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Marthe48

(17,047 posts) Wed Jan 1, 2020, 09:04 PM Jan 2020

New year's superstitions

My best friend told me it is bad luck to eat chicken on New Year's Day-you might end up scratching for a living. I had some chicken I had to cook, but I can eat tomorrow. But I made Buffalo chunks, and I'm kind of tempted. So, I checked for other superstitions and found a couple of links that are fun to read:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2001/12/31/a-superstition-about-new-calendars-turns-out-to-be-a-hang-up/b5e2cda6-f35a-4bc2-a8b3-a5239af35dd6/

https://www.farmersalmanac.com/new-years-folkore-superstitions-9728

I played Powerball, so I guess I'll save the chicken for tomorrow, j-i-c

Happy New Year!

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New year's superstitions (Original Post) Marthe48 Jan 2020 OP

Thank you I LEW Jan 2020 #1

Glad you liked it Marthe48 Jan 2020 #3

The Mother of my "Charming" Ex-Wife The Dragon Lady Sherman A1 Jan 2020 #2

Hope you got good luck :) Marthe48 Jan 2020 #4

Being from Tx. (even though I've lived in California for Upthevibe Jan 2020 #5

I might add the black-eyed peas to the menu next year. Marthe48 Jan 2020 #6

LEW

(1,072 posts)

1. Thank you I

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Wed Jan 1, 2020, 09:09 PM

Jan 2020

enjoyed this...and by the way, I did not eat any chicken......

Marthe48

(17,047 posts)

3. Glad you liked it

Reply to LEW (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 1, 2020, 10:03 PM

Jan 2020

happy to hear you stayed away from the chicken lol

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

2. The Mother of my "Charming" Ex-Wife The Dragon Lady

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Wed Jan 1, 2020, 09:10 PM

Jan 2020

was very superstitious about having pork, beans on New Years Day and never putting up the new calendar until after midnight on New Year's Eve.

Marthe48

(17,047 posts)

4. Hope you got good luck :)

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 1, 2020, 10:05 PM

Jan 2020

I didn't know about the calendar. I put my new one on the wall behind 2019, simply to remember where it was!

Upthevibe

(8,083 posts)

5. Being from Tx. (even though I've lived in California for

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Wed Jan 1, 2020, 10:55 PM

Jan 2020

over 30 years now) one has to eat black eyed peas on New Years Day. Fortunately, my very best friend here in L.A. is also from Tx. and we spend (along with a few others) our holidays together. And, she's a fabulous cook so the black eyes pea soup we had today was excellent!

Marthe48

(17,047 posts)

6. I might add the black-eyed peas to the menu next year.

Reply to Upthevibe (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 2, 2020, 02:42 PM

Jan 2020

I've been on a low-carb diet to get my blood sugar down. I do like black-eyed peas.

Happy New year!

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