Hi Jabber,

Eating herring for luck on New Year's Eve is a new one for me, but I have heard of some other similar food traditions - some for luck, others for health.Eating greens, for example, to bring wealth.

And a check of Google found a forum where your family's herring tradition was discussed. Apparently this is a tradition among Germanic and Polish people, which would make it a popular tradition in my home state of Wisconsin - especially in Milwaukee, where those cultures are well represented.

Anyone else have more light to shed on this?
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