We’re all sick of the bad mojo from 2020 and 2021, so your faithful writer will take on a series of superstitions from various countries and cultures to bring good luck and prosperity to 2022. The list:
- Kiss the love of my life.
- Eat 12 grapes at midnight. (Spain, one for each month of luck.)
- Throw a full bucket of water out a door or window. (Puerto Rican)
- Open and close doors twelve times. (China, to escort bad spirits out and invite good spirits in. Ireland has a similar tradition.)
- Make noise. (China and Philippines, to ward off bad spirits.)
- Carry luggage out the door. (Colombia, to guarantee safe travels.)
- Wear yellow underwear. (Various cultures. In Italy, red underwear means you’ll find romance in the coming year. In Brazil, white clothes and underwear mean you’ll find inner peace.)
- Hang lemons over your door. (Keep out negative energy.)
- Keep money in your wallet. (For prosperity.)
- Throw furniture out a window. (South Africa, symbolizing ridding oneself of old problems.)
- Hang an onion on your door. (Greece, signifying rebirth in the new year.)
- Write wish down and burn it. (Romani, to make the wish come true.)
- Burn sage. (Central America, to push out negative energy.)
- Pork and sauerkraut for dinner on New Year’s. (Germany, for luck in the coming year.)
- Black eyed peas for dinner on New Year’s. (Southern American, for luck in the coming year.)