New years day superstitions

Thanks, paddyann54 and Maggiemaybe for your posts. I enjoyed reading about the old customs.

Knittingnovice. I AM very superstitious on New Year's Day. I would NEVER do any washing. I always remember seeing my late Aunt's washing on the line, and she died that year! Coincidence..............who knows!

Hogmanay was a big celebration when I was growing up - black bun, first footer, parties, bagpipes at the town cross, etc. There was always a big open house at my uncle's. My late husband, who was home counties born and bred, thought it was wonderful. In thecpast few years, especially since being widowed, I am tucked up in bed long before the bells. Still do my cleaning on the 31st though!

I have lived in Tyneside all my life.When I was a child we lived right near the river and my mother would let us stay up on New Years Eve to hear the ships hooting each other on the river.Sadly no ships on the river now.
My late husband lived in another part of Newcastle and said his father and other men of the area would all gather outside the local church at midnight on NYE to hear the clock strike twelve then they would make their way home, calling in at various houses where a glass of whiskey would be poured out.
They then would stagger back to their own houses where the women had been enjoying their NYE

My mother used to say , "whatever you do on New Year's day you will do everyday for the rest of year"
My husband used to take this literally when we were first married😂💏

Reading what I wrote last year still applies, but I had to laugh when the washing that I’d carefully sorted ready to put on first thing on Tuesday had been put in the machine and switched on by DH just before we went to bed on the 1st. I hope that won’t count.

62Granny

My mother used to say , "whatever you do on New Year's day you will do everyday for the rest of year"
My husband used to take this literally when we were first married😂💏

My mum used to say that as well, but added a proviso watch what you do on New years day or you will do it everyday.
In our village my gran had a party that started at just after midnight after out grandad had brought the New year in .All the men stood on a certain corner where they could hear the ships ,mines and Steel works hooters and then go home to bring in the new year.The older teenagers had supper with everyone then went off to a big dance in the town that did not start until after midnight.
DH village was different they went from house to house having a drink and a mince pie and that house joining on and having a final party at the last house.

Set off on holiday New Year’s Day is a tradition in Australia. We wait until 2 nd January because the traffic is horrendous on the 1 st. It is overrun with tourists where we are, that’s the only thing.

No family superstitions here. Maybe a bit unusual, since my folks were born 1916 and 1918.

I do always like to do a fairly major clean before the tree and other decorations go up (especially if guests are coming to stay) but that’s usually because it’s overdue anyway!

Where I live, January the first is a very significant day. In our village there's a family fancy dress party at the local pub but my son and I went to nearby Rothbury. He ran there cross country and I met him there. The Rothbury pipe band played, very stirring, and then we went to one of the pubs where a huge gathering of local musicians played traditional tunes for hours on end. It was brilliant.