{"id":4024,"date":"2012-12-29T18:41:01","date_gmt":"2012-12-29T18:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=4024"},"modified":"2013-01-01T19:02:30","modified_gmt":"2013-01-01T19:02:30","slug":"new-years-superstitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/new-years-superstitions\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year’s superstitions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The New Year (Nowy Rok<\/strong>) is right around the corner, a time we set aside for getting rid of the old and bringing in the new. Throughout history, most cultures have drawn an association between a person\u2019s actions on that New Year\u2019s Day and their fate during the following year. Here are a few of the New Year\u2019s superstitions (przes\u0105dy<\/strong>), taboos (tematy tabu<\/strong>), and old wives tales (babskie opowie\u015bci<\/strong>)\u00a0still in general circulation:<\/p>\n

\u2022 One of the more popular beliefs is that kissing your beloved at the stroke of midnight ensures twelve months of continuing affection. Failing to do so is said to produce the opposite effect.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Never begin the New Year with unpaid debts (niesp\u0142acone d\u0142ugi<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

\u2022 Empty cupboards at the turn of the year foretell a year of poverty (ub\u00f3stwo<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

\u2022 The first person to enter your home after midnight foretells the kind of luck you\u2019ll have in the coming year. A tall, dark, handsome male bearing small gifts is said to bring the best luck. According to this same tradition, no one should leave the house until someone first enters from outside, and nothing should be removed from the house on New Year\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Opening all doors and windows at midnight lets the old year escape.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Babies born on New Year\u2019s Day are said to have the best luck throughout their lives.<\/p>\n

\u2022 A Polish tradition states that if you wake up early on New Year\u2019s Day, you will wake up early for the rest of the year. And if you touch the floor with the right foot when getting up from bed, you could expect a lot of good luck for whole new year<\/p>\n

Then there are the many traditions surrounding food:<\/p>\n

\u2022 In Italy, eating chiacchiere (carnival fried pastry) guarantees a sweet year.<\/p>\n

\u2022 In Spain, and many Latin countries, eating twelve grapes, one for each month, is said to ensure a lucky year.<\/p>\n

\u2022 According to a Pennsylvania \u201cDutch\u201d (German) tradition, eating pork and sauerkraut brings good luck in the New Year.<\/p>\n

\u2022 In the Southern U.S., it is believed that eating black-eyed peas, ham hocks, and collard greens or cabbage on New Year\u2019s Day will attract a financial windfall.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Eating anything that forms a circle \u2013 such as donuts \u2013 leads to good fortune in the coming year.<\/p>\n

\u2022 German folklore says that eating herring at the stroke of midnight will bring luck for the next year.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Eating pickled herring (marynowane \u015bledzie<\/strong>) as the first bite of the New Year brings good luck to those of Polish descent.<\/p>\n

While many of these traditions are based on mere superstition, the idea that what we do on the first day of the New Year affects our entire year remains popular. Choose your actions carefully!<\/p>\n

Do nast<\/strong>\u0119pnego razu… <\/strong>(Till next time…)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The New Year (Nowy Rok) is right around the corner, a time we set aside for getting rid of the old and bringing in the new. Throughout history, most cultures have drawn an association between a person\u2019s actions on that New Year\u2019s Day and their fate during the following year. Here are a few of…<\/p>\n

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