New Years Good Luck Traditions

Whew! It's raining tags today and here's another one from Joey
What are some of your new year's good luck traditions?

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Copy the person and persons' names that sent it to you and add your own at the bottom of the list. It really helps to build community.
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*My mom used to collect some coins and when the new year comes she put the coins in a bowl and shake it to create sounds. She said its a good luck for a money throughout a year. And also wearing dotted dresses on new year don't know why. CC/ chalyza /keep

*My mom prepares 12 round fruits. One fruit for goodluck in each month of the year. Also, she bought dotted clothes when we were young. She said, dots are like coins. idealpinkrose/ allinkorea/ korean food

*We dress up in "happy" colors, specifically red and preferably something newly bought. Red is a favorite choice for Chinese for happy events, including birthdays and weddings, and New Year's Day is considered a happy event. -- Joey of http://the-working-mom.blogspot.com and http://onlineraket.blogspot.com

*We open all our windows because my mom believes that good luck enters for the new year. At midnight we all make noises to drive away bad karmas and evil spirits. -- Lorie of Thinking Out Loud

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