Why do you eat black eyed peas on new years?!


Question: My mom always told me it was good luck but i mean who made that story up why did we start eating black eyed peas on new years day

maybe not all of you do it but to the people that do i was just wondering


Answers: My mom always told me it was good luck but i mean who made that story up why did we start eating black eyed peas on new years day

maybe not all of you do it but to the people that do i was just wondering

My family does this too, my grandma woud say that it brings good luck in the new year.

http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question4...
http://wilstar.com/holidays/newyear.htm

hope that helped.
happy new year!

never heard of it.

we always had chinese food. and now i'm starving..

maybe i shouda had peas..more filling..

Does Fergie count? The answer would be yes then!

people say you will get rich.... the peas stay as they would be money i guess

Never heard of it.

A black-eyed Susan.

I have never eaten black eyed peas.

Hm-m-m, that must be why my luck is so rotten!!!

Your mom is right

It's because people say they are lucky. It's a not-so-well-known tradition.

donno but prob a tradition .

I don't know the origin but was always told eat one black-eyed pea for each day of the year for luck and collard greens for money!
I like 'em anyway so why not?

brings good luck

I was told you eat black eyed peas for humility, greens for money, and hog jowls for prosperity--virtues you want in the new year.

Black Peas= Pennies
Collards or any greens = Dollars
Sweet Potatoes = Gold

It's one of those traditions that can't be trace to any one individual.
Being from the South, I always thought it was a Southern thing (or should that be "thang"), until I met my friend from Indiana, whose family, also, does it.





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