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  2. Why do we eat ‘lucky’ black-eyed peas? In 1937, a Texan sold ...

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    It took Texas to make America swallow the idea of lucky New Year’s black-eyed peas. More than 85 years ago, in 1937, an East Texas promoter put the first national marketing campaign behind what ...

  3. Black-eyed pea - Wikipedia

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    In another Southern tradition, black-eyed peas were a symbol of emancipation for African-Americans who had previously been enslaved, and who after the Civil War were officially freed on New Year's Day. [18] [19] Other Southern American traditions point to Jews of Ashkenazi and Sephardic ancestry in Southern cities and plantations eating the ...

  4. Why do we eat black-eyed peas on New Year's? - AOL

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    Americans eat black-eyed peas for New Year's to bring about good fortune in the coming year. But that's the short answer. The long one involves a shared family tradition that celebrates the legume ...

  5. How Texas revived black-eyed peas: Start off 2025 lucky in ...

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    Why do we eat peas for good luck? It’s a tradition that Texas turned into marketing hype. Here’s where to find them in restaurants.

  6. Soup beans - Wikipedia

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    Like Hoppin' John, black-eyed peas became common as a dish served on New Year's Day. However, since rice was not a part of mountain culture, the peas were cooked with pork (usually hog jowls) like soup beans and served with stewed tomatoes and collard greens. This dish becomes less common as one moves into more isolated mountain communities. [1]

  7. New Year's food - Wikipedia

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    New Year's Day is celebrated January 1 as a public holiday, and the Malagasy new year, Alahamady Be, starts at the new Moon in March and lasts two days. The celebration features Madagascar's national dish, romazava served with vary, or rice. Those celebrating do not drink alcohol. [7]: 155

  8. Why We Eat Black-Eyed Peas And Collard Greens On New Year's Day

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  9. Hoppin' John - Wikipedia

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    Black-eyed peas are the norm elsewhere. In the southern United States, eating Hoppin' John with collard greens on New Year's Day is thought to bring a prosperous year filled with luck. [3] [4] The peas are symbolic of pennies or coins, and a coin is sometimes added to the pot or left under the dinner bowls. [5]