This traditional New Year s Day meal promises good fortune, but how did it get started?
Many countries and cultures have traditional meals promising luck in the New Year, and the Southern United States is no different. Author: Chris Venzon (WFMY News2) Published: 9:58 AM PST January 1, 2020 Updated: 7:11 AM PST January 1, 2021
GREENSBORO, N.C. Across the world, different countries and cultures celebrate the coming of the New Year in their own unique way. In the United States, New Year s Eve celebrations traditionally include champagne and a midnight kiss.
But on New Year s Day in the southern part of the country, the focus shifts to what s on the dinner table. Greens, peas, cornbread, and pork are all staples to the traditional southern New Year s Day meal.
Emeritus Professor of Law Robert G. Lawson. Mark Cornelison | UK Photo.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 17, 2020) University of Kentucky Libraries has awarded the 2020 UK Libraries Medallion for Intellectual Achievement to Emeritus Professor of Law Robert G. Lawson, a nationally recognized scholar on criminal law and the individual responsible for drafting the state’s laws on crime and punishment.
Created in 1990 and considered one of UK s most prestigious awards, the medallion honors a Kentucky resident whose accomplishments represent the pinnacle of education and creative thought in the fields of science, literature, art and philanthropy. Medallion recipients are determined by the UK Libraries National Advisory Board after receiving nominations from the public. Past recipients include John Anthony, Wendell Berry, James Still, Bobbie Ann Mason, Thomas D. Clark, Dr. Laman A. Gray Jr., Guy Davenport, George C. Herring, Adalin Wichman, John Egerton, Karl Raitz, George Wright, James C. Klo