Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for December 29, 2008

And a bargain is a bargain, twice the luck. My Northern European ancestry says that pickled herring is good luck for the new year. How about the rest of you?

I’m from the pickled herring crowd, too.

All right! Creamed or plain?

whatever is there!

Here in the south I’ve heard it’s black-eyed peas and collard greens.

No no no, black-eyed peas and CABBAGE.

my best move for good luck is spending a lot of time under the mistle……….. no really, I set a specific periond of time on New Year’s Eve for some serious introspection and contemplation of what the year may bring and how the past year unfolded. This prepares me to deal with the unexpected which is always to be expected.

pickled herring and a glass of wine at midnight

good luck is working on the last day and 1st day of the year

Reminds me of the time in Southern Mexico a fellow offered me a choice between a luck charm labled Buena Suerte (Good luck) or for 1 peso more, a charm that said “Double buena surte”. (Double good luck) Needless to say I purchased the latter.

Are you talking about the myth foods? I don’t know anything about the myth foods. That would be a superstition. :-]

In sour cream with chopped apples and onions…yum! And a glass of bubbly.

Cabbage, black-eyed peas, ham. I think it’s for money, health, and luck, but not necessarily in that order.

Here in Spain, apart from the twelve grapes, the tradition is to wear red underwear and to drink champagne with a gold ring in it.