New Year preparation and superstitious beliefs from elders
@iKONICNoona (4393)
Philippines
December 30, 2021 9:16pm CST
Hi there everyone ! I was a bit busy these days because of some errands for the coming holiday and New Year simple celebration. It has always been our practice to clean the house or parts of the house everyday.
But elders in our family has this belief only for New Year. This is what my elders say before New Year comes: We must fill all containers in the kitchen , cooking oil, rice, condiments containers so that we wont ran out of supply the whole next year, We should clean parts of the house for a healthy new year to come .
Those are just superstitious beliefs of our elders and I think there is nothing wrong in doing those because at one point some made sense . The picture shows the window screens in our kitchen, I cleaned them all up yesterday after lunch .I scrubbed them one by one and out of the window frame , now its so clean and tidy.
Before I get busy with New Year celebration , Advance Happy New Year everyone!! Stay safe everybody!!
And, a follow up question , Do you have beliefs too? To become lucky this coming New Year?
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@rsa101 (40976)
• Philippines
2 Jan 22
@iKONICNoona Ours is a mixed of the traditional and with mixup with the popular Chinese belief as well. But I guess no one can really practice every one of it and none if proven to be true and factual and true anyways.
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@iKONICNoona (4393)
• Philippines
1 Jan 22
@rsa101
Our elders here has a lot to share about how to welcome the new year . Though, we cant do all of it , atleast we practice the important ones.
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@iKONICNoona (4393)
• Philippines
6 Jan 22
@rsa101
I agree with you , we cant follow or practice all but atleast we can practice the important ones. We follow some Chinese beliefs too and its interesting.
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@iKONICNoona (4393)
• Philippines
1 Jan 22
@Rashnag
I am always cleaning everything in the house since Im not employed right now , I help in the house
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@wolfgirl569 (135744)
• Marion, Ohio
31 Dec 21
My mom always had some type of cabbage dish that day to bring money to the house
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@iKONICNoona (4393)
• Philippines
6 Jan 22
@wolfgirl569
Oh that's interesting . One of our practice here is to collect 12 types of round fruits before New Years day comes .That is to be abundant all year round.
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
31 Dec 21
I have no new years superstitions at all.
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@iKONICNoona (4393)
• Philippines
6 Jan 22
@Deepizzaguy
Oh that's okay , We all have our own beliefs to follow .
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@prasuns (1288)
• New Delhi, India
31 Dec 21
Well, there is nothing wrong with what they say. Well, you can say it as a belief or habit, that if I am alone in the house and I have to go somewhere and lock the door, before that I check the stove and make sure that it is turned off. Happy new year too.
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@iKONICNoona (4393)
• Philippines
6 Jan 22
@prasuns
That practice of yours is very important for safety .We all do that to prevent houses from burning .Happy New Year to you as well.
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@iKONICNoona (4393)
• Philippines
6 Jan 22
@jstory07
Thank you , I wish you a Happy New Year too and more blessings to come your way.
@yoalldudes (35028)
• Philippines
31 Dec 21
True or not, it is good to have full canisters full and house clean.
Happy New Year!
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@iKONICNoona (4393)
• Philippines
6 Jan 22
@yoalldudes
I agree with you too! These beliefs are just guidelines. We can follow them and we can not and its just okay . Happy New Year !
