Happy Happy!

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bleck-eyed peas, Donuts, greens, lucky foods, New Year, pork

Year 2016. Does it feel any different? Hmm…

I hope it will go a lot slower. I have a lot to start and finish.

I hope it will bring happiness to you and yours. And me and mine.

I hope it will bring us all health and wealth. And spread less misery.

I hope there will be more peace and freedom. And there will be less injustice and inequality.

I hope a lot more LOVE will happen. Amor Vincit Omnia. Love Conquers All.

Now, excuse me while I consume this.

Lucky Foods for the New Year

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black-eyed pea soup, corn bread, food, lucky foods, New Year's Day, pork tenderloin

So, I want to make sure I’ll be really lucky this year. You do, too? Well, lucky for you, I did a lot of research. By that I mean I just did some googling, but hey, it’s already your lucky day, so let’s not complain about my method of research, okay?

To ensure that we’ll be swimming in luck, we are to eat certain foods on New Year’s Day. There are many different beliefs and traditions out there, but I can pretty much summarize many of them this way: