Gingerbread ring with orange butter There are many superstitions and traditions associated with New Year, from having a tall, dark man to “first foot” through the door after midnight and to eating certain foods. One that sticks in my mind is that whatever you’re doing at midnight is something that you’ll be doing throughout the year. On one particular New Year many years ago, I was working in a restaurant and found myself scrubbing the floor at midnight and I can confirm it was something that I did throughout that year.
Now I have a rule that I don’t work and have a glass of bubbles at midnight. The theory has worked so far..
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