
“A Family Conversation” is a storytelling audio series that features weekly discussions between blogging cousins LadyG and Ron Brown on current events along with favorite posts from each other’s blog.
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I’m asking the above questions because we can all agree that The Year of Our Lord 2020, was, for all intents and purposes, a neon nuclear dumpster fire to the millionth power!
That said, we must ask ourselves what in the hell did we DO or FORGET to do on New Year’s Day 2020?
I heard somebody say, “pray!”
Yeah, well that’s a given—chile we pray ev-ery-day up in here!
Alas, since we’re still amongst the living, I’d say that we did receive our most sincere plea!
Praise HIM!
Anyway…
Hell, after the first week of 2021, I was beginning to wonder, once again, how I might have broken rules of superstition on New Year’s Day 2021.
Fortunately, I only had to go back seven days.
As far as I could tell I was good.
So there’s that.
At any rate…
Please join us as we continue our family conversation on New Year’s Day traditions and superstitions.
We’re talking about:
- Ron’s illness
- More traditions, kissing and orgies
- Ron is SINGLE and ready to mingle!
- “Merry Christmas and a Prospect New Year!”
- The “First Footer” and a nod to Scotland. Learn more about “The First Footer” at The Time Tunnel
- What Ron’s sister, Aleshia, told “The First Footer” on New Year’s Day 2021
- Where’d we go wrong New Year’s Day 2020
- New Year’s was NOT a celebration for enslaved blacks. Therefore, we wonder if the following little known fact explains feelings of foreboding–which prompted superstitious rituals among blacks?
- Learn about the dreadful tradition of “Heart Break Day, Hiring Day” which occurred on January 1st.
- The “Watchnight” Tradition for New Year’s Eve 1862/ Day 1863
- Empathy for the brutality experienced by other human beings
- Ron implores us to learn our history
Of course, our original inspiration was this post from LadyG.
Links:
Time Magazine Article: ‘The Slaves Dread New Year’s Day the Worst’: The Grim History of January