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Black Southern New Year’s Food Traditions: Meaning, Faith, and Eating With Intention
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Black Southern New Year’s Food Traditions: Meaning, Faith, and Eating With Intention

Posted by Lela Fagan December 31, 2025
Every New Year, I return to the kitchen—not to do the most, but to honor where I come from. Black-eyed peas, greens, cornbread, and joy on the table. This is how we eat into the New Year—with faith, flavor, and intention.
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