Welcome Christmas and New Year's Eve 2019!

Wow that must be cool to see them all go surfing at the same time.  If you come across any pictures of them in action please post them here.

That is very interesting.  Here we have the polar bears club and in February the group puts on their bathing suits and jumps into the freezing cold ocean!

Thank you and the same to you!

How about some New Year’s Folklore and Superstitions!

First Kiss: One of the more popular beliefs is that kissing your beloved at the stroke of midnight ensures twelve months of continuing affection. Failing to do so is said to produce the opposite effect.

Debt Free: Never begin the New Year with unpaid debts.

Bare Cupboards? Empty cupboards at the turn of the year foretell a year of poverty.

Comings and Goings: The first person to enter your home after midnight foretells the kind of luck you’ll have in the coming year. A tall, dark, handsome male bearing small gifts is said to bring the best luck. According to this same tradition, no one should leave the house until someone first enters from outside, and nothing should be removed from the house on New Year’s Day.

Air It Out! Opening all doors and windows at midnight lets the old year escape.

Lucky Duck! Babies born on New Year’s Day are said to have the best luck throughout their lives.

Best Foot Forward: A Polish tradition states that if you wake up early on New Year’s Day, you will wake up early for the rest of the year. And if you touch the floor with the right foot when getting up from bed, you could expect a lot of good luck for whole new year

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Here are some Superstitions that are attached to the beginning of the New Year!

Letting the Old Year Out:   At midnight, all the doors of a house must be opened to let the old year escape unimpeded. He must leave before the New Year can come in, says popular wisdom, so doors are flung open to assist him in finding his way out.

Loud Noise:   Make as much noise as possible at midnight. You’re not just celebrating; you’re scaring away evil spirits, so do a darned good job of it! According to widespread superstition, evil spirits and the Devil himself hate loud noise. We celebrate by making as much of a din as possible not just as an expression of joy at having a new year at our disposal, but also to make sure Old Scratch and his minions don’t stick around. (Church bells are rung on a couple’s wedding day for the same reason.)

The Weather:   Examine the weather in the early hours of New Year’s Day. If the wind blows from the south, there will be fine weather and prosperous times in the year ahead. If it comes from the north, it will be a year of bad weather. The wind blowing from the east brings famine and calamities. Strangest of all, if the wind blows from the west, the year will witness plentiful supplies of milk and fish but will also see the death of a very important person. If there’s no wind at all, a joyful and prosperous year may be expected by all.

Born on January 1:   Babies born on this day will always have luck on their side.

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