First footing

[oilandwater]

Does anyone else do this now?
I'm a bit of a traditionalist, New Year's Day, the first one to enter the house brings in a piece of coal, salt, silver coin and bread.

[jonamv8]

Hi I am 32 and have no idea what you're talking about.

Presume tradition!?!?

[gizlaroc]

Traditionalist? When were you born, 1806?

[zeDuffMan]

How do you know you're the first one in the house? Do you lock your family out on NYE?

[davhill]

It used to fall to me to first foot in the family home, since I had dark hair (grey now) while my brother was a ginger.

Did it for years - no discernible advantage came from it.

[T5XARV]

davhill said:

It used to fall to me to first foot in the family home, since I had dark hair (grey now) while my brother was a ginger.

Did it for years - no discernible advantage came from it.

How do you know ?
Ok, so you didn't win the lottery but then again your house didn't burn down....did it ?

[Andyjc86]

My grandma (RIP) used to do this. The blokes got chucked out the house at about 23:58, and were allowed back I at about 10 seconds after midnight. The darkest haired man would lead the way.

I've no idea why either.......

[Axionknight]

T5XARV said:

How do you know ?
Ok, so you didn't win the lottery but then again your house didn't burn down....did it ?

I'm gonna edge my bets and say that isn't because of such activities having taken place, frankly.

[T5XARV]

Axionknight said:

T5XARV said:

How do you know ?
Ok, so you didn't win the lottery but then again your house didn't burn down....did it ?

I'm gonna edge my bets and say that isn't because of such activities having taken place, frankly.

Hedge.

[davhill]

Axionknight said:

I'm gonna edge my bets and say that isn't because of such activities having taken place, frankly.

Fair point. It could be that bad things not happening constitute the promised good luck.

[T5XARV]

fk me.
Its sassenachs FFS, and I'm a sassenach !

[T5XARV]

fk me.
Its sassenachs FFS, and I'm a sassenach !

[carreauchompeur]

This sounds like an odd quaint tradition

I bet ChemicalChaos has done it

[feef]

First footing in Scotland, it should be a dark-haired man, carrying coal, whisky and shortbread

Dark haired, as it meant they were unlikely to be a viking, so friendly not a pillager
Whisky, shortbread and coal as something to drink, something to eat and something to warm the home with

[toastybase]

Like keeping the door open on the first day of Autumn I presume, (shovel mud straight through the door into the hall so the family don't forget what the garden looks like).

[awooga]

feef said:

First footing in Scotland, it should be a dark-haired man, carrying coal, whisky and shortbread

Dark haired, as it meant they were unlikely to be a viking, so friendly not a pillager
Whisky, shortbread and coal as something to drink, something to eat and something to warm the home with

Exactly this. Gets to make the toast too - not the cooking kind, the good health kind.

My nan used to kick us out of the house before midnight too. And both me and my dad are / were blonde. Still head up to some friends on Hogmanay after the bells with whisky, shortbread and our own supply of booze though.

[Olivero]

awooga said:

feef said:

First footing in Scotland, it should be a dark-haired man, carrying coal, whisky and shortbread

Dark haired, as it meant they were unlikely to be a viking, so friendly not a pillager
Whisky, shortbread and coal as something to drink, something to eat and something to warm the home with

Exactly this. Gets to make the toast too - not the cooking kind, the good health kind.

My nan used to kick us out of the house before midnight too. And both me and my dad are / were blonde. Still head up to some friends on Hogmanay after the bells with whisky, shortbread and our own supply of booze though.

We used to do this in Edinburgh. Not sure where I stand with a shaved head now...

[Triumph Man]

I'll give you 6 pence of coal for 2 pence of loyalty

All the live long day.

[steveo3002]

however many times i see this title i keep seeing "first fisting"

[coopedup]

steveo3002 said:

however many times i see this title i keep seeing "first fisting"

Same here