"So what did you eat on New Year's Day?"

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A lot of people have traditions that something which happens on New Year’s Day determines what the whole year will be like. For instance, some thought the first visitor of the new year would bring either good or bad luck. A dark-haired man was supposed to bring good luck. (So much for being bald, huh?)

There are more traditions about food than any other. You eat a certain food and it promises good luck through the new year. In Spain, people ate grapes. The Dutch believed eating doughnuts brought good fortune. Corned beef and cabbage are another lucky favorite, especially cabbage because the leaves symbolize prosperity. Rice is another lucky food. And in the southern U.S., black-eyed peas with ham are the New Year’s Day food of choice. The hog is considered lucky because it symbolizes prosperity.

So what did you eat on New Year’s Day? Who was the first person to visit you? Was it a dark-haired man?
Did you start the New Year by listening to life for what God had to say?

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