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Well as promised I will have a one day giveaway game for 12 lucky people. Here's the game. I will post a trivia question about New Year and the first to correctly answer will be in a drawing for a fabulous prize. You may answer in the thread. If you are the first then I will post another thread where you will sign up for the drawing in a list style. So if you win the first question you will be number one in the list and so on. There will be 12 spots available so check back periodically throughout the day and good luck.
And the usual blah blah blah about the winner will pay the postage. And of course fabulous prize

Question 1
I hope eating an ingredient in this salsa brings me good luck for 2020. And not just a case of flatulence....
Name these lucky legumes that are traditionally eaten on New Year's day.

black-eyed peas?

m80torpedo3 wrote:black-eyed peas?

Yes m80. You are correct. Go sign up in the drawing post as contestant number 1

Excellent...Thanks for the giveaway and Happy New Year!

ChefDean wrote:Dang! m80torpedo3 was just a bit quicker.

Next time chef answer the question first and then a little more commentary. He scooped you while you were typing...

Question 2
So if black eyed peas are lucky food. What food is said to be unlucky to eat on New Year's day? And why???

It's considered bad luck to eat crab or lobster on New Year's Day, as they move sideways, and no bottom-dwellers either, like catfish, or you may become a bottom-feeder as well.

Jeeper wrote:Conversely, it's considered bad luck to eat crab or lobster on New Year's Day, as they move sideways, and no bottom-dwellers either, like catfish, or you may become a bottom-feeder as well.

Yes that's correct because lobster swims backwards and we must always move forward. But tomorrow I can eat lobster because I like it. Yum
Also chicken is not lucky to eat either because when they scratch on the ground it's in a reverse direction. Jeeper you are contestant #2 please sign up for the drawing in the winners sign up post

DragonsEye wrote:
Darn. Bit too slow.

Still 10 chances to win a spot in the drawing.

Question 3
Why do people shoot guns, set off fireworks, or use noise makers on New Year's Eve?

Celebratory gunfire- to celebrate something.
It's illegal here in the states but people still do it
As for fireworks, they were initially thought to get rid of evil and bring good luck