new year traditions

[Tiffanny Twisted]

Thought since we are such a diverse group of fans from all over , it would be nice to see what favorite ways you have for ringing in each new year.

Just thought it would be fun to see how much alike or different we really all are.

[luna65]

The only tradition I really have - other than playing "Funky New Year" - is one that I bet some of you enact as well; I fix some collards and black eye peas for good luck. I usually eat that with some homemade mac n'cheese. But I generally can't make it to midnight these days, I'm an old broad!

Oh, and I like to watch my favorite holiday movie, Holiday Inn, since it has several NYE scenes.

[ktdids]

Dinner with a few friends some place not too noisy or crowded, walk around for dessert and then home! If I'm lucky I might be awake at midnight, otherwise I'm out cold because I'm getting older myself two weeks after that!

[WalshFan88]

Snacky-foods and movies!!! Also punch.

This year will be mini barbecue hot dog thingies (whatever those are called), cheese dip and crackers, pigs in a blanket, and little pizza bite thingies. And orange punch. Not sure yet on the movies. Probably a mix of new and old. We generally watch 2. I think I'm voting for Dumb and Dumber (old) and The Internship (new) this year.

[sodascouts]

My NYE traditions are kind of shifting around. When I was younger, we'd watch New Years Rockin' Eve and the ball drop in Times Square, but it's not the same without Dick Clark. I still watch the ball drop, though.

When I got older, champagne was added to the tradition!

In recent years, I've gone to visit my younger sister in Austin over New Year's; she and her husband typically throw a party and set off fireworks.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

I do something different for NYE every year it seems. It's not a holiday I really care for. New years day is different! Being of German descent, it's all about pork and sauerkraut for me. Also, NHL's Winter Classic has become part of the tradition. A welcome change from all the college football...

I don't do resolutions at new years. I do them on my birthday.

[prayfordaylight]

New years day is different! Being of German descent, it's all about pork and sauerkraut for me.

We do the pork and sauerkraut in my family too as my dad's side is Polish and his wife is Pennsylvania Dutch. I think it must be some central/eastern European thing.