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Happy New Year

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Happy New Year Traditions, Superstitions, and Resolutions...oh my! Check out our latest post for fun ways to ring in the new year or ways to celebrate throughout the year! Traditions around the World : England: First guest for the year is supposed to bring fortune. In order to be allowed in a person's home, you must bring a loaf of bread for the kitchen, drink for the head of the house, and coal to light the fire.  Denmark: Keep a pile of broken dishes by the front door. People will even throw dishes at their friend's door. It is believed that those who have the most broken dishes outside their door have the most friends.  China: People paint their front doors red to symbolize happiness and good fortune. Brazil: Lentils signify wealth and prosperity, so people eat dishes made with them. Wales: When the clock strikes midnight people open their back door and then shut it to symbolize letting out the old year and locking out any bad luck that came with it. Up...

Merry Christmas!

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The Derosia Team would like to wish you and your family a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  Looking for some ideas to make your holiday brighter? Read below for activities to do with your family.  Games!  Oven Mitt Gift Reveal Hold a gift-opening relay race that adds a silly oven mitt challenge. The frenzy to unwrap boxes will be even more fun when the kids are slowed down by mitts Christmas Relay Race After indulging in all that hearty holiday food, get everyone moving by revamping the traditional “egg on a spoon” race! Balance PLASTIC, UNBREAKABLE ornaments on a spoon while running as fast as you can without dropping them. Crafts! Make some reindeer hand prints with the family! This would be a great way to keep your little one's footprints! Treats! Gingerbread Cheesecake Dip Author: A Food, Folks and Fun Original! Recipe type: Dessert Ingredients 1 8­ounce package cream cheese, softened ¼ cup brown s...