New Year's Superstitions - Things to Bring Health and Wealth and Happiness in the New Year

Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account.
~Oscar Wilde

Make A Resolution for the New Year
Resolutions for the new year are traditional.

Leave some Money Outside
Before New Year's day, leave some money outside (best if it is money that has not been in your house). Bring it inside on New Year's day. This is for wealth in the coming year.

New Clothes
Red is a good color to wear on New Year's Day, even better if it is a new garment. Red is considered a happy color and attracts brightness.

Keep Your Money
Do not let money, jewelry, or other valuables leave the house on New Year's Day. This is so nothing goes out of the home during the year. (Apparently some people don't even take their trash out on New Year's Day!)

Let the Old Year Out
Open the doors at midnight, to let the old year escape (works in conjunction with another superstition, to open all the doors to let good luck in).

Do not Wash Dishes
Washing dishes or doing laundry on New Year's day is said to lead to a death in the family during the year. This one seems kind of grim and specific, but I like the don't wash dishes! :-)

Do a Small Amount of Work
Doa token amount of work on New Year's Day to ensure advancement in career. Don't begin a major project - that is said to be unlucky on the first day of a new year.

Eat Black-Eyed Peas
In Southern part of the United States it is said that eating of black-eyed peas on New Year's Day will attract both general good luck and.

Eat Cabbage and/or Greens
Eat cabbage or greens on New Year's day. The green is symbolic of money, and assures wealth throughout the year.

Dance in the Open Air
To dance in the open air, especially round a tree, on New Year's Day ensures luck in love and prosperity and freedom from ill health during the coming twelve months.

Get A New Cup/Mug
Before New Year's Day, get a new mug. Set it on the counter, but don't use it until New Year's day. Use it for your first beverage of the new year. This is for good health and good luck through the new year.

Note: I don't actually believe any of this, but there are a few New Year's superstitions we traditionally follow. The new ones I found this year I really like - don't clean too much (definitely don't wash dishes or do laundry!), don't do too much work. I can easily add those to the ones already in place! I also like the food superstitions.