After the whirlwind that was 2021, it is safe to say a person can use all the luck they can get.
On New Year’s Day, the formula for a successful year includes one very large meal.
Here are foods believed to bring luck and help you ring in the new year right!
Black Eyed Peas, greens, cabbage, and cornbread which represent financial wealth.
Pork represents progress. Grapes, 12 to be exact, one for each month. Lentils which represent luck.
There are numerous traditional foods from all around the world which represent something different to each culture and each one has their own origin story.
For example, black-eyed peas became a southern tradition, but it didn’t start out as one.
During the Civil War era, black-eyed peas were seen as food for cattle and other animals as well as the poor and enslaved.
As the war raged on, Union Troops would often raid the food stores of the Confederate soldiers but would ignore the black-eyed peas.
During the harsh winter, with few options, Confederate soldiers survived on the undisturbed beans left behind.
As time rolled on, the black-eyed pea became a symbol of fortune and prosperity for the South.
Now the simple and unassuming bean is more commonly accepted and sought after.
Lauren is a an award-winning journalist who decided after 10 years of newspaper experience to venture out. Hallmark Times was born.
