First Footing - anyone still keep the tradition?

[tracer.smart]

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[fat80b]

We don’t anymore, but I was the one that got chucked out at 11:58pm in our family.

We used to go to my cousins house for NY every year and without fail I’d be thrown out with some coal and bread to wait for the clock to change before I could come back in…..

[Alex Z]

I’ve heard of it, but never seen anyone who’s bothered to actually do it.
It won’t die out completely but is doomed to stay a minority activity.

[Lucas CAV]

wtf?

[Badda]

Weird Northern thing.

[daqinggregg]

I thought it was Scottish thing, that involved a bottle of Scotland's finest.

[LimaDelta]

I remember doing it as a child (also NE), but it's not something we do anymore. There is literally zero chance of me staying up past midnight anyway. NYE can FRO.

[anonymous-user]

Parents were from North East & Scotland and they used to make me do it when i lived at home, they are both long gone now sadly and my step kids would have no more interest in this than fly.

[105.4]

Badda said:

Weird Northern thing.

I’m born and raised in and around Sheffield. Both sides of my family have lived in this region for centuries, and I’ve never heard of this.

[TUS373]

No, and we won't. NYE is a quiet thing in our house. A bottle of fizz and later to bed than usual.

All this business of hope for a new year as a new beginning is usually dashed by watching the news on New Years Day with death, destruction, war and inflation. A mince pie and lump of coal is a nice tradition, but it does not work.

Edited by TUS373 on Sunday 31st December 09:58

[Spare tyre]

This is why I don’t venture to the north (anything above Winchester)

[lrdisco]

105.4 said:

I’m born and raised in and around Sheffield. Both sides of my family have lived in this region for centuries, and I’ve never heard of this.

Sheffield is NOT the north!

[Spare tyre]

lrdisco said:

105.4 said:

I’m born and raised in and around Sheffield. Both sides of my family have lived in this region for centuries, and I’ve never heard of this.

Sheffield is NOT the north!

Arctic circle

[HTP99]

Lucas CAV said:

wtf?

LOL, this!

[Sporky]

Had to make your own entertainment in those days, I imagine.

[Drawweight]

It’s definitely died out from what it used to be.

I was thinking it’s just the past few years as I remember going out when I was in my 20’s and literally just knocking on any door that had lights on and being invited in.

Then I realised that was nearly 50 years ago

Now I don’t think anyone does it at least where I am in SE Scotland.

[MarkJS]

daqinggregg said:

I thought it was Scottish thing, that involved a bottle of Scotland's finest.

It does in Scotland. Seems the north east of England do a budget version.

[littleowl]

I think it's not such much a Northern thing, more specifically the North East around Durham, Newcastle etc

You'd get blank looks from most in Yorkshire & Lancs if you mentioned it.

[bristolbaron]

Someone said about this to my wife yesterday, she asked me and it was the first I’d heard of it. Might bash some pots and pans though…

[asfault]

Defo a Scottish thing. First footing. Bring a lump of coal in. I guess from ages back when everyone had coal fires and you went round your neighbours. Bring a bit of coal to keep the fire symbolicly going.
My parents do it.
I can't be arsed with it