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People often celebrate the new year in with family and friends.
It was once believed that the first visitor on New Year's Day would bring either good luck or bad luck the rest of the year. It was particularly lucky if that visitor happened to be a tall dark-haired man. For that reason, the Dutch believe that eating donuts on New Year's Day will bring good fortune. Many parts of the country celebrate the new year by consuming black-eyed peas. These legumes are typically accompanied by either hog jowls or ham.