New Year's Cultural Traditions

[Aeson]

I have never seen any of that food!

We used to go out, party, etc. on NYE. These days we have friends over, order a ton of takeaway food, drink lots of alcohol and just hang out until everybody is tired. Tonight I think it's gonna be 4 large pizzas, and one of each side they do, in a weird pizza-sides-tapas kinda thing.

It's not too different from bacon. Depending on how it's cooked it can get really hard and tough.
Cornbread is a bread made with corn meal. Any kind of leafy green will do. Traditionally, here it's collard or turnip. Spinach will work. Never heard of black eyed peas?

Kidding aside, the peas are pretty standard for peas.

 

[jian]

Is the tradition of bowing becoming less common in general, or just this particular situation?

Bowing as a polite greeting is still common. Bowing to get cash from your parents, less so.

Saehae bogil is not a normal standing bow but a full kowtow (they’re kneeling or sitting on the floor; you approach them, kneel, and touch your forehead to the ground).

 

[Aeson]

Bowing as a polite greeting is still common. Bowing to get cash from your parents, less so.

Saehae bogil is not a normal standing bow but a full kowtow (they’re kneeling or sitting on the floor; you approach them, kneel, and touch your forehead to the ground).

I get it. I can see that becoming less common.

 

[Aeson]

That's some might fine looking eats. I'll be eating something similar tomorrow. Usually, we end up making a Hoppin' John or a Jollop Rice because my family (well one side of it) is Cajun and also "Geuax Tigers!" but I think we'll probably just go back to basics this year.

The only proper response is: Go Dawgs! Sic, em!

 

[Celebrim]

The only proper response is: Go Dawgs! Sic, em!

Well, seeing as my usual teams are flops this year, better an SEC team win than anyone else.

 

[Aeson]

Well, seeing as my usual teams are flops this year, better an SEC team win than anyone else.

I'll drink to that.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

A big German tradition: Watching Dinner for One.

I think raclette or fondue is also pretty popular as the dinner of the day, often inviting over friends. (So a bit in contrast to Christmas, which is more to come together as family, this is for friends).

An East Frisian tradition are "Neujahrskuchen", "New Year's Cake". (It's not really a cake, I guess, making it requires a kinda specialized waffle iron for a very thin waffle, might also be suitable for ice cream waffles? It's made with sugar water, butter, flour, and some anis and cardamon for the classic flavor).

Traditioneller Neujahrskuchen

Traditioneller Neujahrskuchen

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In my parent's neighborhood, it's also tradition for the men to go together around the neighborhood and have a little drink and some new year's cake or something. I don't actually know how wide-spread that is in Germany or even just East Frisia, but it's a tradition.

 

[Aeson]

I looked up East Frisia. Looks like tea is a big thing there. Is heavy cream used in it? It looks very.... viscous.

 

[Marc Radle]

I’m kind of shocked that no one has said pork and sauerkraut! Where I’m from, at least, that is THE traditional New Year’s Day meal, hands down.

I assumed it was a wide-spread thing, but maybe it’s more of a regional thing?

 

[Aeson]

You had me until sauerkraut.