New Years Eve/Day superstitions anyone?

[Inscrutable]

I have compiled a fairly complete list of the more conventional or popular do’s and dont’s for good luck in 2024. I can’t say any of this works, but with all the crap dealt to us over the last several years, I’m thinking we should incorporate as many as possible and need all the help we can get. … and maybe have a little fun with it.

LUCKY FOODS:

Pork (prosperity, pigs root around moving forward)
Lentils, black-eyed peas (prosperity, resembles coins)
Cornbread (prosperity, resembles gold bars)
Leafy greens (prosperity, resembles folding money)
Long noodles (Long life, must be eaten whole not cut short)
Whole fish (wellness and abundance)

DONT EAT:

Anything with wings (eg chicken & turkey)( your good luck could fly away)
Anything that swims or moves backwards or sideways (chicken, lobster, crab, etc) or bottom-feeders(shrimp, crab, flounder, catfish)(setbacks during the year)
White colored foods (eggs, bread, rice)(white symbolize death in ancient China)

ALSO DONT:

Clean plate on NYE (unlucky, leave a little food on plate past midnight to ward off bad luck)
Take anything out of the house (your good luck can escape out)
Wash anything (laundry, dishes, shower/bath)(washing good luck down the drain)

DO:

At midnight, eat 12 grapes, one for each month
Before midnight, open front door to let bad luck out and good luck in
Start new year on the right foot, When awakening, put down right foot first
Stuff some money under your carpet/rug

 

[Buckeyedude]

I can give you a few DON'T do's on New Years Eve that will improve your New Years day experience!

 

[02ebz06]

I never hear of any of them.
But, if you've have good luck during the year, wouldn't "Before midnight, open front door to let bad luck out and good luck in", work in reverse and let the bad luck in?

 

[Inscrutable]

I never hear of any of them.
But, if you've have good luck during the year, wouldn't "Before midnight, open front door to let bad luck out and good luck in", work in reverse and let the bad luck in?

If I’d had good luck, I’d barricade the doors

 

[Inscrutable]

I can give you a few DON'T do's on New Years Eve that will improve your New Years day experience!

Just hypothetically what you hear, right?

 

[Steve H]

Damn. Sounds like Monday morning a piano is going to fall on me shortly after I step on a bear trap while drinking arsenic laced coffee.

 

[DougE]

The wife got me with the black-eyed peas once. While I love most legumes in general, I consider it good luck if I never again have to eat another black-eyed pea as long as I live. Those have to be the only pea/bean I find offensive.

 

[crankybuzzard]

For us it's always blackeyed peas with a smoked ham bone and salt pork in them. My bride also makes skillet cabbage with homemade bacon fried up in it.

 

[jcam222]

I do pork and kraut always for New Year's Day. That's all I got for superstitions

 

[JckDanls 07]

I do pork and kraut always for New Year's Day. That's all I got for superstitions

X2

 

[912smoker]

In the south it's black eyed peas and collard greens for prosperity ! Gotta start the New Year off right.

Keith

 

[chopsaw]

I always run the grill or smoker for the first day of a new year . I bought a whole Beef tenderloin that I'll cut some steaks out of for Tomorrow's supper .
I can't stand Black eyed peas , and if I prosper anymore I won't be able to stand it .

Now Great Northerns and a double smoked ham bone is a different story , and I happen to have both .

 

[MJB05615]

Our tradition is Rib Roast on New Year's Day. 1 year we couldn't get any, and we had Ribeye Steaks instead. That year was still OK, lol.

 

[Brokenhandle]

Still remember a couple of don't ever do that again from past times in college!
Always get some ground round for new years... yes, raw on a saltine with onion, salt, and pepper!

Ryan

 

[noboundaries]

Pork spare ribs on NYD.

 

[Gonna Smoke]

In the south it's black eyed peas and collard greens for prosperity !

This along with a pork roast has been our New Year's Day meal since I was a kid...

 

[BandCollector]

Superstitions originated when people were uneducated and unable to understand why things happened in their world. I suppose it is fun to play around with these old superstitions but personally I don't believe in any of it.

Happy New Year everyone and don't forget to visit your doctors.

John

 

[Nefarious]

Superstitions originated when people were uneducated and unable to understand why things happened in their world.
John

Unfortunately, that still mostly true.

 

[Brokenhandle]

Superstitions originated when people were uneducated and unable to understand why things happened in their world. I suppose it is fun to play around with these old superstitions but personally I don't believe in any of it.

Happy New Year everyone and don't forget to visit your doctors.

John

Thankfully I visited my Dr just before Christmas!

Ryan

 

[Inscrutable]

Superstitions originated when people were uneducated and unable to understand why things happened in their world. I suppose it is fun to play around with these old superstitions but personally I don't believe in any of it.

Happy New Year everyone and don't forget to visit your doctors.

John

I’m with you, but I consider smoking more pork, not doing laundry, and getting my wife to twirl instead of cutting spaghetti to be valuable superstitions