. . . writing on the wall (cue the music!!). Or in my case in my wallet. I rang in the new year with my parents, sisters and the kids. Before midnight my mom made us all put black eyed peas in our wallets as a sign of future prosperity. Now my mother is from the south. Born and reared in small town North Carolina though she has lived in NY for her entire adult life. So I'm familiar with some of the old wives tales from her upbringing. Including eating the peas as part of a new years day dinner for prosperity. So adding them to our wallet was a new one for me. Now I'm not overly superstitious but I also like to listen to my mama. So 3 weeks into the new year me and my peas are still hanging tough. . . . Just need prosperity to join us and we're all set :).
I shared this with one of my co-workers who hails from Columbia and he shared some of his families traditions of superstition with me. One of which included an uncle who insists on going up and down a flight of stairs 3 times with suitcase in hand at midnight to symbolize great travels through the year. Hilarious!! What about you? Any such traditions you care to share?
2 comments:
oh my, us zulu's are filled with traditions! one in particular comes to mind - you never step over a person when they're sitting down (like on the ground or something), you always walk around them. it brings them bad luck if you step over them, even if it's their legs or feet.... hope that makes sense :)
That makes total sense. Like sweeping someone's feet brings that person bad luck as well.
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