I never knew about traditional anything. My grandparents always left on the train new years day & always sad to have them leave...only tradition was my mom made tea rolls for breakfast & we watched the Rose parade on TV. a few years when my grandparents left on a different day we enjoyed actually going to the Rose parade.

It wasn't until I moved to Ky at the age of 54 that I heard about the blackeyed peas & cabbage & a friend from Ohio commented about the pork & sauerkraut.

Went to a Mexican new years party once....their traditional food was albondigas & Menudo....&. LOT of booze not just tequila. Fun party but the hang over New Years day wasn't fun