New Years has many traditions and myths attached to the celebration. But it’s a new generation and many people are still following theses myths and traditions. Are the rituals helping their year? I have no clue. But I say if you want to start your new year off right, start it the way you want to! You don’t have to follow these old school traditions.
Old: The famous “New Year’s kiss”. They say it’s supposed to bring good luck to your relationship and/or help with getting into a relationship.
I feel like everyone makes a really big fuss about not having a New Year kiss. In reality you can have a New Year kiss… with yourself. No it’s not the same as having that kiss as confetti falls upon your face and your foot pops like in Princess Diaries.
New:
If you don’t have a New Year Kiss… Who Cares?! Kiss yourself. Well not physically because that’s not possible but figuratively. You have to learn to love yourself first and start a relationship with yourself before you can let someone else in. So take that time while the confetti is falling and people are kissing around you and block them out and pretend it's only you in the room and realize it’s time to be you and do you!
Old: Do something work related on the first day of the year to insure luck with your job.
I understand starting your year off productive, but lets be honest, how many of us will be rolling into bed at the crack of dawn and not waking up until the sun is setting.
New:
If you don’t want to be productive, take the time to mentally prepare yourself for your goals of the New Year. Sit there and meditate on all the positivity that is about to embark on the year. Speak Positivity in the air and positive you will inhale positivity.
Old: At midnight all doors must be open to let the old year escape.
Okay, this makes sense when it come rituals and stuff. But come on, it’s going to be cold and you don’t want to end up being like Snow White and have all the little woodland creatures in your house… or maybe you do. If so, go for it!
New:
Mentally open your doors at midnight. When that clock strikes 12 o’clock. Let go of all the negativity of the old year. For real! Let it all go!!
Old: Black eye peas, collard greens, corn bread cabbage.
These foods are said to bring good luck with finances and health. If you haven’t heard of this tradition/myth, it’s probably because it’s an older one and it’s more common in the south.
New:
I say eat what is going to make you feel good bringing in the New Year. If you wanted to eat a different way for the New Year, why not start now?
Old: The house must be clean before Christmas. No washing or sweeping on New Years.
It’s said that you are washing away everything if you clean on New Years. It needs to be done before Christmas and if it is then you don’t need to clean after.
Yeah no!
New:
If you want to come home to a clean house and clean underwear, wash and clean! Please. Don’t go into the New Year dirty.
Old: Making a lot of noise will scare evil spirits away.
The reason there’s always noise makers at New Year celebrations are because they scare evil spirits away. And the Devil hates loud noises of celebration.
Makes sense and good!
New:
Make all the noise you want. Not only if you believe in the myth but because you made it to another year. In todays world not many people live to see another year. And if you had a rough year, you better celebrate! You made it even when you thought you couldn’t!
Old: The first person that enters your house should be tall, dark and handsome or male.
They say certain colors of hair are good luck and man shows dominance.
Wow! How sexist!
New:
Walk into your house ready to rule the year no matter: gender, race, age, or hair color. Also it’s your house and what if you live by yourself? YOU enter YOUR house and declare dominance and positivity for the New Year!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
