gdnagle
US Veteran
Just saw coltle6920 thread "Don't nobody complain about being alone on New's Year!" and didn't want to hijack soooo.
What is your tradition for New Years at midnight?
Mine when I was a kid was to go outside and bang on pots and pans, Don't know why we just always did it just seemed like fun at the time, lived close to the city so no fireworks or firearms then and we got to stay up late. Then eat something green usually olives, luckily I like them, suppose to bring you money through the year, has never worked for me, eat pickled herring think that's for luck didn't work either, and glass of wine don't know what that was for but that was the only time my mother would let Manischewitz wine in the ice box, it worked getting us drunk for the first time. Probaly so us kids would sleep all day so the parents could have their alone time
. These went of my whole life as a kid.
For some reason I've carried most of them on today. Don't use the pots and pans now, do the fireworks and blanks in the Moisin now and maybe a 12ga, no neighbors. Will do these if I'm still awake.
I don't go out as there are too many drunks out there and I ain't pushing it. I guess if I did go out I could go to gas station, Wally World, food store, or strip joint. They are the only thing around here open.
Anybody hear of any of these and what they were for, and what was your traditions.
What is your tradition for New Years at midnight?
Mine when I was a kid was to go outside and bang on pots and pans, Don't know why we just always did it just seemed like fun at the time, lived close to the city so no fireworks or firearms then and we got to stay up late. Then eat something green usually olives, luckily I like them, suppose to bring you money through the year, has never worked for me, eat pickled herring think that's for luck didn't work either, and glass of wine don't know what that was for but that was the only time my mother would let Manischewitz wine in the ice box, it worked getting us drunk for the first time. Probaly so us kids would sleep all day so the parents could have their alone time
. These went of my whole life as a kid. For some reason I've carried most of them on today. Don't use the pots and pans now, do the fireworks and blanks in the Moisin now and maybe a 12ga, no neighbors. Will do these if I'm still awake.
I don't go out as there are too many drunks out there and I ain't pushing it. I guess if I did go out I could go to gas station, Wally World, food store, or strip joint. They are the only thing around here open.
Anybody hear of any of these and what they were for, and what was your traditions.
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