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Hello 2013!
Posted on: January 8, 2013
We’ve been away in 2012 but 2013 is a new year! Keep a lookout for new posts and lots more to come.
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Happy New Year Everyone!
What is your resolution for 2011?
The Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions for 2010 (from Yahoo) were:
10- Stop Smoking
9- Be Nicer to people in general
8- Quit Drinking/ Drink Less
7- Quit Taking Recreational Drugs
6- Spend More Time with the Family
5- Read More Books
4- Learn something new (hobby, or gain a new skill)
3- Organize your life
2- Diet or lose weight
1- Get out of debt and handle my money better
Want to be Lucky in love, in your career, luckier in life? Want to get in better shape, get out of debt, drink or eat less?
Eat this on New Year’s Eve for a lucky 2011!
Grapes At midnight on New Year’s Eve, revelers in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries eat 12 grapes — one for every strike of the clock and month in the year. This custom grew from a grape surplus in the Alicante region of Spain in 1909, and celebrates the coming of a sweet year.
Black-Eyed Peas A common good luck food in the southern United States, black-eyed peas are thought to bring prosperity, their shape and abundance representing coins. Hoppin’ John is the classic Southern New Year’s dish.
Want More? Here are lucky Foods from around the world from blog her.
MEXICO, SPAIN and CUBA: For good luck, they’ll eat 12 grapes at the stroke of midnight, each grape signifying one month of the upcoming year. If the grape for the respective month is sweet, they’ll expect a good month… if it’s sour, a bad one.
JAPAN: You’ll hear the crunch, crunch of Buddhist monks munching on noodles in temples at midnight.
GERMANY: Break out the carp… the traditional New Year’s Eve fish in Germany. Not only will they feast on it, but many Germans will also place several of the fish’s scales in their wallets as a way to ensure financial good luck!
HOLLAND: Olie Bollen – literally translating to “oil balls” – are a traditional New Year’s Eve treat for the Dutch. These yummy, puffy doughnuts are often filled with diced apples, raisins, and currants.
POLAND: Many Poles will feast on herring to usher in a year of good fortune.
SOUTHERN U.S: If you eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Eve, legend has it you’ll enjoy good luck the whole year through. Want wealth? Try corn bread, cabbage, collard greens, or kale!
PHILIPPINES: Here the kind of food doesn’t matter. Filipinos believe it’s important to have any type of food on the table at midnight to help encourage an abundance of food throughout the year.
DENMARK: Boiled cod is traditional New Year’s Eve fare.
WORLDWIDE: Want to start a new tradition? Try this one, shared by many people throughout the world: it’s the practice of eating “ring-shaped” food during New Year’s celebrations. Symbolizing the “coming full circle,” the belief is that good luck will follow all who consume such foods. So bite a bagel or doughnut at midnight this December 31st… and be open to good fortune!
Happy New Year! We hope 2011 is your best year ever!
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