Southern Preparations to Bring in the New Year

Hello everyone. Today, I will discuss the traditions and customs you can do to bring success and prosperity in for the New Year. I am going to start with a little story. So, when I was a child, from as early as I can remember, every New Year’s Eve I would help the family with preparing to bring the New Year in with traditions to bring prosperity and success.

First, one of the things that my family and I would do on New Year’s Eve is clean the house. Cleaning the house was very important because you have to clean out all of the negativity from the house, and we would clean from the top all the way to the bottom, and we would clean from back to front. 

Spiritual Cleansing Bath 

Next, you want to keep all of the dirt at the front of the door, so you can sweep it out when the clock strikes twelve. Sweeping out the dirt clears out your home of blockages and stagnation. Then, you want to get some powdered cinnamon and place it in your right hand. You will blow the cinnamon in your house to bring in money and prosperity. Another thing is clothes, with my family and the traditions that we have, is to wear the color red. For me, wearing the color red is very beneficial. For anyone who wants to start the New Year strong, wear red clothing. Red is the color of prosperity and strength.

Something else that we do is take a spiritual cleaning bath on New Year's Eve to come into the New Year with positive energies and to be cleansed from all the things that were dragging us down from the prior year. This is everything that I would do beforehand on New Year’s Eve to complete all of these rituals. Now, for New Year’s Day, there is still more work to do. For starters, having money in your wallet/purse is so important because you want to bring money with you for New Year's. Also, some people believe this, and I am one of these people too; it's the belief that you want to do things that you would normally do that will reflect how you spend the entire year. So, on the actual day of New Year's, I don’t like to do heavy cleaning because I would have completed this on New Year’s Eve. 

Money Drawing Candle 

So, I normally do a light cleaning, but I try to keep it light for the day. After the light cleaning, what I do is I start a candle for money on my spiritual altar, so I will be able to bring more money in for the year. The candle spell that I do is very simple; it is normally a green glass candle with money drawing oil placed on and in the candle. I light the candle and then say the 23rd Psalm, which is a catch-all prayer, but it is very good for money drawing. Then, after my candle ritual, what I do is I start to prepare dinner, and this is very important because in Hoodoo/rootwork/conjure, something that you want to do is eat something yellow, green, and also black-eyed peas. I will explain that eating something yellow symbolizes prosperity and good health, eating something green will be for money and increased prosperity, and the black-eyed peas are for luck. These food items are traditional items that our ancestors ate during the New Year as a sense of tradition and also to bring in more prosperity. 

So these are all of the steps I take to get ready for New Year’s Day; these are the steps I take to be able to eliminate evil and blockages and also to bring prosperity into my life for the year. I hope these tips will help you on your journey of hoodoo/rootwork and conjure. 

Food for New Year's Day(Minus the Black Eyed Peas)

“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.” 

• Roald Dahl