New Year's and your traditions!

[justamom]

REMEMBER ALL, WHAT YOU DO NEW YEAR'S DAY, YOU WILL DO ALL YEAR LONG!!! (I LOVE this superstition) So........relax, pamper yourself, cuddle up with your honey-eat PLENTY of cabbage for MONEY and black-eyed peas for GOOD LUCK!
LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH AND BE HAPPY!

Have a SAFE and Happy New Year's Eve!

[sigmagrrl]

I hope to be laughing, singing, and dancing merrily this New Year's. I honestly believe that how you feel at midnight is how you will feel the rest of the year. Last New Year's at midnight, I was miserable, having just broken up with someone on Christmas night, so I was not in a jovial mood. I was feeling sorry for myself, and that's how the rest of the year went. This year, I will be reveling and partying, LOOKING HOT! LOL!!!!!!

[Sistermadly]

Cabbage for money? That's a new one on me! We always ate collard greens for money, and black-eyed peas for luck.

[aephi alum]

Never heard of that tradition. Maybe that's why I had such an unlucky 2002...?

My family's tradition has always been to stay home, although this has less to do with superstition than with not getting killed by some drunk driver. We sit back with some champagne and watch the festivities in Times Square.

This year, some friends whom we haven't seen in ages will be visiting. Good times and good friends - a good way to set the tone for 2003

Stay safe, everyone, and Happy New Year!

[carnation]

We eat those good ol' Southern staples--blackeyed peas and cabbage. My in-laws would shove them down our throats if we didn't, they believe in their good luck properties that strongly!

We also play tons of board games and, weather permitting, go outside for awhile too. Hmm, I never heard of doing on New Year's what you'll be doing the rest of the year but I'll try anything.

[Rio_Kohitsuji]

Just wondering, but does anyone else put a quarter in the dessert dish also? I know that if you get the slice w/the quarter in it, you're supposed to be blessed money-wise the rest of the year.. This is an old hillbilly custom, so that's where I get it from, lol

Tonight my family's getting together to pound mochi [sweet sticky rice dessert] to eat on January 1st.

In recent times I've noticed that the younger kids don't really care about this tradition anymore. When I was a kid we'd all sit around and wait our turn around the big stone bowl. We all looked forward to our turn with the sledgehammer. It doesn't help that stores put prepared mochi on sale. It's just not the same!

The pounding of the mochi for the New Year is an old Japanese tradition that my family has followed since I can remember. The mochi itself is a symbol of health, happiness, luck, and prosperity for the upcoming year.

[justamom]

TKE209Sweethrt-never heard of the quarter, but for Mardi Gras, we put the "baby" in the cake.

What you do New Year's Day-
Maybe a past generation of MY family decided that was a pretty good idea. We had some very creative women!
Or... maybe it has something to do with Luxembourg because we sure have some "different" kinds of practices coming from THAT side of the family tree! Either way, I'M GONNA SOAK IT!!!

I forgot what the HAM represents? Anything???

So Jan 1 menue-
Ham Hawk/black-eyed peas
cabbage
sweet corn bread
Mandarin spinache salad
I'M SICK OF SWEETS! Otherwise, I'd give OTW's treat a try...I'd have to go with the packaged version though.

[AlphaSigOU]

One tradition observed by many Latin American countries at the stroke of midnight New Year's is the eating of twelve grapes, traditionally at the striking of the twelve bells.

[PM_Mama00]

My family in NY does the grapes, cept we start at 11:59:50 and see how many we can stick in there without choking. We also used to do the fountain or champaign glasses.

My personal tradition? Being single and not having anyone to kiss at midnite. Unfortunately, that will stay true for 2003.

[Blue Violet]

I mean you don't have to ram your tongue down anyone's throat but you could kiss everyone! That's what my friends do. We kiss each other. Well, most of the guys don't kiss each other! But I kiss all the boys and the girls and so do most of the other girls. We are smootchy crowd. But that way everyone gets some love. The year before last when I had no honey I kissed my friend Jessica-her husband didn't mind No tongue though...ewwwww.

[MoxieGrrl]

New Years means saurkraut (sp?), mashed potatoes, and spareribs for my family. But since I'm not going to be with them this year, I'm going to try and make them myself. Hmm......can one cook spareribs on a Foreman grill? LOL

[adduncan]

Since pat and I were both born well to the north of TX, black-eyed peas don't have a home w/ us.

But we get a couple of his KA buddies, their wives/girlfriends, and hit the hottest jazz nightclub in town which has an incredible NYE party every year. It's the one night of the year he remembers how to dance. <g>

Happy New Year, folks!
Adrienne

[xo_kathy]

With all that cabbage and black-eyed peas, do you all need some New Year's Rolaids, too!!!!?????

My bday is Jan. 10, so when I was younger New Year's Eve was always my brithday slumber party - complete with sparkling grape juice!!! We thought we were so cool!!!!!!

[A Random DphiE]

Originally posted by AlphaSigOU
One tradition observed by many Latin American countries at the stroke of midnight New Year's is the eating of twelve grapes, traditionally at the striking of the twelve bells.

We also eat the traditional twelve grapes at the stroke of midnight and an extra one for good luck (thirteen...the irony!)
We also toast to champagne or (apple cider for the minors)

Last year was the first New Year's that i spent away from my fam, but my friends surprised me w/ grapes and champagne...


What's everyone doing for New Year's THIS year???
I'm gonna "celebrate" w/ some friends here in MIAMI... nothing out of the ordinary but a GUARANTEED good time