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Last year, America was reminded of the anti-Nazi onscreen activism of Canadian actor Christopher Plummer, who died on Feb. 5 at age 91, after the previous occupant of the White House’s State of the Union address.
After that event, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tore up a copy of the speech in a filmed image which was quickly turned into a GIF juxtaposing Plummer as Baron von Trapp in “The Sound of Music,” tearing a Nazi flag into pieces.
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9 Lucky New Yearâs Food Traditions
From black-eyed peas to lentils to soba noodles, these foods and others are believed to bring good luck in the new year.
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From black-eyed peas to lentils to soba noodles, these foods and others are believed to bring good luck in the new year.
Champagne, noise makers and confetti are all New Year’s Eve staples. But, in some parts of the country and the world, so are black-eyed peas, lentils, grapes and pickled herring. Hailing from the Low Country of South Carolina to Japanese noodle houses to Pennsylvania Dutch homes, these are seven lucky dishes traditionally eaten around the New Year to bring good fortune.
rene: there s all these old school restaurants that have been here for hundreds of years. the herring, the rye bread, the smoked fish, the traditional stuff, you know? rene: there we go. thank you my good man. welcome to the happiest place on earth. anthony: oh there we go. rene: all right. smoked eel. peeled shrimps. pickled herring. these tiny little shrimps, it s one of the few seasonal offerings danes look forward to. our eating traditions are not that big here. historically, we ve eaten for survival. it was fuel to us. anthony: lutherans were not exactly the most fun bunch. what s sinful is to take too much pleasure in food. you know, if you re sitting at the table like, oh my god, that s so good, oh that s delicious you re already going down the slippery slope to, who knows what other kinds of behaviors. rene: you know my father is an immigrant. i m not even full dane. tony: your father was macedonian?
we call them skewers. anthony: you ve got a little fish rammed right through. i love it. alessandro: isn t it sweet? noma cook: and there s a pickled cucumber in the middle. anthony: that s great. rene: isn t it just awesome? anthony: very traditional flavors. rene: there s all these old school restaurants that have been here for hundreds of years. the herring, the rye bread, the smoked fish, the traditional stuff, you know? rene: there we go. thank you my good man. welcome to the happiest place on earth. anthony: oh there we go. rene: all right. smoked eel. peeled shrimps. pickled herring. these tiny little shrimps, it s one of the few seasonal offerings danes look forward to. our eating traditions are not that big here. historically, we ve eaten for survival. it was fuel to us. anthony: lutherans were not exactly the most fun bunch. what s sinful is to take too much pleasure in food. you know, if you re sitting at the table like, oh my god, that s so good, oh