So
with New Year’s Eve/Day approaching, I thought I would share some of my family’s
superstitions with you. Have a wonderful New Year!
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On New Year’s Eve, we take the wax of melting candles & pour over a bowl of
cold water. The shape it forms tells your future for the New Year. The year I
got pregnant & had my daughter, my wax formed a pink baby booty. (red candle wax) I was, however,
convinced I was having a boy until
the day she was born. I remembered the wax & pulled it out of hiding &
couldn’t believe it. I still have that booty.
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In my family, we were told not to be
in the bathroom at the stroke of midnight, because that is what you would be
destined to do the rest of the year!
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Open the door to let the old year out! Take pots to bang with spoons/noise
makers with you to scare any bad spirits away. This is also the reason for the
tradition of loud fireworks at midnight too.
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Have an open purse ready by the window (preferably with some moonlight shining)
at the New Year. This will guarantee your prosperity in the coming year.
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There are plenty of food traditions too. We always had a bowl of nuts to crack
on the Eve & ate pork on New Year’s Day. The pig is an animal that moves
forward, not backward ~ yes, you never knew a pig could have a profound purpose!
(Chickens for instance can move all kinds of ways, including circles – not profound
at all for such a special day.)
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Make sure the first person to enter your home in the New Year is a man for good luck. Preferably tall, dark
& handsome ~ lol!
I know this all sounds exhausting! I
guarantee it is fun & will help ensure a wonderful, prosperous New Year.
Enjoy your celebrations!
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