Here is What Hungarians Eat on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day
New Year in Hungary has always been accompanied by tons of rituals and superstitions. Although most of them are long forgotten or just overseen, meal “rules” are still pretty much respected in Hungarian households. Here are some of the typical dishes, and some that you must avoid. Superstitious thinking has it that what we eat on these days will have an impact on our following year. As a result, contrary to Christmas, fish meals are ‘prohibited,’ as fish ‘swim away with fortune.’ Likewise, chicken is said to scratch away luck and success and turkey brings poison to the house. Ro...
Source: hungarytoday.hu