12-30-2012, 02:14 PM
Food is an important part of New Year's celebrations around the world.
Did you know?.....
IN 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.
IN JAPAN: You'll hear the crunch, crunch of Buddhist monks munching on noodles in temples at midnight.
IN 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!
IN 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.
IN 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!
WORLDWIDE: 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!
Did you know?.....
IN 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.
IN JAPAN: You'll hear the crunch, crunch of Buddhist monks munching on noodles in temples at midnight.
IN 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!
IN 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.
IN 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!
WORLDWIDE: 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!