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By *iamondsmiles. OP   Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Does anyone still practice the tradition? My grandad was the first footer for there village.

First footing is when a tall dark haired man enters your house on new year carrying a piece of coal, in the front door and out the back door

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cue the jokes about tall dark haired blokes entering

Well set up

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock


"Does anyone still practice the tradition? My grandad was the first footer for there village.

First footing is when a tall dark haired man enters your house on new year carrying a piece of coal, in the front door and out the back door"

That counts me out then, i got a shaven head and when i had hair i was blonde.

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Not here, he would probably get arrested. But I have heard of the tradition, do they still practise it in your area Karen?

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By *iamondsmiles. OP   Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire


"Not here, he would probably get arrested. But I have heard of the tradition, do they still practise it in your area Karen?"
I think they do in some of the villages, my mum and step dad used to go to a friends party in a village and the first footer always came in for a drink

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

never heard of it.. is it supposed to bring good luck or something?

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over a year ago

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By *iamondsmiles. OP   Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I'm not sure if its more a northern thing or not

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By *iamondsmiles. OP   Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire


"never heard of it.. is it supposed to bring good luck or something? "
yes, good luck for the year in your house

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

I used to first foot for my mother in law

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Just found this on Wiki..

In Scottish and Northern English folklore, the first-foot, also known in Manx Gaelic as quaaltagh or qualtagh, is the first person to enter the household of a home on New Year's Day and a bringer of good fortune for the coming year.[1][2]

Although it is acceptable in many places for the first-footer to be a resident of the house, they must not be in the house at the stroke of midnight in order to first-foot (thus going out of the house after midnight and then coming back in to the same house is not considered to be first-footing). It is said to be desirable for the first-foot to be a tall, dark-haired male; a female or fair-haired male are in some places regarded as unlucky. In Worcestershire, luck is ensured by stopping the first carol singer who appears and leading him through the house.[citation needed] In Yorkshire it must always be a male who enters the house first, but his fairness is no objection.

The first-foot usually brings several gifts, including perhaps a coin (silver is considered good luck), bread, salt, coal, or a drink (usually whisky), which represent financial prosperity, food, flavour, warmth, and good cheer respectively .[2] In Scotland, first-footing has traditionally been more elaborate than in England,[citation needed] and involving subsequent entertainment.

In a similar Greek tradition (pothariko), it is believed that the first person to enter the house on New Year's Eve brings either good luck or bad luck. Many households to this day keep this tradition and specially select who enters first into the house. After the first-foot, also called "podariko" (from the root pod-, or foot), the lady of the house serves the guests with Christmas treats or gives them an amount of money to ensure that good luck will come in the New Year.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Always first foot when I get the chance

Seems to be a very Scottish tradition

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You northerners are a weird bunch with your funny ways and customs.

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By *iamondsmiles. OP   Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire


"Just found this on Wiki..

In Scottish and Northern English folklore, the first-foot, also known in Manx Gaelic as quaaltagh or qualtagh, is the first person to enter the household of a home on New Year's Day and a bringer of good fortune for the coming year.[1][2]

Although it is acceptable in many places for the first-footer to be a resident of the house, they must not be in the house at the stroke of midnight in order to first-foot (thus going out of the house after midnight and then coming back in to the same house is not considered to be first-footing). It is said to be desirable for the first-foot to be a tall, dark-haired male; a female or fair-haired male are in some places regarded as unlucky. In Worcestershire, luck is ensured by stopping the first carol singer who appears and leading him through the house.[citation needed] In Yorkshire it must always be a male who enters the house first, but his fairness is no objection.

The first-foot usually brings several gifts, including perhaps a coin (silver is considered good luck), bread, salt, coal, or a drink (usually whisky), which represent financial prosperity, food, flavour, warmth, and good cheer respectively .[2] In Scotland, first-footing has traditionally been more elaborate than in England,[citation needed] and involving subsequent entertainment.

