On New Year’s Eve in 1921, the Columbus News published a list of superstitions and customs pertaining to this holiday. Montana is such a melting pot that customs, superstitions, and traditions came from all over the world. Here is a synopsis of some of those. Quiet clear weather on New Year’s Eve means the year will be prosperous. But if the wind blows, it is a sign of pestilence. It is lucky to rise early on New Year’s Day, but if you wash clothes on the first day of the New Year, you will wash away a friend. If the ice melts on January first, it will freeze on April first. While the clock is striking midnight on New Year’s Eve, say this poem three times: “St. Anne St. Anne, send me a man as fast as you can” and you will be engaged within the year. Calling on friends is a longtime tradition on New Year’s Day. But in even earlier times, caroling was the custom. Bring the first carol singer who comes to your door on New Year’s into your house through the front door, take the caroler throughout the house, and let him out the back door, it will bring luck to your household for the coming year. If the first person you meet on New Year’s Day is a man, you’ll have good luck. If it’ a woman, bad luck. If it’s a priest, you’ll die within the year; if it’s a policeman, you will have a lawsuit. Good luck will come to you if you place coins on your windowsill on New Year’s Eve.
Whatever your superstitions or traditions, party safely and have a prosperous New Year.
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