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>New Years in the colder region of /awat/
- For the South east area of /awat/ the new years brings a different atmosphere to it
- The night previously, with the addition of the usual fire works on new years eve, locals grab old run down cars and gather them in a secluded area and set off a bunch of fire works off on them
- It is certainly dangerous as some locals actually put the fireworks inside and under the car to see if they can blow up the car in the process
- Since the south east region is mostly farm land there is no fear of hurting the locals as long as they stay at a safe distanct when preforming this act
- While local law enforcement says this is illegal and they should not do this, it does not stop the locals from partaking in such activities
- On new years day Many of the farmers continue to do their daily work but when they go to milk the cows the first batch is usually turned into a precious cream for baking
- Many of the farmers either keep it for themselves or send it to local restaurants and bakeries as part of the weekly shipment
- A lot of the cream is turned into the usual edibles such as cheese or baked goods but they are usually labeled "Good luck" variants of the products
- While it doesn't necessarily grant good luck, it is more of a traditional thing for the locals in the area that stems back to early settlement
- From what is known, the early settlers of the area were known to have an abundance of dairy/milk on new years for whatever reason. Seemingly looked like the cows themselves knew it was a fresh new year and needed to unload extra milk
- It had become so common that rumors started going around that if you drink a whole glass of milk the second you wake up in the morning you'll be granted good luck for the rest of the year
- Sometimes cakes are made in the shape of cars and comes with a free pack of candles that sparkle when you light them to simulate the new years fire works
I'll probably write something about the train stations new years tomorrow
