gold for me this year. Not sure what the ham represents but it just goes so well with the others, it doesn't matter to me.

The way I heard it was, greens represent your money, peas represent your luck, and ham represents your health. I never heard a meaning for cornbread, but like your love for ham, it goes well with the others. Plus, I love it.

[Gemme]

The way I heard it was, greens represent your money, peas represent your luck, and ham represents your health. I never heard a meaning for cornbread, but like your love for ham, it goes well with the others. Plus, I love it.

Works for me! :koolaid:

[MaddieRobbie]

I. Do. Nothing.

I work on New Year's Eve (by choice, the money's too good to pass on) and while I'm not digging ditches or driving a bus, it's never easy watching everyone else have a good time while I'm on my best behavior.

So come New Year's Day I sleep in, wear my yoga pants, eat something fun and drink champagne while I watch TV and nap.

Happy 2023!!