New Year

[Jaimsieboy]

New Year First Footing - This custom saw a visitor coming over the threshold with 4 items for good luck. Which of the following items was not part of the ceremony ;

a- Coal
b- Horse
c - Greenery
d - Bread

[askyourgran]

I think the horse might be a tad out of place first footing. It was always a piece of coal at our house.

[vallaw]

In my Scots family, it was coal, salt, silver and whisky.

[Mamyalynne]

b

[Jaimsieboy]

Sorry b - should be Horseshoe

[askyourgran]

Thank the lord for that I was mentally following it with a shovel.

[didoatwork]

Jaimsieboy, please put all your questions in one thread for us to answer rather than using a different thread for each question. Ta

[Jaimsieboy]

So what's the answer Akyourgran ?

[Quassia]

lol gran!! ... try getting that past your front door!

[askyourgran]

I already said it was a peice of coal at our house, carried by a dark haired first footer.

[askyourgran]

Sorry pressed submit too early, the horse shoe (minus the horse).

[Mamyalynne]

are you in the loo at the pub?

[Quassia]

Can't you start a new trend gran? Be the first to take a horse in for New Year?

[Euphemia]

Chez nous it was a lump of coal, black bun, and whisky.