A Martime's View

Happy New Year 2007 -Well 2007 is here. In this blog about strange things which seems to happen, or a look at invisible view of our life or culture; I wonder what next year will bring.

During 2006 I wrote about every month for more than 30 entries. A lot of personal imformation, I tried to indicate where we close our eyes to what is happening.Or sometimes we want to be not seen by others. To be in harmony with one's self requires that we be honest with ourself and others.

If I can wish you a New Year wish, it would be "May you see the truth and close your eyes to all other deceptions"

Two Did you know views for the end of this year. 1- Way everyone celebrates the old year and 2 - Old days Happy New Years.

Old Year out- as to New Year In. As my grilfriend is excited to find tickets to the New Years Bash I have been changed by my years of living in Québec. Every Decembre 31 evening, I sat with friends and family and watched Byebye. Until the Broadcast companies claimed that the contents were attacking important people, we watched humorous attacks on events that had happen in the previous year. 'Laugh at it' became the rage for closing the old year. I now go a bit further as today I spend all evening registering on VSH the best of 2006 in Music...(first the CMT Country Music, and now the MMM top 50) So we can celebrate the new year or capture the best of the old year.

My New Years as 6 year old in 1950 - In the small coal mining town of Springhill, Nova Scotia it was the importance of good luck and fortune that made New Years important. Where a family member could be killed in the Coal mines, the first child to arrive at the door and wish a 'Happy NewYears' received his 25cents and the meaning of luck he/she brought. If it was a boy who arrived first on the day, it brought good luck and protection; while if it was a girl, she brought good health and Recovery. Each child to arrive at the door received some sort of money. We were poor and the 25cents or 10 cents all one house after another added up to a few dollars. And no one knew if they were the first or not because they always received something. Yes the first to arrive received a bigger donation but to not pay the others would have meant noone came the following years. Happy New Years... oh thank you... 10 cents... (even the very poor gave a cent)