What did Y'all do today??

I had intended to do some LB maintenance today in neighboring Swain County and go see my granny but Katie Jo (Kjo is her AQ trail name) was very sick with a stomach bug or something.

anyway...

I was always told ya shouldn't sweep on New's Years DAY (nyD) cause whatcha do on that day is what ya will do all year.

Then...there's the other way I heard it growing up... You sweep the house New Year's Eve (nyE) and if you can...you toss out your old broom and get a new on for the new year. If you can't toss it out, ya beat it or rinse it clean. This way...you are sweeping away old problems or troubles and starting fresh...but again, don't sweep nyD.

:0)

then of course...ya can never find a can or bundle of fresh Collard Greens around here on nyD. You must eat Collards, Black Eyed Peas and Jowls on nyD. and forgive me but I can not remember for the life of me which one brings what good fortune with it but each one brings something. One is luck...I think that's the beans. One is MONEY...I think that's the collard greens (hence the reason you can NEVER find them if you wait till nyD to shop for them) and I think the jowls bring health...(seems unlikely since it's like bacon)??? If anyone remembers please chime in!!

I spent some time cooking the above menu and I ingested many greens ;->
but ya know what...I forgot and I swept the floors this morning. Arghhh!! Well with the new wood stove as heat this year I WILL be sweeping more :-) See, maybe there is something to all that stuff.

LOL

what did y'all do?? are these traditions just regional for my area or anyone else do them?? I always figured it was a southern thang but I'm not sure!!

DixieKin

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I was always told ya shouldn't sweep on New's Years DAY (nyD) cause whatcha do on that day is what ya will do all year.

Not only is what you do on New Year's Day what you will do all year, but when you sweep on NYD, you could sweep good luck out of your house!

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what did y'all do?? are these traditions just regional for my area or anyone else do them?? I always figured it was a southern thang but I'm not sure!!

Well, I'm VERY familiar with the greens/black-eyed peas! But then again, I'm in NC too! hehe Another tradition is that you never NEVER go to a cemetery on NYD. You will attend funerals all year. And who wants that? (In other words, LB in parks on NYD!)

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I was always told ya shouldn't sweep on New's Years DAY (nyD) cause whatcha do on that day is what ya will do all year

All right!!! I didn't grow up having and NYD traditions but I like this one since I found 5 letterboxes yesterday thanks to DixieKin!!! PS I grew up in IL but we could just be odd.
Pokey