May grace bless us with a happy new beginning!
The beginning of anything is a foreshadowing of the whole thing.
RJ Stewart and Anastasia Nutt, Duality Meditation
SecondWhat the Tarot Year brings to you strength (or justice? ), last called in 2015. I will write more about this next week.
But at the same time, today This is a very magical day, full of legends and customs.
As I wrote yesterday, everything What you do on this day has a magical impact on the coming year.so No Throw anything away (even trash), or borrow money or pay bills.
if you must carry something go outbe sure to bring something else in first, preferably the coins or cash you hid outside last night!
Because everything we do on this day repeats itself throughout the year, I like to think of New Year’s Day as a holiday. ideal One day, do something I most want to enjoy in the coming year.
For example, if you can do one thing, you’re lucky. small Do some work on the first day of the new year as long as you enjoy and succeed in anything. But it would be very unlucky to have more than a nominal amount of work today.
In addition, I will also no Doing laundry today so my loved ones don’t get “washed away” (die) in the next few months. A more discreet warning not to even do the dishes, which is fine with me.
Of course, I wear some new clothes to make sure I have something new to wear in the new year, and, like my mom taught me, I just say sweet things.
a little history
The New Year we now celebrate comes from the Romans, who moved the New Year from the Spring Equinox to January in 153 BC and celebrated it with six days of revelry and joy, ending like the Twelve Days of Christmas. January 6.
They got drunk, disguised themselves, and kept food on the table all night long to ensure there would be plenty for the coming year (perhaps to appease the Fates).
Ancient Romans also gave each other small gifts (called Strenay) on this day symbolizes good luck in the new year, like coins with the face of the god on them Janus On one side is a ship and on the other is a ship (as he is considered the patron saint of ships and trade). The modern Roman ritual was to jump into the icy Tiber River.
In 742 AD, when the English Archbishop Boniface visited Rome, he complained callender Rome celebrated the January festival “with dancing in the streets, pagan shouts, blasphemous songs, tables covered with food, women wearing amulets and selling them”.
So, to somewhat curb people’s enthusiasm, the Roman Catholic Church declared that this circumcision day. The less said about this grim decision, the better.
new year around the world
In Britain, gloves and pins were traditional New Year’s gifts until the 19th century. In France, children give their parents handmade gifts to express “Good harvest! “
Food to eat on New Year’s Day always It is of great significance as it also affects the quality of the coming year. In ancient times, Romans would give a friend a glass jar filled with dates and dried figs with honey, along with branches of bay leaves, so that the coming year would be sweet and full of good luck.
Across Japan, preparing and serving special New Year’s foods are important rituals.This sacred meal is associated with us (Spiritual) and family members.
Rice is one of the most important foods.It is specially prepared and shared with ancestors and gods, just like JunshangThe God of Nian is quite fierce, and every household hopes that the God of Nian will smile at them and bring good luck in the coming year.
Hopping John
one of the most The famous magical food eaten on New Year’s Day comes from the American South. Hopping John An old and beloved dish that was a staple of slaves in the Carolinas before the Civil War, African bean stew (also found in the Caribbean) meets and is deliciously combined with the local American rice industry.
The name of this dish “Hopping John” first appeared in an 1847 cookbook called “Hopping John”. carolina housewife.No one knows for sure how the name originated, but a reasonable suggestion is that it is a corruption of a French-Caribbean word. Dalor pigeon pea, a relative of the black-eyed pea, pronounced “pwah-ah-pee-john.”
Every Southern Cook (and Recipe) I Know that there is a Hobbin John’s recipe, but the three basic ingredients never change (unless you’re vegetarian).Black-eyed peas (sometimes snap peas or snap peas can be substituted) are the most common important Symbolic food. In many cultures, beans and other legumes are believed to bring good luck due to their resemblance to coins (meaning the promise of wealth).
rice is for Fertility (That’s why we throw rice at newlyweds so enthusiastically).Of course, most old Southern recipes call for fatback, ham bones, or bacon to flavor the stew because pig If you are lucky, a pig cooking in the pot is a symbol of wealth.Usually, just to ensure enough extra folding cashSide dishes include kale or mustard greens.
Nowadays though, you can find Hoppin’ John recipes that are all fancy and fancy, with tomatoes, artichoke hearts, black beans, or made with fancy pilaf, I think Neat and neat That is its true spirit. It’s just a mixture of cooked rice, black-eyed peas, and some sort of seasoning (pork, if you’re eating it).
As a vegetarian, I don’t eat ham. But I discovered the original Ben’s Wild Rice® (read the ingredients carefully – Some Stewed with black-eyed peas and served with vegetables and cornbread, it’s a nutritious, satisfying meal that brings a lot of good luck to our table.As a reward, I accustomed to Spending a lot of time in the kitchen is a must to set the tone for the year ahead.
Blessings of Aglaia, Euphrosyne and Thalia
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As we cross the threshold of the new year, I call upon the Three Gratiae, who are always Used in ancient times to ensure good luck in new beginnings.
May goodness brighten all your days this year.
May the God of Abundance grant you more and better abundance than you can imagine.
May peace, prosperity and harmony embrace every day of the future, for yourself and all our relationship.