DO YOU EAT BLACK EYED PEAS ON NEW YEARS DAY FOR LUCK?

by belle Posted 2009/12/31 02:21:13

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	YES, I EAT BLACK EYED PEAS ON NEW YEARS DAY.	38 votes	55%
	NO NEVER HAVE HEARD OF THIS TRADITION	14 votes	20%
	MY NEW YEARS TRADITION IS =====	6 votes	9%
	NONE OF THE ABOVE	11 votes	16%

I grew up eating black eyed peas every New Years Day for luck, plus cabbage. My husband grew up eating them on New Years Day as well. So we have carried on this tradition each year with our family. Do you have a tradition that you do each new year's day for luck, please share with your SH friends.

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Barefoot Peace and Love∞ijm... 2009/12/31 02:31:59 (edited)

YES, I EAT BLACK EYED PEAS ON NEW YEARS DAY.

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Yes ma'am...
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belle to melissa 2009/12/31 22:57:08

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makes sense to me. Thanks

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MkB to melissa 2009/12/31 20:55:06

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Same here.

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keeper 2009/12/31 19:03:52

YES, I EAT BLACK EYED PEAS ON NEW YEARS DAY.

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I do too, but it doesn't seem to work every year!!! lol

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carlene 2009/12/31 18:35:09

NO NEVER HAVE HEARD OF THIS TRADITION

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Not on purpose. But I just noticed that the 12 bean soup I made and had for lunch today had black eyed peas in it. So whatever they do for you I guess I get it this year.

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MkB to carlene 2009/12/31 21:00:14

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For the diehard black pea traditionalists, eating 365 peas-one pea representing each day of the year-INSURES yearly good luck and prosperity. Also if one cooks up a black pea dish, drop in a penny. The person who finds the penny ends up with the best fortune.

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belle to MkB 2009/12/31 22:58:42

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Ed 2009/12/31 17:30:19

NO NEVER HAVE HEARD OF THIS TRADITION

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Never heard of the black eyed peas tradition. The only tradition I've heard of before is eating 12 grapes at midnight all at once.

As far as myself, never had any set tradition to do every year except for kissing an hugging and the accoasional lying to myself with a resolution. LOL

HAPPY NEW YERS EVERYBODY!

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belle to Ed 2009/12/31 18:09:12

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what does the 12 grapes mean?

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Ed to belle 2009/12/31 19:52:18 (edited)

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Good luck, health and prosperity for the follwing year, one grape for each month, all months the same so you eat them all at the same time.

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belle to Ed 2009/12/31 20:53:05

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thanks that is intersting.

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Ed to belle 2010/01/01 07:06:40

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yw, just goe home from the gig, HAPPY NEW YEAR

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MkB to Ed 2009/12/31 21:01:13

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Never heard of the 12 grapes. I learn something new every year.

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Ed to MkB 2010/01/01 07:08:32

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I think it may either be a Taino Indian or a Cuban thing, it's been since my childhood.

Happy new year

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**Bessie** 2009/12/31 17:03:04

YES, I EAT BLACK EYED PEAS ON NEW YEARS DAY.

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Sure do! I love them!

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fuzzy Ken "In G-d We Trust" 2009/12/31 16:07:50 (edited)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

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I would eat this Black Eyed Pea:

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XENON23 2009/12/31 16:02:57

YES, I EAT BLACK EYED PEAS ON NEW YEARS DAY.

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MOST OF THE TIME

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Wanda5245 - Citizen Activis... 2009/12/31 15:33:28

YES, I EAT BLACK EYED PEAS ON NEW YEARS DAY.

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Yes, I eat black-eye peas and baked tomatoes on New Year's Day. It is a family tradition.

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belle to Wanda52... 2009/12/31 18:10:55

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the baked tomates are different, do you fix them any special way?

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Wanda52... to belle 2009/12/31 18:25:50

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Canned tomatoes, crumpled bread, butter, and plenty of sugar. It is kind of on the order of a tomato cobbler and/or bread pudding.

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lostsoul to Wanda52... 2010/01/01 01:32:24

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we fix tomatoes like this...same ingredients...but cook them in a pot and call them stewed tomatoes.....will try them baked next time!

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Wanda52... to lostsoul 2010/01/05 16:08:32

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It is the same thing. I called them baked tomatoes because I thought I was getting stewed/baked tomatoes at the deli at one of our local grocery stores but theirs were made differently and were salty.

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belle to Wanda52... 2010/01/05 17:49:41

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interesting, I would have to use splenda because of my husband being a diabetic.
the crumpled bread is it corn bread or just white bread.

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lostsoul to belle 2010/01/06 00:49:29

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I use plain white bread

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belle to lostsoul 2010/01/06 02:09:14

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thanks for something new that sounds so good.

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Wanda52... to belle 2010/01/06 02:25:09

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It is very good and an excellent use for bread that gets a little stale.

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MkB to Wanda52... 2009/12/31 21:03:10

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I have cornbread with that. Cornbread represents gold and prosperity.

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Racefish 2009/12/31 15:18:04

NONE OF THE ABOVE

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I thought it was red beans and rice.

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belle to Racefish 2009/12/31 18:11:56

It may be in some areas. like perhaps New Orleans.

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MkB to belle 2009/12/31 21:06:30 (edited)

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B&R; is common in my part of the woods. But usually it's a lot more common to celebrate with honey ham, black eye peas, cabbage or collard greens, stewed tomatos...and cornbread.

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IndyLinda 2009/12/31 14:40:02

MY NEW YEARS TRADITION IS =====

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Roast port with sauerkraut.

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Headhunter 13 2009/12/31 14:13:58

NONE OF THE ABOVE

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I don't believe in or practice any superstitions

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belle to Headhun... 2009/12/31 14:25:24

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in this case the practice taste good and one does need to eat on New Years Day, so no harm here.

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Headhun... to belle 2009/12/31 14:39:49

true but that was not the question

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belle to Headhun... 2009/12/31 14:42:27

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i know I was just saying some superstitions don't hurt, nothing meant by it.

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Headhun... to belle 2009/12/31 15:21:08

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Let's not get into this at best supersitions are silly and a waste of time at worst they are religions

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belle to Headhun... 2009/12/31 18:13:14

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ok whatever you want

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TexanInHawaii 2009/12/31 10:49:36

YES, I EAT BLACK EYED PEAS ON NEW YEARS DAY.

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Of course I do! And, with snaps!! It's a Southern thang!!

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belle to TexanIn... 2009/12/31 13:43:23

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with snaps is the best plus corn bread.

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Ed to belle 2009/12/31 17:34:51

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Oh man corn bread's a favorite of mine

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TexanIn... to belle 2010/01/01 09:13:20

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LOL, I thought about the cornbread after I posted...

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