New Year's Day Traditions

[greeneyedvirgin]

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Today is the start of a whole new year. This is the playground and we're kind of all like family on here, a dysfunctional family, but still a family none the less.

In my family we have a tradition of making boulettes to ring in the new year. For my French speaking playgrounders, you all know that's meatballs! We've been making a potato and meatball soup in for over 100 years. A pot always sits on the back of the stove and who ever comes over has to have a bowl. What can I say, its tradition.

So, I'm curious, do any of you have a tradition to ring in the new year?

 

[badjanus]

Normally breaking the resolutions that are a few hours old!

 

[emmy_christina]

[size=+3]Happy New Year Everyone!​

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Today is the start of a whole new year. This is the playground and we're kind of all like family on here, a dysfunctional family, but still a family none the less.

In my family we have a tradition of making boulettes to ring in the new year. For my French speaking playgrounders, you all know that's meatballs! We've been making a potato and meatball soup in for over 100 years. A pot always sits on the back of the stove and who ever comes over has to have a bowl. What can I say, its tradition.

So, I'm curious, do any of you have a tradition to ring in the new year?

Ohhh I so remember that for living in France for 10 years.
But we are sticking by our Belgium roots, making worst brood en appel bollen.
Translated in sausage rolls and apple dumplings, YUMMMMY

 

[greeneyedvirgin]

Normally breaking the resolutions that are a few hours old!

You're such a rebel Badjanus!

Ohhh I so remember that for living in France for 10 years.
But we are sticking by our Belgium roots, making worst brood en appel bollen.
Translated in sausage rolls and apple dumplings, YUMMMMY

That does sound yummy, Emm.

 

[snowkitten13]

Means the gym will be really busy for two or three weeks!

 

[emmy_christina]

Means the gym will be really busy for two or three weeks!

You have no idea

 

[emmy_christina]

You're such a rebel Badjanus!



That does sound yummy, Emm.

Sure is, here is a picture, right out the oven…..

 

[sereneone4u]

Southern here, so that means eating pork (mango habernero pork ribs), au gratin potatoes, collard greens, cornbread, black eyed peas for good luck.

No cleaning on New Year's Day or you sweep out all the good luck.

 

[greeneyedvirgin]

Sure is, here is a picture, right out the oven…..

I'm coming over Emm, and bringing my soup!

 

[badjanus]

Means the gym will be really busy for two or three weeks!

I hate this time!!

 

[greeneyedvirgin]

Southern here, so that means eating pork (mango habernero pork ribs), au gratin potatoes, collard greens, cornbread, black eyed peas for good luck.

No cleaning on New Year's Day or you sweep out all the good luck.

My aunt has black eyed peas on the stove along with boulettes. Her husband is from Alabama. So she has both traditions cooking today!

 

[emmy_christina]

I'm coming over Emm, and bringing my soup!

Great….. see you soon
And yummm I love soup

 

[snowkitten13]

I hate this time!!

Yep. Just have to remember, they'll all be gone soon.

 

[badjanus]

Yep. Just have to remember, they'll all be gone soon.

I welcome anyone but its the fact my workout takes longer!

 

[snowkitten13]

I welcome anyone but its the fact my workout takes longer!

Yeah, waiting for the treadmill sucks!

 

[sereneone4u]

My aunt has black eyed peas on the stove along with boulettes. Her husband is from Alabama. So she has both traditions cooking today!

yes I think the greens and the black eyed peas represent fortune (money)?

I don't recall exactly.

 

[greeneyedvirgin]

yes I think the greens and the black eyed peas represent fortune (money)?

I don't recall exactly.

I tried collard greens. Once.

Sounds good enough to me!

 

[sereneone4u]

I tried collard greens. Once.

Sounds good enough to me!

lol. I love collard greens!

I was just saying to my family, we need to have collard greens more often.

We had amaretto cheese cake for dessert is that better?

 

[lilydance]

We just talked about the tradition of black eyed peas at dinner. So we goggled it.
It dates back to the Civil War. Black-eyed peas were not worthy for the Union troops. When Union soldiers raided the Confederates food supplies, legend says they took everything except the peas and salted pork. The Confederates considered themselves lucky to be left with those meager supplies, and survived the winter. Peas became symbolic of luck.
So there you go.

 

[Twlightdreamer]

Dinner with my in-laws: pork for health, cabbage for money, and black eyed peas for luck.

 

[sereneone4u]

Cool Lily.

I found this:

Food: A tradition common to the southern states of the USA dictates that the eating of black-eyed peas on New Year's Day will attract both general good luck and financial good fortune in particular to the one doing the dining. Some choose to add other Southern fare (such as ham hocks, collard greens, or cabbage) to this tradition, but the black-eyed peas are key.
Other "lucky" foods are lentil soup (because lentils supposedly look like coins), pork (because poultry scratches backwards, a cow stands still, but a pig roots forward, ergo those who dine upon pork will be moving forward in the new year), and sauerkraut (probably because it goes so well with pork).
Another oft-repeated belief holds that one must not eat chicken or turkey on the first day of the year lest, like the birds in question, diners fate themselves to scratch in the dirt all year for their dinner (that is, bring poverty upon themselves).

 

[Kat73]

I put a corned beef in the crock pot on NYE and we wake to the smell of it in the morning. I add the cabbage and taters while I am waiting for the Rose Parade to come on. We watch the parade every year. We eat corned beef and cabbage all day.

 

[greeneyedvirgin]

These are all such wonderful traditions!

And I enjoyed the story behind the black-eyed peas.

I love ham and beans myself!

Thanks for sharing your traditions!

 

[LustfulOne50]

Midwestern Tradition for first meal ( breakfast) sausage, sauerkraut with scrambled eggs. Happy New Year to everyone and many blessing into the New Year.

 

[lilydance]

Cool Lily.

I found this:

Food: A tradition common to the southern states of the USA dictates that the eating of black-eyed peas on New Year's Day will attract both general good luck and financial good fortune in particular to the one doing the dining. Some choose to add other Southern fare (such as ham hocks, collard greens, or cabbage) to this tradition, but the black-eyed peas are key.
Other "lucky" foods are lentil soup (because lentils supposedly look like coins), pork (because poultry scratches backwards, a cow stands still, but a pig roots forward, ergo those who dine upon pork will be moving forward in the new year), and sauerkraut (probably because it goes so well with pork).
Another oft-repeated belief holds that one must not eat chicken or turkey on the first day of the year lest, like the birds in question, diners fate themselves to scratch in the dirt all year for their dinner (that is, bring poverty upon themselves).

Interesting about pigs moving forward. I'll be taking a second look at people who don't eat pork now.