I like to share traditions, spells and rituals for the holidays.

Today is Kuumba in Kwanzaa (Creativity) to do as much as we can, in the way we can to make the community more beautiful than we inherited it, according to its creator, Dr. Karenga. 

In terms of New Years, I maintain what I can of my family traditions, I say what I can because
I can't get down with pig's feet and chit'lins but I do really believe
luck is held in beans and rice will bring fertile thoughts as will tomatoes and we have ours stewed. So tomorrow at Ayedo's place we'll be having black eyed peas, rice and stewed tomatoes for a lucky, healthy prosperous, creatively fertile New Year.

I haven't been able to log on to this site for ages, some glitch I supposed byt at Yule we do banishment work as a family. We typically write
something on a leaf that we want to be rid of from the old year and set
it afire in a bonfire. This year we did this as vision quest at the
dining room table. It proved powerful and transformative yet brushed
with danger this year. My daughter's boyfriend didn't tell us but he
submitted his car to the fire. He loves cars and wants a newer flashier
type than the robust yet old Volvo he's been driving. Minutes after the two
left our home for his house they were in an accident and totalled the
car. Neither of them were hurt (Thank the Goddess) at all but the
second car's driver had to go to hospital.

So our banishment work is powerful and it really works. As for
neophytes to the fire, I guess I should offer the warning I use this to
sign off my emails: "Be Careful What You Wish For."

Love to hear your spells, rituals, ceremony's etc., regarding New Years, etc.,

Blessed Be!