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Generally my family does not follow any particular tradition as far as the Christmas/New Year's holidays go, but my mom and sister usually prepare the entilre family a mix of Chinese and Americian dishes on one of those holidays, usually Christmas.
One superstition my mom, who is originally from Hong Kong, does at least pretend to believe in is that whatever you do on New Year's Day will be reflective of what the entire coming year will be like.
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Wily Pueo wrote:
One superstition my mom, who is originally from Hong Kong, does at least pretend to believe in is that whatever you do on New Year's Day will be reflective of what the entire coming year will be like.
Yeah. I don't know if it is a Japanese tradition, or a Hawaii-Japanese tradition, but what you do at the stroke of 12 is a precursor to what you do throughout the year. Growing up, my family would work all day to get the house in order, but would sit and relax just before midnight.
I also miss those Hawaii parties. Christmas used to be at my parents', and New Year was always at my uncle and aunty's in Pearl City.
I had to "cook" sauerkraut and hotdogs" for my mother-- spelling wrong, German upbringing right-- for her New Year's Dinner-- suppose to bring good luck. I ate steak and french fries!
I also went to the Rose Parade for the first time since I moved to South Pasadena in 1988! Wonderful!
And I am glad that I have rediscovered my love of Usagi Yojimbo over the past two years, especially as I've rediscovered my love of all things "comic"!
Cynthia Fluharty
aka cynlee!
And yes, I know, I misquoted Fred Dyer or whomever on my signature! But who cares?!
Cynthia! How nice to hear from you again. We think about you every year when we put up our Usagi Christmas stockings.
Hopefully, we'll see you at the San Diego Comic-con this year. I think the last time you saw Hannah and Matthew, they were still babies. Now, they're teens.
Wily Pueo wrote:
One superstition my mom, who is originally from Hong Kong, does at least pretend to believe in is that whatever you do on New Year's Day will be reflective of what the entire coming year will be like.
Yeah. I don't know if it is a Japanese tradition, or a Hawaii-Japanese tradition, but what you do at the stroke of 12 is a precursor to what you do throughout the year. Growing up, my family would work all day to get the house in order, but would sit and relax just before midnight.
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It seems to be an international superstition, because it's also present in my parts of the globe. There's also a variation of it, saying that the reflective day is Christmas Eve.
