tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post8675268014756220382..comments2024-03-27T13:16:32.943-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: NEW YEAR'S TRADITIONS IN THE 1880's by Edward MasseyWestern Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-51973006514759307382017-01-03T16:50:44.919-06:002017-01-03T16:50:44.919-06:00Vicky,
Interesting how similar the belief was to t...Vicky,<br />Interesting how similar the belief was to the one above, only missing the bottle of something. I never heard of this superstition and appreciate learning about it. <br />EdwardAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03367651674297537509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-60798176818618348822017-01-03T16:47:39.203-06:002017-01-03T16:47:39.203-06:00Now, I am intrigued by where those oysters came fr...Now, I am intrigued by where those oysters came from.<br />EdwardAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03367651674297537509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-32463915237586317372017-01-03T16:44:47.654-06:002017-01-03T16:44:47.654-06:00I love that tradition (now that I know about it.) ...I love that tradition (now that I know about it.) I assume the bottle of something could be...well...scotch.<br />EdwardAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03367651674297537509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-18062649946041418562017-01-03T16:43:02.191-06:002017-01-03T16:43:02.191-06:00Thanks for the help on this, Cheryl. We are enteri...Thanks for the help on this, Cheryl. We are entering a period of optimism, so 2017 is going to be spectacular.<br />EdwardAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03367651674297537509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-60598890653776491752017-01-02T17:29:20.746-06:002017-01-02T17:29:20.746-06:00Thank you, Edward, for a good article. A black gen...Thank you, Edward, for a good article. A black gentleman from Central Texas who was raised by his grandparents told me they would go to church on New Years Eve and believed the first person who walked into the house after midnight had to be a man or they would have bad luck the rest of the year.Vicky Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06351058753278492695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-28219217815793639072017-01-02T15:07:32.775-06:002017-01-02T15:07:32.775-06:00I'm curious where those oysters came from on a...I'm curious where those oysters came from on all the menus. Were they fresh water oysters? <br /> I also love the protocol about imbibing: "Many gentlemen, even among those who take wine ordinarily, refuse it upon this day, because they do not like to accept it at the hand of one lady and refuse it from that of another. Again, many ladies, from whose daily tables the glitter of wine-glasses is never absent, do not supply this drink to their guests upon this day, because it is dangerous for their acquaintances to partake of varied vintages, the more specially while passing in and out of over-heated drawing rooms." <br /> Thank you for the informative piece of research. JesseJesse J Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09142413700578436883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-65376295380132997672017-01-02T14:47:54.866-06:002017-01-02T14:47:54.866-06:00Scottish settlers in the West kept up the traditio...Scottish settlers in the West kept up the tradition of the "First Foot." To bring luck in the coming year, the first visitor to step over the threshold on New Year's Day had to be a handsome, dark-haired man...with a bottle of something, of course. Great piece, Edward. I loved it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449676667018180181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-79176857706076871552017-01-02T14:07:56.943-06:002017-01-02T14:07:56.943-06:00Interesting stuff, Edward! I had no idea about som...Interesting stuff, Edward! I had no idea about some of this. I'm not very good about keeping the resolutions I've made in the past--so now I just make more "generalized" ones--to do more for the causes I support, to be a better listener for those who need someone to care, to smile more and embrace the joy that comes with just everyday living. These are easy resolutions to keep and don't set a person up for failure as maybe some others might. Reminds me of what you wrote--the settlers resolving to make a better life for themselves and their families. Trying is the important part. <br /><br />Happy New Year! I hope 2017 is a wonderful year for all of us Western Fictioneers!Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.com