What is it About New Year's and Cleaning?
By L. Jenkinson
@MarymargII (12422)
Toronto, Ontario
January 3, 2017 9:50pm CST
I keep checking but no- there's no Scottish background hiding in my ancestry, I don't think. But then why do I always feel like cleaning around New Year's? The Scottish tradition is to clean house from top to bottom to get ready for the new year and it is a very big deal there.
I must admit I do feel the same way even more than at Spring or any other time- I guess that feeling that a New Year should have a clean start, so to speak. I've been cleaning the fridge and now--onward and forward! (And btw- I am not a cleaning enthusiast any other time- so something is doing it!) Do you feel like cleaning at New Year's time? 
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
5 Jan 17
You do know that French Canadian's celebrate the holidays on New Year and that is when they gather and exchange gifts etc. The father of the family also blesses the children, maybe this is just part of your FC heritage. My mother was a cleaning fanatic all year long!! lol I didn' seem to have inherited that lol
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
6 Jan 17
@MarymargII they went to midnight mass and ate when they came home but New Years is the big celebration
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
8 Jan 17
@BelleStarr Ha! My ancestors could have done- my own mom and dad celebrated more at Christmas but I do love New Year's myself too!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
5 Jan 17
ha! That's what I mean as I'm no big cleaner the rest of the time- just around the Nw Year--could be what you said. Do you mean they didn't celebrate Christmas on the 25th?
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
4 Jan 17
Perhaps it is just cleansing the old year and preping for the new year! I don't clean top to bottom bit I clean for the new year
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
5 Jan 17
@DesirousDreamer Then you could be a secret Spring Cleaner instead!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
8 Jan 17
That's right Tammy and it makes me feel like getting everything clean and throwing out some clutter- ha! Doesn't last too long though! LOL!
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
4 Jan 17
I never feel like cleaning, but keep up with it everyday. That way, there are never any big jobs to do. As sick as I am today, I used the swiffer and a dust brush, emptied the trash, made the bed, and cleaned our main bathroom. That was a quick clean, because a thorough job was done Saturday.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
5 Jan 17
LOL! I'm not a big cleaner the other times as much but keep on top of things. It's just this time of year where I get a cleaning bug!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
8 Jan 17
Ha! ha! many share this feeling you have- mostly I feel like you but as the New year rolls around I really do!
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@reskyyandi (3608)
• Indonesia
4 Jan 17
Sometimes I feel like that and sometimes is not
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
10 Jan 17
Oh well to each his own- I'm not a super cleaner otherwise!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
12 Jan 17
@reskyyandi Yes that would be wonderful if I could afford it!
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@reskyyandi (3608)
• Indonesia
10 Jan 17
@MarymargII Hahahaha yeah I hate cleaning too. It is make me like a personal cleaning service
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
4 Jan 17
Yes, we do that every New Year - clean the house . But now that i am older , i clean anytime i feel like doing it and New Year is for going to church , attending lunch party and just relaxing at home later .
We don't have to cook any meals at all because there are lots of foods prepared from the New Year's eve celebration .
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
4 Jan 17
We are in the habit of doing a thorough job at the beginning of each month, and then just tidy as needed (vacuuming done daily b/c we have various pets and long-haired humans).
@LadyDuck (502624)
• Italy
4 Jan 17
I usually clean everything before the Christmas holidays, to have the house perfectly clean just in case we receive guests. There is no need to clean everything again after only two weeks. Of course I mop and wash floors, but this is something I do every day.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
5 Jan 17
No for me- it's at this time although it is pretty clean at Christmas- it's just extra jobs I feel like doing. Not so much all the rest of the time!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
5 Jan 17
It's not that I like it but I guess 'feel like doing it' around New Year's- while I don't really any other time! Strange!
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
4 Jan 17
Yes I do, but I was able to quash the enthusiasm for it this time. It's much more fun to myLot.
@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
4 Jan 17
I usually clean after I take the tree down and pack all the decorations away. It is nice to have everything clean for the new year. I am not much of a cleaning enthusiast though.
