First Foot?

There's a custom in Scotland at Hogmanay (New Year) called first-footing, which basically involves the first person to walk though your door, or being the first person to walk through someone elses door after midnight.

They are supposed to take gifts like alcohol (Whisky) and food to give to the owner of the house to bring them good luck throughout the coming year.

I don't think we will have our first-footer till tomorrow afternoon, but nobody here knows about it anyway so no Whisky for me. cry

If you are going to be someone first-footer then take them something for good luck for the new year. Or try to get someone who will be your first-foot to bring you something. wink

Have any local customs where you live or are from?

Apparently we're supposed to eat 12 grapes, one for each month of the new year, and make a wish each time we make one. Each wish is granted every month. O

Hmm.....Who is we?

Well I first-footed tonight, it's a tradition in the north-east of England too, don't know about anywhere else.

That was six hours ago though, just got in so happy new year everyone!

[quote4d9e31d6ed="theysayjump"]Hmm.....Who is we?[/quote4d9e31d6ed]

Well, all of my family has been doing it for as long as I can remember. I was talking to a friend from Canada and she asked me if I was going to eat the grapes, so I guess it's not a Californian/Los Angeles/Mexican thing.

for the last few years i go outside with a black'n'mild or cohiba and think about where i will be at this time next year and what i will have accomplished. just something i do whether i am at a party or not.

Where I'm from (South Louisiana) people cook cabbage and black-eyed peas for luck or something. It's really terrible b/c I don't eat cabbage or black-eye peas and for the whole day the house reeks of cabbage and nobody cooks anything else for the people who aren't interested in cabbage & black-eyed peas.

[quoted00b8a6c5b="tracemhunter"]for the last few years i go outside with a black'n'mild or cohiba and think about where i will be at this time next year and what i will have accomplished. just something i do whether i am at a party or not.[/quoted00b8a6c5b]

black'n'mild or cohiba?

Lol, black'n'milds are nastttty

yea i am on a budget this year lol.

[quote406d51c759="Retro"]Where I'm from (South Louisiana) people cook cabbage and black-eyed peas for luck or something. It's really terrible b/c I don't eat cabbage or black-eye peas and for the whole day the house reeks of cabbage and nobody cooks anything else for the people who aren't interested in cabbage & black-eyed peas.[/quote406d51c759]

That is rank. Cabbage is disgusting. I think my mother in law is making sauerkraut and pork. ?

[quote2e7027b970="Retro"]Where I'm from (South Louisiana) people cook cabbage and black-eyed peas for luck or something. It's really terrible b/c I don't eat cabbage or black-eye peas and for the whole day the house reeks of cabbage and nobody cooks anything else for the people who aren't interested in cabbage & black-eyed peas.[/quote2e7027b970]

Sounds like me when apparently everyone else in the world loves seafood but me...not only do I have to smell the shit...I have to starve because no one thinks about the guy who doesn't eat seafood.

I can't stand seafood either except battered fish with chips.

I love seafood.

i live in maine

let's just say i like seafood, k?

I looooove seafood
FON you're like my brother he's allergic or something to shellfish and when my mom makes stuff with seafood (which is a lot b/c well... it's south louisiana) she tells hims to make a sandwich

i was first foot in my house

[quote6bb8c68a76="aeon"]i was first foot in my house[/quote6bb8c68a76]

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ah nvm lol

I eat blackeyes every year with cornbread retro. I think we might have had cabbage once, i dunno. I like black-eyed peas though

Islamic new year is in feb.....

my friends and i brought in the new year lighting up the pipe.

I'm Chinese, so my family celebrates the Lunar New Year sometime in Feb/March (its different every year). As for the Jan. 1st New Year, we don't really do much, maybe go out to dinner at a restaurant or something. Anyways, for Chinese New Year, some of the traditions are old people (parents, grandparents, etc) giving young kids what's called a "hoong bao", which translates into "red envelope". Inside the envelopes is a small amount of money. In exchange, the kids will have to say something along the lines of "good luck in the new year and have good health" in Chinese. Then there is dinner, which consists of plenty of different types of meats and vegetables (I can't remember exactly what).

As for the seafood issue, I eat a lot of seafood because I think Chinese people in general eat a lot of seafood. This probably results from the fact that Hong Kong (where my parents grew up) and a lot of the major cities in China are very close to a major body of water. Thus, seafood is readily available and is comparable in price to chicken, and less expensive than beef. Beef is actually significantly more expensive than seafood there.

I have a lot of customs for the holidays, I'm Ukrainian. Mainly just odd foods to eat and not eat.

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how bout this foot lol

im so pissed off