For the last 8 years my mom has created a New Year’s Day feast filled with Good Luck Foods for the year ahead! My mom loves history and research, so she took it upon herself to look back and see what foods have traditionally been known as the best foods to eat on New Year’s Day.
Good Luck Foods on New Year’s Day
She wanted to create a fun-filled afternoon feast for her entire family and give everyone the gift of LUCK as the New Year kicked off! It’s become one of my most cherished traditions because it’s something that is special and important, but also something that is filled with tradition from so many different cultures.
My mom has discovered dozens and dozens and dozens of fun New Year’s Day traditions and fun and recipes all that promote LUCK in the New Year ahead.
I thought it would be fun to share some of these with you on the blog because it’s something that we genuinely love to do as a family on New Year’s Day… and (let’s face it!) who can turn down a little extra luck for the New Year ahead! Good Luck Foods on New Year’s Day – let’s have some fun!
Good Luck Foods on New Year’s Day
I’m going to go through my mom’s list for you and hopefully some of these will inspire YOU to bring them into your New Year’s Day menu! Remember – it’s all good fun – do one of these things or all of them, whatever you want!! Just have lots of fun with it and your family!
Good Luck Foods on New Year’s Day – LIST
Donuts – Symbolize: Full Circle, Fresh Start
Round Cake – Symbolize: Full Circle, Fresh Start *Hide a coin inside the cake – whoever finds the coin will get great luck
Pig Cookies – Symbolize: Prosperity and Wealth
Pomegranate – Symbolize: Seeds. Fresh Start. Abundance. Fertility.
Cornbread – Symbolize: Resembles Gold, Good Luck
Clementines – Symbolize: Circle of Life, Seeds of Fertility
Apples – Symbolize: Circle of Life, Seeds of Fertility
Fish – Symbolize: Forward Movement Abundance
Cabbage – Symbolize: Wealth – Looks like folded Money
Pork – Symbolize: Progress. Prosperity. Wealth.
Black-Eye Peas – Symbolize: Great Luck, Blessings
Kale – Collard Greens – Symbolize: Great Wealth, More Green!
Unbroken Noodles (don’t chew as you eat the spaghetti) – Symbolize: Long Life
Lentils – Symbolize: Great Wealth
Rice – Symbolize: Wealth and Abundance
12 Grapes – Symbolize: One for each Month, 12 Months of Luck
Good Luck Foods on New Year’s Day
Take this list and print it out for your New Year’s Day celebration! And guess what? You can use this list year-round, too! You can have some fun with it and do a celebration on the 1st of every month, too! That’s what my mom does, too! You can just really have some wonderful fun with this list of foods that will bring you good luck!
Good Luck Foods on New Year’s Day
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