In a similar Greek tradition (pothariko), it is believed that the first person to enter the house on New Year's Eve brings either good luck or bad luck. Many households to this day keep this tradition and specially select who enters first into the house. After the first-foot, also called "podariko" (from the root pod-, or foot), the lady of the house serves the guests with Christmas treats or gives them an amount of money to ensure that good luck will come in the New Year."
so it is a northern thing, I wasn't sure about that

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By *iamondsmiles. OP   Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire


"You northerners are a weird bunch with your funny ways and customs. "
says a bloody londoner with his jellied eels and pie and liquer

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"You northerners are a weird bunch with your funny ways and customs. says a bloody londoner with his jellied eels and pie and liquer "

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By *av1970Man
over a year ago

Tattershall

Have heard of this before, my dad is scottish and tells many tales of first footing on NY Eve

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My grandad used to do first footing, he was a Londoner, so not sure where he picked the tradition up from. Half of the village would be at my grandparents house on NYE waiting for him to leap in the door with his piece of coal.

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By *innamon!Woman
over a year ago

no matter

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!


"Does anyone still practice the tradition? My grandad was the first footer for there village.

First footing is when a tall dark haired man enters your house on new year carrying a piece of coal, in the front door and out the back door"

When I lived in Rutland when I was a kid, my dad bought coal in the front door and out the back. I haven't seen a piece of coal for a long time.

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By *innamon!Woman
over a year ago

no matter

Was somethng that was done when i was young but we not had any of that business in years now. Im more likely to turn off all the lights. Our main room is in the back so no one would knock

grumpy git I am

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By *he WickedsCouple
over a year ago

Swingtown


"Just found this on Wiki..

In Scottish and Northern English folklore, the first-foot, also known in Manx Gaelic as quaaltagh or qualtagh, is the first person to enter the household of a home on New Year's Day and a bringer of good fortune for the coming year.[1][2]

Although it is acceptable in many places for the first-footer to be a resident of the house, they must not be in the house at the stroke of midnight in order to first-foot (thus going out of the house after midnight and then coming back in to the same house is not considered to be first-footing). It is said to be desirable for the first-foot to be a tall, dark-haired male; a female or fair-haired male are in some places regarded as unlucky. In Worcestershire, luck is ensured by stopping the first carol singer who appears and leading him through the house.[citation needed] In Yorkshire it must always be a male who enters the house first, but his fairness is no objection.

The first-foot usually brings several gifts, including perhaps a coin (silver is considered good luck), bread, salt, coal, or a drink (usually whisky), which represent financial prosperity, food, flavour, warmth, and good cheer respectively .[2] In Scotland, first-footing has traditionally been more elaborate than in England,[citation needed] and involving subsequent entertainment.

In a similar Greek tradition (pothariko), it is believed that the first person to enter the house on New Year's Eve brings either good luck or bad luck. Many households to this day keep this tradition and specially select who enters first into the house. After the first-foot, also called "podariko" (from the root pod-, or foot), the lady of the house serves the guests with Christmas treats or gives them an amount of money to ensure that good luck will come in the New Year. so it is a northern thing, I wasn't sure about that

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I have relatives in Scotland and the tradition still holds true.

There are those who stay in and those who do the first footing which can go on for two or three days!

Everyone drinks lots of good scotch and its a moveable feast which gathers momentum. I'm never quite sure how they organise who does what , all I know is it works!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Does anyone still practice the tradition? My grandad was the first footer for there village.

First footing is when a tall dark haired man enters your house on new year carrying a piece of coal, in the front door and out the back door"

yeah cos if someone tall, dark and handsome walked in through my front door I'd really let him escape

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I need a trip to Specsavers....

I thought the thread title said Fist Fucking,,,

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By *obbytupperMan
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley


"You northerners are a weird bunch with your funny ways and customs. says a bloody londoner with his jellied eels and pie and liquer

"

I'll Liquer

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By *anatee175Couple
over a year ago

Sunderland

Keith is our first footer. He was for my mam, his mam, and his auntie they would give him money and a drink of something. Although they are all no longer with us he still does our home with the dog who gets a bionio biscuit.

Claire

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It still happens up in Scotland . That's where I will be this year

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By *ezebelWoman
over a year ago

North of The Wall - youll need your vest

My Mum insisted on it every year. She usually gave my brother-in-law the task and me and my mates couldnt come back into the house after a night on the piss until we checked that he had been

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tall dark man here, some would say handsome. Experienced in handling coal too.

Now if only the OP had said "and up the back door."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The tradition is still alive and kicking in Scotland.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I need a trip to Specsavers....

