7 lucky New Year’s traditions you may not know
You already know how to ensure that the new year brings you love and luck: kissing at midnight; drinking champagne; eating greens and black eyed peas.
But couldn’t we all use an extra dose of good things in 2017? Here are 7 other new year’s traditions you may not know.
And the investigative website Snopes.com reports that these superstitions all are true.
* To usher the old year out at midnight, fling open all the doors of your house so 2016 can leave easily.
* Make as much noise as you can at midnight — shoot fireworks, toot horns, cheer — to scare away any evil spirits of 2016 that may be lurking around.
* Wear something new on the first day of the year to increase the chance that you will have more new things in the coming year.
* Try not to break anything on Jan. 1 and don’t cry, or 2017 will be filled with sadness and loss.
* The cupboards must not be bare on New Year’s Day, so go to the grocery store and stock up on food.
* Nothing should leave the home on the first day of the year — not even garbage. Something must be brought into your home before you take something out.
* Do not do laundry on New Year’s Day, to keep your family members safe from being “washed away” (dying). Some folks don’t wash the dishes for the same reason.
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Hope you have a lucky, happy and warm new year!
