Happy 2013! January 1st will see me eating my black-eyed peas in hopes of a prosperous year (we do this in the South, I'm not sure about the rest of the US), but I want to share three New Year's traditions that I'd never heard of before.
3.) Germany and Austria- Pouring molten lead into a bowl filled with water then reading the shapes created like tea leaves. (I've never actually handled molten lead, but doesn't this seem a wee bit dangerous?)
2.) Denmark- Throwing breakable dishes at your neighbor's door. The bigger the pile, the more friends you have. They also like to leap off of chairs at the stroke of midnight. (Take heed, neighbors--if you throw something and break it on my doorstep, you'd better clean it up!)
1.) Peru- Men, women, and children gather in a bullring to have bare-knuckled fights with people they have grievances with, then hug it out to start the New Year with a clean slate. (Just wow.)
I think I'll just stick with my kiss at midnight, thank you very much.
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Do you follow any traditions to celebrate a new year?
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Those international new year's traditions are really cool, thanks for sharing :)
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No, I don't follow any traditions.
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Always the best tradition: kissing who you love at midnight :)
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Happy New Year!
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I don't really haav any New Year's traditions. I like to just stay in bed and sleep.
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Spend a quiet night with hubby and a bottle of bubbly!
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A hedonistic lazy day with champagne, croissants, lobster and snacks... this year a West Wing Marathon
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Wow, Peru sounds like my ex-in-laws!! lol I always spent New Years with my kids, snacks, game playing and movies, now I do it with my grandkid's and it's the best way to start a new year.
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no traditions
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played games
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going to try to lose weight this year
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super kewl giveaway, thanks for participating! We stayed at home with the boys, ringing in the UK new year, watched a movie, and put the boys to bed by 9 :) STILL waiting for hubby to take down Christmas decorations.
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I read somewhere that in one country they wear different colored underwear. Red for love, Yellow for money and white for peace.
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Well, we celebrate by TRYING to stay up at midnight to watch the fireworks on TV, hear the pots and pans banging and neighbors' fireworks - my son was born on New Year's Eve morning in 1983 - so that, too, is our celebration!
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We watch Dick Clark's New Year Eve Ball drop!
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I hadn't heard of those traditions either, we eat Pork and Sauerkraut for good luck and fortune. I love Black Eyed peas but no one else does in my family.
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Watching the ball drop.
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We just have a nice dinner.
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Spending it with family and attending the masquerade ball! :)
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Our tradition is eating Cabbage on New Years Day. I make Cabbage Roll Soup every year. Eating Cabbage is suppose to bring luck with money, so you always have it the coming year :D
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Happy New Year! My New Years traditions are easy, I spend time with my family and friends. I can’t think of a better way to ring in the new year. My resolutions this year is as always to loose a few pounds and spend a little more time with my family.
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i'll stick to the kiss too :) happy new year
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watch the ball drop and a midnight kiss.
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We start with waffles for breakfast, play games, eat more food, and watch football. Just an all around lazabout day.
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I am with you I much prefer the midnight kiss...although it might be fun to throw dishes at my neighbors door!
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not really we just hang out and if we happen to be paying attention to the clock we turn the tv on to watch the ball drop but we usually forget so thats a tradition of sorts
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A kiss at midnight. Usually, but not always, we have our black-eyed peas, too!
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I spend it at home with my family.
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My traditions tend to be fairly boring. My mom and I have our "midnight meal" consisting of appetizers and snack foods, while we wait for the ball to drop. We sip on sparkling pear juice instead of wine. Then, on New Year's Day, we watch the Rose Parade, and splurge and have lamb for dinner.
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Blackberry margaritas. Happy New Year.
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Nope, no traditions per se. Just stay inside mostly, snack on food, watch movies, play music/games, then head to bed. :)
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I resolve to meet the goal of finishing the polishing of my first book in the Existence series and to submit it to agents/publishers.
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Happy New Year from What-Are-They.com ! I hope you have a great one. Thanks for taking part in the hop.
I don't really have a New Year tradition. I like to do something different each year. Go with the flow and see where the tide takes me kind of attitude.
What book am I looking forward to coming out this year? My own... ;) Hey- I can hope!
I also hear that "The Burn Palace" by Stephen Dobyns is supposed to be good. That comes out in Feb.
I know a guy who went SCUBA diving under the water where New Year's fireworks were being set off this year. He got some neat shots of "how the fish see the celebration." That sounds like a fun place to ring in the new year!
Thanks for the giveaway! No real new years traditions--just a quiet night at home
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