New Year's Cultural Traditions

[Tonguez]

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?

Pork certainly, sauerkraut is a regional preference

 

[Celebrim]

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?

Regional where? In the Midwest they tend to be corned beef and cabbage, and in some parts of the Midwest that cabbage is sauerkraut, but I've never heard a pork and sauerkraut. Are you back in the "old country" or are you in a place old enough that it retained the old country traditions untouched by the economics of the new world?

I can imagine some parts of the south being ham and black-eyed peas, but not ham and cabbage. So you have me intrigued.

 

[aco175]

I think New Years Eve is a young person's game. I went out to eat with my brother and his family and was home by 9:30. Heard Stanger Things broke Netflix at 8pm when it released. Waiting 5 mire minutes, then I can go to bed. My kids are out at their age.

 

[Aeson]

Regional where? In the Midwest they tend to be corned beef and cabbage, and in some parts of the Midwest that cabbage is sauerkraut, but I've never heard a pork and sauerkraut. Are you back in the "old country" or are you in a place old enough that it retained the old country traditions untouched by the economics of the new world?

I can imagine some parts of the south being ham and black-eyed peas, but not ham and cabbage. So you have me intrigued.

I can do with some nice boiled cabbage. It's the rotten cabbage sauerkraut I'm not a fan of. Usually corned beef and cabbage is a St. Patrick's Day thing around here.

 

[Marc Radle]

Regional where? In the Midwest they tend to be corned beef and cabbage, and in some parts of the Midwest that cabbage is sauerkraut, but I've never heard a pork and sauerkraut. Are you back in the "old country" or are you in a place old enough that it retained the old country traditions untouched by the economics of the new world?

I can imagine some parts of the south being ham and black-eyed peas, but not ham and cabbage. So you have me intrigued.

I’m in Pennsylvania.

Pork and sauerkraut on New Year’s Day must be a PA Dutch thing, which makes sense.

It’s so prevalent, I just assumed it was more of a wide-spread thing, but apparently not!

 

[Tonguez]

I’m in Pennsylvania.

Pork and sauerkraut on New Year’s Day must be a PA Dutch thing, which makes sense.

It’s so prevalent, I just assumed it was more of a wide-spread thing, but apparently not!

its funny where I come from pork and cabbage boil up is a standard weekly meal (daily in some houses) whereas sauerkraut would be one of those weird pickles aunty keeps trying to make.
personally I love it with a nice bratwurst and mustard

 

[Ulfgeir]

A big German tradition: Watching Dinner for One.

That is also very popular here in Sweden. And then at at midnight we have from Skansen in Stockholm that they always read the loosely translated version of Alfred Tennyson's poem "Ring Out, Wild Bells". At first that was only locally then they did it in radio, and with a long hiatus, Swedish television started sending it.

And for me, I always spend part of New Year's day to watch the annual New Year's concert from Wienna on TV. And every year they also on one of the channels send the film Ivanhoe.