Sequim Daily Photo » Celebrations http://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com An introduction to Sequim, WA and the beautiful Olympic Peninsula Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:01:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Clean sweep http://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/index.php/2012/01/02/clean-sweep/ http://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/index.php/2012/01/02/clean-sweep/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:01:01 +0000 Kay http://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/?p=8172

Some years ago an African American colleague and I discussed New Years traditions. She shared with me a tradition of getting a new broom at the beginning of a fresh year. I’d heard of “jumping the broom” as a form of marriage ceremony, but not of replacing brooms to welcome a new year. She was frankly horrified when I admitted how old my kitchen broom was.

Other friends and neighbors have shared traditions such as eating pork (specifically boiled spare ribs with sauerkraut) or pig-shaped cookies.

This year I’ve decided to welcome 2012 with a new broom. What are your New Years traditions?

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