tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post4980520345149758786..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: The New Year : Symbols and TraditionsDave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-18556566043152273422009-12-31T21:55:26.202+00:002009-12-31T21:55:26.202+00:00When you get a chance, come to my place and see wh...When you get a chance, come to my place and see what you've inspired.<br /><br />Happy New Year!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-28788674038019466392009-12-31T05:33:48.745+00:002009-12-31T05:33:48.745+00:00I don't think Californians have many local New...I don't think Californians have many local New Year's traditions. <br />I like the idea of saying goodbye, so I've been doing it in poetry.<br />There is also the idea of burning a bonfire with something in it. My jewish friends throw bread into water on jewish new year. I have begun attending a workshop every Jan which uses art therapy to create a vision for the new year. I think I met my visions...<br /><br />Write a new year, DianneDiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323454057921441274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-49812017184038872182009-12-31T04:37:35.208+00:002009-12-31T04:37:35.208+00:00Happy New Year, Dave. :)Happy New Year, Dave. :)susan sonnenhttp://web.me.com/susansonnen/Susan_Sonnens_musings/Blog/Blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-21866711094021381252009-12-30T23:39:40.580+00:002009-12-30T23:39:40.580+00:00Ah Dave, all these wonderful, international ritual...Ah Dave, all these wonderful, international rituals and symbols for the new year. <br /><br />I'm not into anything. No rituals for the new year, though I will light a candle tomorrow in honour of TFG's blog, but at midnight I will stand in the middle of our street and watch from a great distance the fireworks in the city. I will acknowledge my husband and our neighbors with a hug and a kiss and then I will drive to the outer suburbs to collect my sixteen year old daughter from another New Year's Eve party. You can't get a taxi on New Years Eve for love or money and I won't have her on public transport late at night, certainly not alone. <br /><br />That's the rub for me. I always imagine New years Eve to be such a dangerous night. Every New Years day the newspapers report on how much violence occurred the night before, though the government here and the police have tried to get a grip on it. No drinking in the central city. It's a family event, the fireworks and trams run all night long. I sound like a wowser, perhaps.<br /><br />In the privacy of my own mind I have all sorts of thoughts about the New Year. I'm so glad to be starting a year that has even numbers, especially given the rough year I've had. <br /><br />Enough of me and mine. I hope you and yours have a great New Years Eve, preferably one free of angst and that the new year brings all kinds of good things for us all.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-22695260852340200042009-12-30T20:10:09.584+00:002009-12-30T20:10:09.584+00:00Chinese symbolism is lovely - I'm very "i...Chinese symbolism is lovely - I'm very "into" symbolism, though I get it all in a muddle and the chances of finding something with a universal meaning are very slim!<br /><br />Happy New Year, Dave!Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-31233059116317230792009-12-30T18:44:53.028+00:002009-12-30T18:44:53.028+00:00Ah - these New Year customs Dave. I used to have ...Ah - these New Year customs Dave. I used to have a large New Year party every year on New Years Eve - I finally stopped last year when we all got a bit long in the tooth. We always had a first footer - he is now nearing ninety and can no longer do it, but he dressed in a kilt went out of the front door and came in the back at the last stroke of midnight with coal and salt. Happy Days.<br />A Happy New year to you and your family.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-89741896050656044292009-12-30T18:27:14.466+00:002009-12-30T18:27:14.466+00:00Here, we serve cooked cabbage with a coin in it. I...Here, we serve cooked cabbage with a coin in it. I have no idea why! Thanks for sharing these traditions.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-17235573314782097182009-12-30T18:11:34.157+00:002009-12-30T18:11:34.157+00:00I wonder what kinds of noxious chemicals would be ...I wonder what kinds of noxious chemicals would be released with the burning of artificial trees?Merihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-17745026389216935372009-12-30T17:38:50.918+00:002009-12-30T17:38:50.918+00:00Dave, Friko again,
every time I comment on your p...Dave, Friko again,<br /><br />every time I comment on your posts I now get a notification from mail delivery service that the comment cannot be mailed to you. What's going on? You do get my comments on the blog, I hope, they appear on the page I'm looking at.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-52818584993016648562009-12-30T17:33:14.541+00:002009-12-30T17:33:14.541+00:00Happy New Year Dave!Happy New Year Dave!Joanne Licskohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15553632833788585818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-38611130068759416712009-12-30T17:09:00.389+00:002009-12-30T17:09:00.389+00:00there are many customs and traditions connected wi...there are many customs and traditions connected with Silvester - the night between the years - in Germany and people still celebrate as they have always done.<br />Even the food is tradition - carp - for the night and the first day. It is the time for fireworks and loud noises to drive out the old year and everybody pours out onto the street at midnight to welcome the new year. There's also a kind of first footing, groups of men, in costume, go in procession to bring in the new year from house to house.<br /><br />Happy New Year, Dave.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-61715164194513327262009-12-30T16:53:24.952+00:002009-12-30T16:53:24.952+00:00Hi there!
