New Year Foods

Tonight we were invited to a neighbors house for a traditional New Year's Day dinner. It got me to thinking and wondering if everyone in the country had the same traditional foods for this day or if it was more regional. So, I got online and did a little research and it seems it is more regional that I knew. Living most of my life in the south I guess I just assumed that everyone ate the same traditional foods on this day. Here in the southeast the traditional foods include black-eyed peas, collard greens and ham (or a corned beef brisket). Much to my surprise I discovered that across the country the traditional foods are about as varied as the people. Some of the things I read included: cabbage, rice, fish, spinach, gumbo, sauerkraut and even donuts. I have never been one to cook the traditional foods for the New Year but this year we ate a big dinner with our neighbors that consisted of ham, black-eyed peas, mashed potatoes, collards, corn bread, and macaroni and cheese. I wonder if it will make any difference in how 2008 turns out for us? Now I am wondering what those of you who are reading this typically eat on New Year's Day? Please feel free to comment and share.