Bring Good Luck In 2017 By Serving These 7 Lucky Foods
Many people believe that starting the year with foods will bring them good luck for the whole year, so here are some foods that may bring luck in 2017.
Through the years and century passed, people have different traditions and cultures to attain good luck for the whole year. Some refer to amulets, lucky items, feng shui, properties, and other superstitious belief.
But food is one of the most important stuff in the house to serve during New Year’s eve. So people was used to buying different kinds of foods and fruits that they believe can bring good luck to them for the whole year. Here are some foods that may bring luck to you for the whole year.
- Round Foods
Foods such as bagels, cookies, donuts, pancake, and other round foods the upcoming year in a full circle.
- Fruits
During New Year’s eve fruits are one of the most popular food being served on the table including round fruits, which symbolized money and abundance. Oranges and Chinese fruits with golden color were believed to bring wealth and good luck.
Grapes symbolizes sweetness and wealth for the whole year. Watermelon is also served in Vietnam for their lucky color is red.
- Greens
Spinach, cabbage, kale, cooked collard, and other green vegetables symbolize money and fortune. Americans believed that eating greens during New Year’s eve will make them lucky.
- Beans
Beans symbolize coins and good fortune for the upcoming year. Black beans were served in countries such as Puerto Rico, Italy, and Japan during New Year’s eve.
- Cakes and Sweets
These foods were believed to bring luck for the next coming year. Usually, people baked sweet bread with coin inside of it.
- Grains and Noodles
Chinese people believes that eating noodles bring long life, so they usually serve noodles during New Year’s eve.
- Fish
Many people believed that fish brings good luck and symbolizes silver. Fish was laying lots of eggs which represent abundance, so people fish and other seafood dishes during New Year.
