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I Am Strictly Following The New Year’s Day Superstitions This Year
I’m inviting Lady Luck to my home OG-style
Last year, I did not follow the traditions my Mom and Grandma taught me about walking strongly into the New Year. 2023 was not even close to being my best year — maybe I violated too many rules — so I am not repeating last year’s actions. I have taken it upon myself to ensure I follow everything I was taught. I am telling me what to do.
The superstitions are:
The first person who enters your home on New Year’s Day cannot be broke. If you allow broke to walk in first, you will struggle for money all year. Being at the edge of financial insolvency makes the year long.
You must cook something green and eat that food on New Year’s Day. The green represents the money that will stay at your house. My mom worked one year on New Year’s Eve, and my dad forgot to purchase greens. She sent him and me riding around the streets of Chicago until we found some greens. We found them 20 miles from our house. We knew better than to come back home without them.
This year, my husband grew tree collards in our lanai. I will go out and pick some on the 31st and prepare them on the 1st.
