Recent research shows that while 52% of participants in a resolution study were confident of success with their goals, only 12% actually achieved their goals. Men achieved their goal 22% more often when they engaged in goal setting, (a system where small measurable goals are being set, such as, a pound a week, instead of saying "lose weight"), while women succeeded 10% more when they made their goals public and got support from their friends. (found at Wikipedia)
New Years Day Traditions:
1. Kissing your loved one at midnight. Start off the New Year expressing love to last through the New Year. Kiss someone else and have your loved one mad at you for a year.
2. First footer. That's a Scottish term. A first footer is the first person to enter your house on January 1st. Preferably, he should be about 210 pounds and tall, not cross eyed and have dark hair. You have to let him in (as opposed to him using a key). He should bring gifts like coal (to stoke the fire because it's cold in Scotland in January). He's got to come in one door and leave from another door. Don't let redheads or blondes be your first footer - they bring bad luck!.
3. Don't do laundry on New Year's Day! A family member could be 'washed away' (die) in the following months.
4. Don't pay back loans or lend money on New Year's Day. That means you will do that all year long!
5. Do something related to your work on New Years Day. And be successful at it! Don't do a lot of it though, because that would be bad luck.
1. Kissing your loved one at midnight. Start off the New Year expressing love to last through the New Year. Kiss someone else and have your loved one mad at you for a year.
2. First footer. That's a Scottish term. A first footer is the first person to enter your house on January 1st. Preferably, he should be about 210 pounds and tall, not cross eyed and have dark hair. You have to let him in (as opposed to him using a key). He should bring gifts like coal (to stoke the fire because it's cold in Scotland in January). He's got to come in one door and leave from another door. Don't let redheads or blondes be your first footer - they bring bad luck!.
3. Don't do laundry on New Year's Day! A family member could be 'washed away' (die) in the following months.
4. Don't pay back loans or lend money on New Year's Day. That means you will do that all year long!
5. Do something related to your work on New Years Day. And be successful at it! Don't do a lot of it though, because that would be bad luck.
- Eating noodles at midnight is customary at Buddhist temples in Japan.
- A German/Pennsylvania Dutch tradition is to eat pork and sauerkraut on New Year's day for good luck.
- It is the tradition of Bosnia & Croatia (both of former Yugoslavia) to eat what is called "Sarma" or beef wrapped tightly in cabbage to bring good luck in health and wealth for the upcoming year.
- It is a Cuban tradition to eat 12 grapes at the stroke of midnight. The 12 grapes signify the last twelve months of the year.
- German folklore says that eating herring at the stroke of midnight will bring luck for the next year.
- Eating pickled herring as the first bite of the New Year brings good luck to those of Polish descent.
- In the southern United States, it is believed eating black eyed peas on New Year's eve will bring luck for the coming year.
- Also from the south comes the custom of eating greens such as cabbage, collard greens, mustard greens, kale or spinach to bring money.
- One more from the Southerners: eating cornbread will bring wealth.
- The Southern custom of eating greens can be found in other cultures as well, although the cabbage can take many forms, such as sauerkraut or even kimchee.
- In the Philippines, it is important to have food on the table at midnight in order to insure an abundance of food in the upcoming year.
Happy New Year…
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