Traditions You Do On Christmas Eve And Nye

[Bobbisox1]

And how muncher does it differ throughout the UK, LIKE Zn.Ireland , Scotland and Wales as well as England, how different is it in the North to the South for example?
Like APG has said in Tiggs thread, up here it was customary to go outside ( or a member of the household) take with them a piece of coal and a drink, knock on the door at 12 midnight to be admitted by preferably a tall man with dark hair ( not sure why)
Christmas Eve, house cleaned from top to bottom, plenty of fruit it bowls, Turkey and other meats cooking in the oven and always new PJs and slippers

You?

[Stephen_G]

I used to go and 'first foot' with my dad, to one of our neighbours (They also worked together) on NYE. I don't remember new PJ's and slippers on Christmas Eve though. As. I live alone (An don't drink) I just do C.E. and N.Y.E. as a normal day of the week.

[Buenchico]

I've just posted this link on another thread but it seems to fit well here too:

https://travel.earth/strange-new-years-eve-traditions-from-around-the-world/

Furniture throwing, anyone?

;-)

[Old_Geezer]

Traditionally I tend to have an alcoholic drink of some sort.
If responsible for the next day's lunch, probably get some pre-preparation done too.

[Buenchico]

PS: I've been first footing on New Year's Eve. It was many years ago when my parents lived next door to a Scottish couple and their children, so I called at their front door (complete with the requisite lump of coal) straight after midnight. They invited me in and insisted that my parents joined us too.

It was a lovely (and VERY long) night, with my father and I getting through a bottle and a half of the neighbours' whisky! Not a bad exchange for a lump of coal, I think ;-)

[Mamyalynne]

I still have the first footing piece of coal my Dad would bring in, one of my favourite possessions.

[Bobbisox1]

Eughhh mistletoe and bread? Chris

[pastafreak]

Sorry....Bobbi
Damn auto correct. Keyboard has a mind of it's own.

[pastafreak]

As does my whole tablet...that's the second time an answer has ended up in the wrong thread.

[tinkerbell23]

NYE open the doors & windows let the old year out!!

Christmas eve always PJs santa sends an elf to leave those!

[webbo3]

I cook the piece of pork for christmas day and we have when its cold on the evening we have cold pork sandwiches with picilili, pickled onions, some wine and watch Its a wonderful life(its the only time we watch it.)

[david small]

No tradition at all. Just the same as any other day/night.

[Bobbisox1]

Webbo, I got that in colour a few years ago , it never ages does it?

[emmie]

we always went out for a pint on CE, don't remember about a piece of coal to be honest.

[Bobbisox1]

I don't think they did that in the South Emmie ?

[emmie]

maybe not bobbi

[Bobbisox1]

That's what I meant for this thread , how traditions change in different parts of the country ,for example Hogmanay used to go on well into NYD as I remember through a couple of Scottish friends I have ,yet here,it finishes when the revellers go to bed

[emmie]

i used to go down to the Mansion house on New Years day to watch the parade.

[emmie]

Lord Mayor's parade highlight of the year, not to mention once going to the street party on NYE down by the Thames, never again

[Bobbisox1]

Now that's something I'm unfamiliar with Emmie , I can never remember a parade here on NYD , only on Remembrance Sunday

[douglas9401]

Christmas day, eat and drink too much as our lord instructed, new year, watch Only An Excuse, Jools Holland then over to next door for a swally and a game of out of focus poker.