Eating Fish On New Year’s Day
“Eating fish on the first day of the year brings misfortune. Basically your luck will 'swim away' as a fish would do.”
-Daniel, Hungary
-Daniel, Hungary
“Eating fish on New Year’s day is considered to bring wealth because in Chinese the word “fish” is pronounced like the word “prosperity”. Also, fish scales represent coins. ”
-Wang, China
-Wang, China
Countries where the superstition can be found:
Hungary
China
Explore related themes:
Luck
Wealth
Food/Tableware
Hungary
China
Explore related themes:
Luck
Wealth
Food/Tableware