I'm drawn to Janus and the looking b...Hi there!<br />I'm drawn to Janus and the looking back/looking forward concept. <br /><br />I also love what New Yorkers do now ... they write down anything negative that happened during the past year they don't want in the new year ... take it to this gigantic shredder and ~~ magically it's gone! What great symbolism.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-75563034162656897682009-12-30T16:22:43.551+00:002009-12-30T16:22:43.551+00:00I had never heard of some of these traditions. I&#...I had never heard of some of these traditions. I'm going to include a few in my celebration. Thank you. Have a great new year!Kasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233330248952156754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-59796178992385820622009-12-30T15:51:01.346+00:002009-12-30T15:51:01.346+00:00Fascinating list. Enjoying the symbolism of each ...Fascinating list. Enjoying the symbolism of each as we small mankind try to change the next year as we bid adieu to the last. Thanks for pulling this together...I am thinking I need to come up with a tradition for me and perhaps mine.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-37334148295205915572009-12-30T15:43:17.257+00:002009-12-30T15:43:17.257+00:00Thank you for the trip around the world and other ...Thank you for the trip around the world and other traditions. I especially am drawn to the plum tree, it's courage and hope. Those are needed when facing the unknown, surrounded by the news bites of tragedy unfolding around the world. Thank you for a moment of courage and hope.Enchanted Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815997287116818456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-58164021133496883132009-12-30T15:01:51.335+00:002009-12-30T15:01:51.335+00:00We would have difficulty with the Netherland's...We would have difficulty with the Netherland's tradition, given that our tree is artificial. I suppose it might burn if we made the fire hot enough, but the resulting toxic chemicals might out weight the benefits.<br /><br />However, I like the idea of the Japanese New Year--forget-the-old-year-parties (Bonenkai)!<br /><br />Sounds perfect to me.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824632356834631279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-22860649551673519712009-12-30T14:58:40.018+00:002009-12-30T14:58:40.018+00:00We included a siver coin in the First Footing trad...We included a siver coin in the First Footing tradition, and my Dad was always hastily disaptched before mindnight (he had dark hair!) so's he'd be the first over the doorstep with the coal, bread and silver threepenny bit. Shows how frugal we were - bread, not shortbread,and a specially saved, silver coin which had usually just served a term inside a Christmas pudding! lol!Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-11202539375712371162009-12-30T14:24:47.049+00:002009-12-30T14:24:47.049+00:00My daughter gave my wife two candles for Xmas. Odd...My daughter gave my wife two candles for Xmas. Odd things, they're made of wax but have a remote control like a TV. You can change the colour, make the 'flame' flicker and even have the things on a timer. There's something quite charming about them plus they can't tip over and set the place on fire.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-79258435865669011842009-12-30T14:15:08.249+00:002009-12-30T14:15:08.249+00:00dave i am drawn like you to the burning of the tre...dave i am drawn like you to the burning of the tree. i'd like to implant a cornucopia of fireworks inside it prior to its being set alight and then retreat to a safe distance and light a long long fuse and let 'er rip. in reality we have our chritsmas tree picked up to be turned into mulch for gardeners thereby keeping it in the ecological loop! have a lovely year's end and a peaceful new year. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-82743690333007020992009-12-30T13:43:14.199+00:002009-12-30T13:43:14.199+00:00An intriguing list, & a happy New Year to you ...An intriguing list, & a happy New Year to you & yours!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-30780320622620269072009-12-30T13:21:03.841+00:002009-12-30T13:21:03.841+00:00some lovely traditions and beliefs here. i enjoyed...some lovely traditions and beliefs here. i enjoyed this tremendously. and a happy new year to you too!Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999801833389058410noreply@blogger.com