New Year Thread

[debodun]

Anything to do with the new year - songs, stories, graphics. Let me start.

 

[hollydolly]

 

[debodun]

That's when we usually took down the Christmas decorations. New Year's Day was never a big deal in my family. My dad usually had to work because he traded with someone else to get Christmas off. I never went out on the town to celebrate - could never see how all that drinking came to be associated with the New Year.

 

[hollydolly]

New Year has always been a much bigger deal than Christmas in Scotland, than it is in the rest of the UK. Everyone parties for several days..at least they did when I was young..

 

[CinnamonSugar]

Growing up in Southern California in the 60's, New Years Day meant watching the Rose Parade (which I hear has been cancelled this year =( Pasadena won't know what to do with itself)

 

[debodun]

I've heard of the custom of first-footing in Scotland. Whoever enters a house first on New Year's Day will have good luck for the year.

 

[debodun]

 

[Pink Biz]

 

[hollydolly]

I've heard of the custom of first-footing in Scotland. Whoever enters a house first on New Year's Day will have good luck for the year.

yes , but they must be male and ideally dark haired....

 

[Aunt Bea]

 

[debodun]

 

[Aunt Bea]

 

[CinnamonSugar]

That’s pure class right there @Aunt Bea

 

[Aunt Marg]

 

[debodun]

 

[Gaer]

Anybody have the old Scottish rendition of "Auld Lang Syne"? It sends chills up and down me!

 

[jujube]

yes , but they must be male and ideally dark haired....

And enter with their right foot.....

 

[Sassycakes]

 

[Sassycakes]

 

[Aunt Bea]

 

[tbeltrans]

It is my most sincere wish that we are not caught in a Twilight Zone episode in which the year 2020 just continues to play over and over and over and...

However, stranger things have happened. Remember COVID-19?

Tony

 

[Aunt Bea]

 

[Ruthanne]

 

[Ruthanne]

That is some really mellow music!

 

[hollydolly]

And enter with their right foot...

Aye... hence the term first footer...