New Years Eve

[midnight_moon]

I spent most of last night being mocked by my boyfriend for celebrating New Years Eve in our family's traditional way. He reckons nobody else does it, has no idea why we do it and declares it completely sexist. He also showed me his baffled face

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Hogmanay in Edinburgh

[littlemsmortis]

We don't do that.

If it's spent with family, they all bring in the bells with a drink, a kiss and a "happy new year !" usually followed by us all crossing arms and holding the hands of the person on either side of us till we're all liked and singing Auld Lang Syne. The "First Foot" will either be a neighbour but if we don't get one by ten past we make the tallest male with the darkest hair go outside and come back in, he usually has to have a piece of silver and a piece of coal on him.

If I'm out at a club or at a mates, we just get pissed, do the kiss and "happy new year" at the bells and get more pissed til we fall over ! :)

Re: Hogmanay in Edinburgh

[littlemsmortis]

Oh, I forgot to mention with the family traditional Hogamanay party munchies, there always has to be this disgusting fruit cake like stuff called "black bun" *shudder* I hate the stuff !

[dmh]

I maintain your mum made it all up when you were about four and conspired to make you think it was an ancient tradition...

[echo_echo]

Our family would do that if we ever got together for NYE in a large collective...and as I was the tallest and darkest I would often be the one carrying the bag of coal, salt, bread and money.

Bizarrely even when I was DJ'ing I was expected to take said bag out with me as I would more than likely be the first person into my parents house the following day!

[strangerover]

May I recommend a read of Prof. Ronald Hutton's 'Stations of the sun' regarding the history and regional variations of traditional UK customs...

[silverfiligree]

Sounds like a variation of First Footing. The reason for throwing the men out is that they are then supposed to visit every home in the village, bearing coal. You've just got a one-house village :) Anyway, who cares so long as you all have a great time?

[metallicaguns]

Sounds kinda fun. Here's another ritual for you to try. Sing Paradise City from Guns n Roses, invite a whole bunch of strippes over, and the first one through the door gets to be gang banged and then each one after that has to go down on all the men.

Sounds like fun?

GREAT! Who wants to be the first one through the door?