First Foot tradition

The Scottish residents and expatriates partake in

first-footing 

where the first person to enter the house/business establishment

on New Year's Day 12:01 a.m. and later is viewed as a bringer of

luck for the coming year.  Red-headed visitors are viewed as bad luck;

traditionally this person should bring a present but nothing too crazy!

[ example gifts like a lump of coal, shortbread, or whiskey ]

Next year is a LEAP YEAR

2024 will offer us 366 days because it is a LEAP Year (once every 4 years).

Oldest reigning monarch abdicates (Dec. 31, 2023)

Effective January 2024

Danish Queen Margrethe (who ascended to the throne in 1972) has abdicated

in favor of her son, Prince Frederik of Denmark. She is 83 years old.

She shared the news in her annual "New Year's Eve Speech" broadcast

on national Danish television.

cnn.com is source of this news

Perihelion

January 2, 2023

The planet Earth's orbit reaches its closest point to the Sun.

91,403,304 miles

Happy New Year 2024

new year's eve was 1-2-3 1-2-3 (12/31/23)

New Year's Day is 1/1/24

Tony the Tiger

Sun Bowl at El Paso, TX (Dec. 29, 2023)

final score was Notre Dame Fighting Irish 40 vs. Oregon State Ducks 8

Casablanca (1943) - 8 p.m. showing at Three Oaks, MI

Vickers Theatre

Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023 one showing

7:00 p.m. Eastern

Admission for adults $12

address 6 N. Elm Street in downtown Three Oaks (Berrien County)

students with I.D. $10

Seniors 60+ $10 each

Seniors 100 and over FREE

Now serving wine and beer -- details

http://vickerstheatre.com/