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Why I Always Make Black-Eyed Peas on New Year’s Day (and How)

August 5, 2026 by Cynthia
Bowl of Hoppin' John black-eyed peas served over rice with crispy bacon on top, a Southern New Year's Day tradition

Black-eyed peas are eaten on New Year’s Day because they’re believed to bring luck and money for the year ahead, a tradition that traces back to West African cooking and enslaved communities in the American South, usually served with collard greens for cash and cornbread for gold. I grew up thinking this was just something

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