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Today is New Year’s Day which began over 4000 years ago in ancient Babylon. During that era, the calendar changed over on the first day of Spring. In 153 BC, the Roman Senate changed the date to January 1st.
Today Signifies a time of new beginnings and resolutions. There are many different traditions and festivals that take place on New Years Day. People in California decorate carriages with flowers during the Tournament of Roses Parade and celebrate the ripening of the orange crop. In Netherlands, people eat donuts as they believe it will bring them good fortune.
Making New Year resolutions is another popular tradition around the world.
To celebrate today make sure to share your best withes for the Happy New Year.
If you cannot see the bright side polish the dull side
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.
Rainer Maria Riike
Today is alll about food traditions here. When I had my own home I’d make Pork roast and sauerkraut for everyone. Now I’ here in Texas, my Daughter will do the cooking. She’ll be fixing thew traditional meal . Here in Texas it’s a tradition to ear black eyed peas.
My Dad always said it was good luck to eat pork, because pigs are always rooting in the ground forward. However in DDIL#6’s family, they have a traditional chicken soup. I’m not sure how that’s supposed to bring luck, but she says it does.
We all have our favorite traditions and we all wish everyone good luck in the New Year. I don’t believe in luck, but I do believe in the many blessings that come my way every day. As I’ve said before, I don’t make resolutions but every day I try to do better than the day before.
We stayed all night at DS#2’shouse due to the lateness of the hour. No one felt like driving home by the end of a long evening. We enjoyed some pork roast sliders he had made and everyone else brought something to share too. This morning we enjoyed some wonderful french toast. It seems like all I’ve been doing is eating, but I still have some room left for today’s feast. No doubt I’ll put on some weight with all the good food we’ve been having !
The pictures today are from when I had New Year’s dinner and then we all played some penny poker afterwards.
I hope you all have a WONDERFUL Wednesday! And a very Happy 2025!
COUNTING MY GIFTS
Write on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
3 comments:
To celebrate today make sure to share your best withes for the Happy New Year!
Glad to hear y'all erred on the side of caution and spent the night with family. One never knows who/what they else they might encounter on the dark roads home.
Wishing you and your loved ones a most healthy and safe New Years. Buckle up!
Amen to Myra! And as always good family pictures, knowing there is a story or two here. Funny about the traditional meals. Our home growing up that was never mentioned. Sherry was a different story they had collards, black-eyed peas and hog jawl. Of course Hog Jawl has been out of the picture so it is bacon or some other pork. Glad all is well out there in Texas. Love from here.
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