Even though I blogged about peegs for the Year of the Pig in 2007, it turns out that in Germany, every New Year is lucky with a pig. Traditionally, they give each other pigs made of pink marzipan around this time of year. Not one to miss out on lucky traditions on New Years Day, instead of marzipan pigs, I pulled out my growing collection of tiny pigs and decorated the dining room table with them.
Another reason why pigs are considered to be lucky are because they represent progress, according to this article. And if a pig can find expensive, fancy fungi that sells for 40 euros for 10 grams, that really makes them good luck in my book.
I hope you all have a pig today, too.
I can’t believe it’s only Friday today! I still have 2 full days off!
This break has been great.
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did you see my new peeg? she has wings!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/becauseitsallaboutme/4229255861/
she’s very cute and comes from a land called “pierone”.
I just looked up “pierone”. True story. And it took me to Pier One. DUH.
Happy New Year, Michelle! You’ve had a pig!
So can we say “you lucky pig”?
Michelle, I love your pig! And that is a terrific photo. I love how glass refracts light and you totally got it.
I am so sorry I didn’t know about the pigs. I could have brought her out to help me with New Years. My piggy watches me meditate. It is a stuffed piggie. It sits meditating with the bear and the bunnie. (I am so grown up.)