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 1/3/2010

In the U.S., New Year's Day is becoming a time to relax and recover from the previous holidays.

Morning hours can include watching the spectacular Rose Bowl Parade on television and later

seeing the game.Americans generally ignore the goodluck shenanigans that are popular in other

countries.But a large percentage of us still think we can cook and eat our way to a prosperous new year.

Corned beef and cabbage is one luckychoice because cabbage leaves signify money in this and other

cultures. Many people think pork should be included in the New Year's meal. For hundreds of years,

the hog has signified prosperity.Black-eyed peas, hog jowls or ham are lucky foods in some areas

as is rice.One activity is becoming a New Year's Day event. You hear bragging about it the day after.

Yes! They took down the Christmas tree. Making New Year's resolutions is an admirable

New Year's Day  Most of us have given up on making a list because one or two are more

than we can handle anyway. If you haven't seen over the holidays, it's nice to visit relatives on

New Year's Day. In at least one rural community, men and boys go rabbit hunting and

women and girls make dinner.