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MarathonKnitter
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new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
what are yours?
*at midnight, after the kisses, we have 12 grapes. one for each month of the up-coming year. as you eat them, you make a wish for the new year.
*wear yellow underpants... i don't know why this is good luck
what do you do??
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alnem
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Re: new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
new years day my entire family (including aunts, uncles, cousins, etc) meets up in Chinatown for dinner and then we all walk to Little Italy for dessert. we like to make sure we start off the new year with family. I love it!!!!
Message edited 12/30/2007 8:32:19 PM.
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| Posted 12/30/07 8:32 PM |
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LIBOUND
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Re: new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
We also do the 12 grapes.
And my bff's mom used to take the name of the person who bugged her the most the past year, write it down and burn the paper. She said that once she did that, the person would no longer bother her. ok...
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| Posted 12/30/07 8:34 PM |
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rojerono
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Re: new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
I like that grape idea! I may have to steal it!
We go shopping on NYE to make sure the cupboards aren't bare - that way we will not go hungry in the new year. I also have to have a couple of silver coins in my wallet and Rob's - so that our wallets are full all year long.
We don't work, do laundry or wash dishes on New Year's Day - but we do feast at my sister's house and always have black eyed peas to honor my Southern roots.
That's all I remember - oh and pancakes - we eat pancakes for breakfast... but only because I like them and we always have done it!
Message edited 12/30/2007 9:24:43 PM.
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| Posted 12/30/07 9:24 PM |
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ml110
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Re: new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
the one i've always done that my dad taught me is to always be holding some money at midnight... my dad says it brings you good luck with money in the coming year. hes been doing it forever, and its worked for him... so i figure its worth a shot 
new years day is my birthday, so usually at midnight our friends who are at the party with us sing happy birthday to me and we have cake, too
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| Posted 12/30/07 9:27 PM |
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DirtyBlonde
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Re: new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
12/31 - spend all day getting ready i.e. working out, spending too much time on my hair, forgetting to eat and then getting drunk really early on in the night. Before anyone else is drunk.
1/1- wake up in the afternoon, debate whether or not I'm going to be able to work out, then eat lots of crap because I'm not working out, declare the day a bust and that resolutions to be healthier actually begin on January 2.
But I want to make lasagna on New Year's Day just because and make that a tradition. Someone said that it's good luck to do that, but I just think that it's delicious.
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| Posted 12/30/07 9:35 PM |
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Chrisnamy
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Re: new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
We always start the New Year off with a Good Breakfast!
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| Posted 12/30/07 9:40 PM |
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LightUpOurLife
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Re: new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
We have dinner with his parents, brother, SIL and grandma to celebrate his brothers and grandmas bday. This year I think she will be 96.
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| Posted 12/30/07 9:48 PM |
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Diana1215
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Re: new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
I never heard of the grape thing - that's so cute.
The only real tradition my family has is that for New Year's Day we eat Lentil soup - supposedly, it's good luck for the upcoming year?
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| Posted 12/30/07 9:54 PM |
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july06bride
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Re: new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
my family didn't have any major traditions- but when I joined DHs family- they did the 12 grape thing and so do we now-
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| Posted 12/30/07 9:59 PM |
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lvdolphins
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Re: new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
Since I am in High School, I have had New Years Eve parties at my parents home and now in our own.
New Years Day: My parents, Sister, Nephew, Sisters BF and inlaws all come to a sit down dinner.
I do like the grape idea..Oooh and the money one too.
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| Posted 12/30/07 10:03 PM |
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Reese32
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Re: new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
DH & I stay home on NYE. I make finger foods, and we have a few drinks (maybe more than a few). We listen to music and play board games all night. The more we drink, the more fun the games are. 
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| Posted 12/30/07 10:03 PM |
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kristen92450
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Re: new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
Ha! That is why the grapes was scarce at the supermarket today.. Watch **** Clark and spend time with friends.
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| Posted 12/30/07 10:09 PM |
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Posted by Diana1215
I never heard of the grape thing - that's so cute.
The only real tradition my family has is that for New Year's Day we eat Lentil soup - supposedly, it's good luck for the upcoming year?
We do this too! I just made a pork roast to dice up into the soup. Supposedly its because lentils are round it signifies prosperity???
I like that grape thing too! Does it originate in any paticular nationality or religion?
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| Posted 12/30/07 10:29 PM |
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stayandjohn
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Re: new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
Posted by libby2595
*at midnight, after the kisses, we have 12 grapes. one for each month of the up-coming year. as you eat them, you make a wish for the new year.
Are you Portugese? I had a neighbor when I was younger who was Portugese and she introduced us to this custom from her Country.
My grandmother would always put $1 under the front door mat, so that money would always be coming into our door
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| Posted 12/30/07 10:55 PM |
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jjk1007
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Re: new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
Posted by libby2595
*at midnight, after the kisses, we have 12 grapes. one for each month of the up-coming year. as you eat them, you make a wish for the new year.?
WOW...I've never met anyone else that eats 12 grapes at midnight. We've also been doing this for as long as I can remember...since I was a kid!
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| Posted 12/30/07 11:22 PM |
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islandersgirl74
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Re: new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
Posted by libby2595
what are yours?
*at midnight, after the kisses, we have 12 grapes. one for each month of the up-coming year. as you eat them, you make a wish for the new year.
*wear yellow underpants... i don't know why this is good luck
what do you do??
never heard of yellow underwaer but ive always heard it was red so I wear that color
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| Posted 12/30/07 11:23 PM |
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evnme
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Re: new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
DH and i make our own sangria and watch lots of TV.
we go to the mall on new years day.
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| Posted 12/30/07 11:24 PM |
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sagapo
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Re: new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
2 words:
honeymooners marathon! :)
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| Posted 12/30/07 11:42 PM |
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NewYawkah
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Re: new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
The grape thing is from Spain I think!
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| Posted 12/31/07 12:26 AM |
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MarathonKnitter
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Re: new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
Posted by NewYawkah
The grape thing is from Spain I think!
probably from that part of the world. i'm hipanic (cuban/dominican). both sides of my family do this
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| Posted 12/31/07 12:41 AM |
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SPECIALNEEDSMOMMY
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Re: new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
New Years Eve: We stay home ... make lots of appetizers ... drink a little champagne ... watch TV. At midnight ... if the kids are still awake ... we give them pots and pans and wooden spoons. They bang on them like a drum and yell "Happy New Year".
On New Years Day, we usually go to my parents for dinner or just stay home and relax.
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| Posted 12/31/07 12:43 AM |
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LJSMommy
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Re: new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
Up until about 4 years ago, we always had just immediate family at my Moms house........as we got older it always included a few friends!
Now......we all usually head over to a close cousins house........which is fun....but I do miss hanging around Moms watching the Honeymooners with my Dad!!
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| Posted 12/31/07 1:57 AM |
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Sweets13
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Re: new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
New Years Eve is Christmas Eve all over again except with my mothers side of the family.We have all the fish, pasta just tons of delicious italian food. We all look forward to NYE because it is all the aunts,uncles,cousins, kids all together (about 35-40 of us)and we just have the best time!!!!!!!
After the ball drops, we all play Tombola (italian version of bingo) and the food all comes out again!!
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| Posted 12/31/07 7:56 AM |
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MrsRbk
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Re: new year's eve/new year's day traditions??
NYE - We always go to the city for dinner with two other couples. Either a restaurant or our friends apartment. If we go to a restaurant we then go back to our friends place for dessert and drinks to ring in the new year.
New Years Day - I used to go to my parents, but we live too far now. So usually we sit on the couch all day eating crap and watching the Twilight Zone Marathon
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