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2026
Honestly, as I write that date it seems to me as though it's something out of science fiction. I'm actually living in the year 2026.
New Year Traditions
New Years loaf with a coin
The first slice is cut for the Madonna
The second for the house and fields, olive trees, grape vines
Then a slice is cut for everyone in the family from the oldest to the youngest
The slice cut for Grandson George had the lucky coin
Grandson Jamie got the coin in the sweet cake I baked
Dear daughters enjoying yet another New Year's cake
George got the coin in this one too
K got the coin in the cake Elli cut on New Year's Eve
So much cake to eat
As usual we give away as much as possible
Our lucky bulb, boska, hanging on the front gate
K smashed the pomegranate the next morning
This is his first throw which only split the fruit
It took a 2nd throw for the seeds to spread out over the flagstones
I left them there till the next morning and swept them into the garden
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I love your traditions. So very happy.
ReplyDeleteThe coin in the bread or cake is very much alive. Every family, club, group will have a cake cutting ceremony.
DeleteI hope it all works and you have a very lucky year.
ReplyDeleteWe've got everything on our side, pomegranates, bulbs, coins, first footing..... What can go wrong?
DeleteI did not go to help with the vasilopita baking this year ~ I haven't been feeling very well, so thought I would stay home and rest up. I am going tomorrow to wrap the pieces.....one piece will have a piece of paper in it (we don't want anyone breaking a tooth!) indicating they won the coin. I bought 2 pieces, one for me and one for Romeo. I have never won, but that's not surprising. Maybe this year will be my year!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is one of our Philoptochos fund raisers for St Basil Academy, which houses and cares for families and children in need.
That's a good way to earn money for charities. Some of the cake cutting ceremonies here go on into February. The coin is wrapped in silver paper and it's very obvious. Usually sticks out but everyone pushes and pokes their piece before eating just to make sure
DeleteLovely traditions.
ReplyDeleteThere are a few more too. Too many
DeleteMy only New Year tradition was sweeping away the Fox poo by the back gate. Every time I feed them, they leave a little 'thank you' message!
ReplyDeleteThat's got to bring you good luck too. We have a ferret/woozle who likes to leave his good luck message on our front mat
DeleteI've tried a pomegranate once and the texture of it just didn't feel right, a bit like a fig. I haven't made any resolutions as yet but no doubt some will come to mind.
ReplyDeleteYes those seeds are sort of woody. If Im given a bag of them most are juiced.
DeleteMy mother always put a sixpence in the Christmas pudding. I have not heard of that being continued in Britain, maybe some families still do it with a modern day coin but nobody ever seems to talk about it. I like traditions. Happy New Year and if I have already said it I will say it again! I hope to see you one day at my blog, perhaps a visit. Rachelxx
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother put a sixpence in the Xmas pud but my mother didn't continue. In fact I think she changed from steamed pud to trifle at Xmas. More suitable for the southern Xmas table.
DeleteTraditions keep Greeks united.
I still continue the tradition of putting a sixpence in the Christmas pudding, I love seeing all of your Greek traditions....thay certainly have many :)
ReplyDeleteJo
Those New Year Traditions are just a few of them. Most people continue them because they're fun
DeleteI love that traditions are kept and passed down through the generations. As Cro mentions, here in Britain there is the similar tradition of having a silver sixpence, wrapped in greaseproof paper hidden in the Christmas pudding. The pudding on your bowl gets carefully prodded before being smothered in rum sauce!. (Rum sauce is so delicious - why do we only make it on Christmas Day?!)
ReplyDeleteSorry, I'm NOT anonymous, just forgot to check the above had my blog name on! All good wishes for the year ahead. How quickly they come round!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the wishes. My grandmother kept up traditions but they disappeared with her. She made wine sauce, because she made her own wine. Unfortunately her sauce recipe also went with her.
DeleteI've made brandy butter but not sauce. I shall Google it right now