Blog Posts
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.


