What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?

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It’s hard to believe that another year is coming to a close. The last few days of 2013 are time for reflec­tion on all of the mem­o­ries of the year, both happy and sad and for plan­ning the adven­tures to come in 2014. As Father Time and Baby New Year get ready for the big day, we want to know, how do you cel­e­brate the new year? Tra­di­tions, cul­tural beliefs, swanky and glitzy par­ties or a low key evening at home with the kids? Lets explore some ways to ring in the new year.

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Silver, gold and LOTS of bling! New Year’s Eve is the time to shine! Glitter your cham­pagne bot­tles, add a glitter sugar rim to your guests cham­pagne glasses, edible glitter to for­tune cookies with custom for­tunes, and don’t forget the sparklers and wish lanterns for the stroke of mid­night! For some of the DIY ideas pic­tured above, follow this Buz­zFeed link.

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We found a fab­u­lous blog, Living Locurto that has some great crafty ideas for a fun NYE that is chic and kid friendly. Adorable print­a­bles and plenty of crafts to get the kids involved and keep them busy while you finish set­ting up for the big night!

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We also found Little Big Com­pany and their glitzy glam ideas for a blinged out party!

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Need some table scape ideas? We love the design that Whimsy Decor cre­ated. Ele­gant and timely, pun intended.

Now you have your table set, the cham­pagne is flowing but as mid­night approaches, don’t forget the grapes! No, we’re not talking about wine! In latin cul­tures, it is cus­tomary to eat 12 grapes, one at each chime and to make a wish with each grape at mid­night. In Greece, they will smash a pome­granate on the floor at the stroke of mid­night. Sym­bol­izing pros­perity and good for­tune, the more seeds, the more good luck. South­erners wouldn’t think about a New Year’s day meal without black-​​eyed peas! As you eat your first bite, it is cus­tomary to make a wish for the new year. In addi­tion, most Southern tables also include corn bread and col­lard greens. Col­lard greens rep­re­sent money and wealth while the corn­bread sym­bol­izes gold.  For the main course, you should have fish or pork, but not crab, lob­ster or poultry. Fish have scales, which rep­re­sent coins and wealth. Fish also swim in schools which rep­re­sents pros­perity and they swim for­ward rep­re­senting progress. Lob­ster and crab move back­wards and that is con­sid­ered bad luck. Pig root for­ward for food, again sym­bol­izing progress thus pork is con­sid­ered the luck­iest meat to eat on New Year’s day, while chickens scratch back­wards and should not be con­sumed as part of your New Years meal. Round food items such as bagels and donuts sym­bolize the year coming full circle.

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Last but not least, make sure to have plenty of your favorite bubbly on hand.…really, what is New Year’s Eve without bub­bles?! Be it cham­pagne or sparking cider, raise that glass and toast the best year to come!

Wishing you a safe, happy and pros­perous 2014 -

Clayton Gray Home

 

 

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