The taper candle on the right is older than my daughter. Now I know that is not a common age for a candle, but this one is the last bayberry candle that my grandmother gave me in 1972.
The votive candle on the left is going to be part of a very important ritual that we do every year on New Year's Eve.
My grandmother used to give me a bayberry candle to burn on New Year's Eve. You have to burn the candle continuously from when you light it on New Year's Eve at sunset until it burns itself out.
The candle came with the following poem:
A bayberry candle
When burned to the socket
Brings joy to the house
And gold to the pocket
We can't say we'ver ever gotten all that much "gold", but it is a fun tradition to continue. Now days its hard to get bayberry candles, but I maintain its worth the effort for this.
And of course there is the need for ham, greens, black eyed peas and grits for the New Year's Day dinner......
Happy New Year 'yall!
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