Why Do We Eat Black-Eyed Peas on New Year’s Day?
on December 29, 2019
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Especially if you live in the south, black-eyed peas are always part of the meal on January 1st. We eat them for prosperity in the coming year. The origins of eating black-eyed peas for luck on New Year’s is somewhat unclear. However, we know the practice goes back as far as 500 A.D. when they…
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