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18th January 2008

A New Year, A New Meme

I was tagged for the New Year’ meme by Loretta and so here it is! This meme is all about New Year’s traditions.

Rule: Copy the traditions all ready listed and their authors. Add your own tradition at the bottom of the list. It really helps to build community.*My mom used to collect some coins and when the new year comes she put the coins in a bowl and shake it to create sounds. She said its good luck for money throughout the year. And also wearing dotted dresses on new year don’t know why. CC/chalyza/keep

*My old folks always told us to avoid spending money on new years day. They said, once you spend on the first day of the year, you like to spend the rest of the year. Behind d Scenes of ME/ Retchel’s Pure Life/ A little bit of me

*I grew up believing that if you have some money on your pocket (whatever you’re wearing) come New Year’s eve it will ensure steady flow of income throughout the year. The other belief is that the main door of the house should be wide open come New Year’s eve so that good luck will be ushered in. Juliana of MY WORLD and JULIANA’S LAIR.

*I don’t know if what I am about to write is a new year’s tradition or not. In my place, most people will ‘jump’ into the sea or take a shower as soon as the clock strikes to 12 in New Year’s Eve to get rid of all the bad lucks in the previous year. ;D ~ CHOC MINT GIRL~

*Like most other East Tennesseans, I always have a side of blackeyed peas with my dinner on New Year’s Day. - Tish of The Kat House

*To be honest, I never even heard of people having good luck traditions on New Year’s. These all sound pretty neat to me (except for that blackeyed peas thing…). But growing up we definitely had a New Year’s tradition. We’d spend every New Year’s as a family with my mom’s college roommate and her family (she also had 2 kids just about our age). We’d alternate houses each year, and spend the night. The big traditions were always playing board games like Trivial Pursuit (adults and kids together) and then cooking some crazy fun or elaborate dinner (like paella, lobsters, fondue). On New Year’s Day itself, we’d watch some college football and usually drive around to see what stores, if any, were open. Andrew of Everybody Loves Coupons

*Pork and Sauerkraut. I’m Slovak, what can I say? Although, I suppose it’s also very Pittsburgh-ish …. hubby’s family had the same tradition and they are certainly not Slovak. The problem with this tradition is that I despise Sauerkraut. I hate cabbage. Loathe it. Can’t stand to be in the house if it’s cooking. It’s the most disgusting food in the world to me. I blame my heritage and my grandmother’s kitchen for this hatred of all things cabbage since there was always some main course cabbagey dish cooking, Halushki, Stuffed Cabbage, Ham and Cabbage, Pork and Sauerkraut, Hot dogs and Sauerkraut, just about anything plus cabbage several times a week. Yuck, cabbage. Loretta at Just Not Martha

*We don’t really have any New Year’s traditions either. We tend to go out to eat for a nice dinner on New Year’s Eve, and for the past 10 or so years I’ve made black-eyed peas for New Year’s day. It’s a quiet day for us, watching the Rose Parade and some football and we’re happy! Lynne at The Sewing Mom

Now comes the hard part ….. tagging five other bloggers to find out what they do for New Years.

I’ve done so many memes over the last few weeks that I feel like I’ve tagged everybody I know. Those I didn’t tag tend to not like being tagged! If you’re so inclined and would like to do the meme, feel free! Leave me a comment if you’re doing the meme so I can give you some link love.