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The first-foot doesn’t enter the house empty-handed – any first-footers who do arrive empty-handed will bring bad luck with them. Instead, the first-foot should bring a selection of gifts for the household, which can include; a silver coin; shortbread or a black bun; salt; coal; and a drink, usually
293:, is the first person who visits the family on Christmas Day. Like the first-foot tradition, it is expected that the visit will ensure good luck and well-being for the household in the ensuing year. Often a man or boy is chosen in advance for the visit on Christmas morning.
86:... Christmas and New Year. Whether this represents a natural tendency to transfer celebrations that brighten the dull winter months or a concerted religious effort to dissipate or transform wholly pagan festivities remains unclear, but a combination of factors is likely."
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Generally, the first-foot should be a tall dark-haired male who is not already in the house when midnight strikes. In many areas, the first-foot should bring with him symbolic gifts such as coal, coins, whisky, or
169:(he or she) may also be the first person who enters a house on New Year's morning. In this case it is usual to place before him or her the best fare the family can afford. It was considered fortunate if the
104:. Generally, a tall, dark-haired male is preferred over a man with light hair or a woman. There are regional variations about the hair colour of the first-foot, although generally they must be male. In
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brings either good or bad luck. Many households to this day keep this tradition and specially select who first enters the house. After the first-foot, the lady of the house serves the guests with
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were a person (a man being preferred to a woman), of dark complexion, as meeting a person of light complexion at this time, especially if his or her hair is red, would be thought very unlucky.
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whisky. They represent prosperity, food, flavour, warmth for the house, and good cheer – the whisky is used to toast the new year.
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616:"What is First-Footing and Can it Improve Your Year?"
506:"What is First-Footing and Can it Improve Tour Year?"
534:"Happy Hoggo-nott?: The 'lost' meanings of Hogmanay"
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212:Baase, myr lugh, ayns uhllin ny soalt.
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1418:It's Just Another New Year's Eve
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440:A Dictionary of English Folklore
225:The New Year Blessing in English
206:Cooid as cowryn, stock as stoyr.
1841:Superstition in the Philippines
1089:Team Canada New Year's Eve Game
858:Short video about first-footing
818:. Forgotten Books. pp. 192–99.
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1341:Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!
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2149:Ravens of the Tower of London
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328:, where the person is called
246:Sleeping safely when you lie,
190:The New Year Blessing in Manx
2684:Culture of Georgia (country)
2252:Seventh son of a seventh son
1503:Christmas and holiday season
1355:Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
1224:The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
261:Outside of the British Isles
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1280:Red Bull New Year No Limits
1203:MTV New Year's Eve specials
1175:BBC New Year's Eve specials
1168:NBC New Year's Eve specials
1161:Fox New Year's Eve specials
963:Taipei New Year's Eve Party
849:Article about first-footing
810:Miles, Clement A. (2008). "
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2102:Icelandic magical staves
1914:Puppy pregnancy syndrome
1836:Superstition in Pakistan
1702:Superstition in Ethiopia
1686:Theatrical superstitions
1287:Rudolph's Shiny New Year
999:College Football Playoff
928:New Year's Eve in London
161:described the practice:
2648:Superstition in Judaism
2169:Spilling water for luck
2159:Superstition in Britain
1245:Happy New Year, America
1189:CNN New Year's Eve Live
1182:BBC Scotland's Hogmanay
1064:JFA Emperor's Cup Final
953:Réveillon de Copacabana
597:Encyclopædia Britannica
350:, the person is called
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2164:Superstition in Serbia
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1681:Sailors' superstitions
1676:List of bad luck signs
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1666:List of superstitions
1533:Saint Sylvester's Day
1523:New Year's resolution
1334:STV Hogmanay specials
1132:Florida Citrus Parade
1069:Four Hills Tournament
958:Sydney New Year's Eve
860:in Northumbria (1950)
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2467:Maternal impression
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2090:The Goodman's Croft
1765:Curse of Tippecanoe
1446:What's Another Year
1106:Nos Galan road race
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774:Gell, John (1954).
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348:Mingrelian language
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2139:Powder of sympathy
1810:White lighter myth
1548:Watchnight service
1468:Gregorian calendar
1362:MBC Gayo Daejejeon
1079:Spengler Cup Final
1074:NHL Winter Classic
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