Nick J. West

I like traditions, and I especially like traditions that I can incorporate or adopt as my own. New Years traditions are pretty basic with singing Auld Lang Syne and making a resolution so when I heard about the Irish tradition of ‘First Foot’ I was excited to quickly bring it into the fold of the New Years celebration.

The tradition basically revolves around whom crosses your threshold as a guest in your home first in the New Year. Your luck or misfortune for the coming year can be determined by whom this guest is.

I am going to keep my first foot visitor a secret this year but alas they were treated like royalty just in-case. May your first foot visitor bring you all the luck that you desire in 2012. Happy New Year!

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