Don't worry world, all will be good in 2011 because I just ate my black-eyed peas!!
Eating black-eyed peas on New Years day is thought to bring about good luck and prosperity in the year to come. This tradition actually comes from the Jewish practice that originated from ancient texts such as Kritot 5B, which states that good luck symbols (such as the black-eyed pea) should be eaten. So on Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, Jews eat black-eyed peas. This Jewish tradition was adopted by non-Jews around the time of American Civil War and continues to this day.
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