It is traditional in Yorkshire to first foot. The first footer, the bringer of luck, has to be tall, dark and handsome (okay handsome is not a preference but hell it's my thresh hold, so I can afford to be choosy) and carry with him a lump of coal, a pinch of salt, a piece of bread and a sprig of greenery.
Coal - not easy when you don't have a coal fire and all the pits have been shut down. Hoping a piece of charcoal from the barbie will suffice.
Salt - I am being extravangant, it's rock salt!
Bread - Nice chunk of granary, slightly grubby due to charcoal fingerprints!
Greenery - Luckily most of the snow has melted so a sprig of rosemary will suffice... hopefully that hasn't any bad luck connotations!! Should I edge my bets and check?
In other places, first footers also bring money (nay chance, I'm skint ) or a bottle of whisky (oops too late, will Baileys do?).. but as with all customs and traditions over time they evolve...
So all I need now is a sober Yorkshire tyke whose eyebrows don't meet in the middle carrying a bag full of trundlements on the hour of midnight....... erm not holding my breath for this one!
Raises glass (Cath Kidston cowboy mug to be precise with lukewarm coffee) to the coming year, hope it's a happy one filled with love, joy, achievements and wealth.
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