New Year's Superstitions ...

[wraithfodder]

And when I read this, all I could think of was... Stargate Atlantis...

First Footing: The first person to enter your home after the stroke of midnight will influence the year you're about to have. Ideally, he should be dark-haired, tall, and good-looking, and it would be even better if he came bearing certain small gifts such as a lump of coal, a silver coin, a bit of bread, a sprig of evergreen, and some salt. Blonde and redhead first footers bring bad luck, and female first footers should be shooed away before they bring disaster down on the household. Aim a gun at them if you have to, but don't let them near your door before a man crosses the threshold.

The first footer (sometimes called the "Lucky Bird") should knock and be let in rather than unceremoniously use a key, even if he is one of the householders. After greeting those in the house and dropping off whatever small tokens of luck he has brought with him, he should make his way through the house and leave by a different door than the one through which he entered. No one should leave the premises before the first footer arrives — the first traffic across the threshold must be headed in rather than striking out.

Wow, hmm, dark-haired, tall, and good-looking. John Sheppard!!! :)



He's currently thinking of what gift to bring me. I'm hoping it's a snow blower! ;)

Rest at http://www.snopes.com/holidays/newyears/beliefs.asp if you're interested.

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Comments

[the-other-sandy.livejournal.com]

Geez, that's a lot of instructions. Who can remember all of that? I can see it now; it's after midnight and the alcohol has run dry:

"What do you mean we can't make a beer run? Oh, for cryin' out loud. Hey, who knows a tall dark-haired guy? Call him and tell him we're trapped in this stupid house until he comes over. Oh! And tell him he's supposed to bring a sprig of salty bread or something!"

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Yeah,and what if you get snowed in? I mean, you could be trapped for days, weeks, before a tall dark-haired good looking guy comes a-knocking!