New Year's Day
If you hear a dove on New Year's Day while you are walking uphill, you should wish for good luck for the whole year.On New Year's Day, make a wish for good luck while eating black-eyed peas.
(Southern United States)
On New Year's Day, make a wish for good luck while eating sauerkraut and pork.
(Germany)
All year long, if any kind of fowl (chicken, duck, quail, turkey, etc.) is served, its wishbone is tossed into the dining room chandelier, where it will stay until the end of the year. (Some people just save them in a bowl.) On New Year's Day, all the wishbones (also called merrythoughts) are collected. Everyone at the table crosses their own arms across their chests and holds onto a wishbone with the person to either side of them at the dining table. At a signal from the host or hostess, everyone breaks the two wishbones they're holding, trying to get the larger pieces. You can make one or two wishes, depending on how well you do.
(England)
.(See also Wishbone)
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