Last night, about two minutes before midnight, my wife asked me to open the patio door. If the interwebs are correct, this is an old Irish tradition to “let the bad luck out and the good luck in”.
That's interesting. Japan has the exact same tradition. The Japanese add a twist of throwing soy beans around the house (and kids throw at dad, who dresses like a demon); according to lore, evil spirits hate soy beans. We do that tradition in the spring, but the spring used to be the start of the year before Japan switched to the Western calendar, so I'd say it's the same.
Anyway, happy new year! I hope you get all you want. Hopefully it is good to us all.
What do I want? To continue to better myself as a person. Of course becoming rich if Bitcoin moons wouldn't hurt either ;) More specifically, I want to publish more at my website, get a newsletter going, and in the back of my mind I have some idea about publishing a book of haiku translations. We'll see what I have time for!
That's incredible that the Japanese have a similar tradition! I had no idea. Thank you! I wish you the best of luck in achieving what you've set out to do in 2024! Those are all good goals. Scheduling a little time each day to work towards those goals make all the difference. If we work a little each day it's unbelievable what can be accomplished in a year's time.