I thought the thread title said Fist Fucking,,, "

same thing really...honest

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville


"I need a trip to Specsavers....

I thought the thread title said Fist Fucking,,,

same thing really...honest"
Where does the lump of coal come into the equation then?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I need a trip to Specsavers....

I thought the thread title said Fist Fucking,,,

same thing really...honestWhere does the lump of coal come into the equation then? "

erm....it's not mine

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Just found this on Wiki..

In Scottish and Northern English folklore, the first-foot, also known in Manx Gaelic as quaaltagh or qualtagh, is the first person to enter the household of a home on New Year's Day and a bringer of good fortune for the coming year.[1][2]

Although it is acceptable in many places for the first-footer to be a resident of the house, they must not be in the house at the stroke of midnight in order to first-foot (thus going out of the house after midnight and then coming back in to the same house is not considered to be first-footing).

"

Ah ha!!! This explains a lot... I'm from Newcastle and when I was young my Granda used to mysteriously "pop outside" at about 11.45 on New Years Eve and then "re-appear" just after midnight. It seems that he obviously knew these rules very well, either that or he was gannin' to the pub for a swift whiskey. He probably still does it now and he's 98.

Also one year at my house it had seemingly been arranged that my Nanna was going to be the "first footer" and then it would be good luck for the year. But being 7 at the time I either wasn't told or I was told and I didn't remember, because when the door opened I rushed in and then got called all the holy hosannas under the sun for it. It was an honest mistake from a 7 year old... nevertheless, every time anything went wrong in that year I got the blame for it for being "accidental" first footer.

So me no like "first footer"

It was a bloody accident

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My uncle used to do that. My grandad was Scottish

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville


"Just found this on Wiki..

In Scottish and Northern English folklore, the first-foot, also known in Manx Gaelic as quaaltagh or qualtagh, is the first person to enter the household of a home on New Year's Day and a bringer of good fortune for the coming year.[1][2]

Although it is acceptable in many places for the first-footer to be a resident of the house, they must not be in the house at the stroke of midnight in order to first-foot (thus going out of the house after midnight and then coming back in to the same house is not considered to be first-footing).

Ah ha!!! This explains a lot... I'm from Newcastle and when I was young my Granda used to mysteriously "pop outside" at about 11.45 on New Years Eve and then "re-appear" just after midnight. It seems that he obviously knew these rules very well, either that or he was gannin' to the pub for a swift whiskey. He probably still does it now and he's 98.

Also one year at my house it had seemingly been arranged that my Nanna was going to be the "first footer" and then it would be good luck for the year. But being 7 at the time I either wasn't told or I was told and I didn't remember, because when the door opened I rushed in and then got called all the holy hosannas under the sun for it. It was an honest mistake from a 7 year old... nevertheless, every time anything went wrong in that year I got the blame for it for being "accidental" first footer.

So me no like "first footer"

It was a bloody accident"
Oh bless, funny story though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Traditionally the coal would be placed in the fire as a sign of good fortune for the new year.

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By *iamondsmiles. OP   Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire


"Just found this on Wiki..

In Scottish and Northern English folklore, the first-foot, also known in Manx Gaelic as quaaltagh or qualtagh, is the first person to enter the household of a home on New Year's Day and a bringer of good fortune for the coming year.[1][2]

Although it is acceptable in many places for the first-footer to be a resident of the house, they must not be in the house at the stroke of midnight in order to first-foot (thus going out of the house after midnight and then coming back in to the same house is not considered to be first-footing).

Ah ha!!! This explains a lot... I'm from Newcastle and when I was young my Granda used to mysteriously "pop outside" at about 11.45 on New Years Eve and then "re-appear" just after midnight. It seems that he obviously knew these rules very well, either that or he was gannin' to the pub for a swift whiskey. He probably still does it now and he's 98.

Also one year at my house it had seemingly been arranged that my Nanna was going to be the "first footer" and then it would be good luck for the year. But being 7 at the time I either wasn't told or I was told and I didn't remember, because when the door opened I rushed in and then got called all the holy hosannas under the sun for it. It was an honest mistake from a 7 year old... nevertheless, every time anything went wrong in that year I got the blame for it for being "accidental" first footer.

So me no like "first footer"

It was a bloody accident"
that is funny lol

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