We Challenge You to Keep Your House Dirty New Year's Day, Montana

We all know about New Year's resolutions, those things you seldom keep much longer than three weeks?

Less observed are New Year's superstitions. So, as a public service to our dear readers, we put forth a challenge to you, one that we doubt will involve much kicking and screaming on your part.

There's an ancient tale that forewarns of the evils of cleaning your dwelling on New Year's day! The tale states that cleaning your house on New Year's Day is considered bad luck, as it symbolizes the sweeping away of the good fortune that might be bestowed upon you in the coming year.

It's as if you are removing potential prosperity with the dirt you clean up. And we don't just mean bashing dust bunnies or doing the dishes! Laundry, taking out the trash, boxing a room's clutter, vacuuming, cleaning the toilet, flipping the mattress...ANY cleaning chores should be avoided on the first day of the year to maintain good luck.

You see, the act of sweeping, straightening, polishing and other similar chores are viewed as removing positive energy. And we certainly don't want that to be the way you start 2025!

We can thank various cultures, including Chinese traditions where deep cleaning is typically done before the Lunar New Year. This cleanses away the negative. But look out! Cleaning during the actual celebration was thought of as strictly taboo.

Some say even doing laundry must be avoided. It could wash away the spirits of loved ones who have gone before you, bringing potential misfortune to you in the coming year.

With that we say, Happy New Year! And in the words of Maui in the first Moana movie, "You're Welcome!"

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