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Emmily ~ Roses are red, Peas are green, My face is a laugh, But yours is a scream Started conversation Nov 30, 2004
Hello 
I'm trying to find information on a tradition that may have it's origins in Scotland.
It concerns newly weds moving into their new home, and the giving of three gifts - bread so they'll never go hungry (or it maybe wine so there'll always be laughter) coal so they'll never be cold and sallt for wealth.
Has anyone heard of this? and can you tell me more about it?
Emmily 
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The Psycho Chicken -- self respect intact Posted Dec 1, 2004
Hi Emmily,
I have heard of this when 'first footing' a house at New Year - the same items for much the same reason, but for the occupants of the house for the coming year.
In some circles, all the men in the house are thrown out around 11:55pm and only let in again at midnight - the first to enter carrying those things.
Hope that's of use.... 
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Emmily ~ Roses are red, Peas are green, My face is a laugh, But yours is a scream Posted Dec 1, 2004
Psycho Chicken
I had a feeling it was connected to Hogmanay rather than newly weds, for clarifying.
Emmily
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tom Posted Dec 4, 2004
As a lad I can remember being sent out after 11pm on Dec 31st with the contents of the kitchen waste bin etc. to put it in the refuse bucket at the top of the garden so that we started the new year with an empty bin.
I don't know if this was a new year resolution or a superstition of my mum's that you didn't take rubbish with you into a new year was, but she was very keen on it. Much more so than first footing. 
I got wet on occasion as adverse weather didn't count 
In these days of gas fires or central heating, coal is difficult to get No problem with 
of course.
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Wumbeevil Posted Dec 6, 2004
The nocturnal bin emptying has grown exponentially more popular and now takes place 365 nights a year. So much so that it is now traditional to try and completely fill a neighbour's skip during the hours of darkness.
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Emmily Posted Dec 6, 2004
<"So much so that it is now traditional to try and completely fill a neighbour's skip during the hours of darkness">
Isn't that more of a mission, than a tradition. 
Em
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- 1: Emmily ~ Roses are red, Peas are green, My face is a laugh, But yours is a scream (Nov 30, 2004)
- 2: The Psycho Chicken -- self respect intact (Dec 1, 2004)
- 3: Emmily ~ Roses are red, Peas are green, My face is a laugh, But yours is a scream (Dec 1, 2004)
- 4: tom (Dec 4, 2004)
- 5: Wumbeevil (Dec 6, 2004)
- 6: Emmily (Dec 6, 2004)
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