Name: New Year’s Day Black-Eyed Peas and Greens at Wa Na Wari
Start: 2025-01-01T12:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-01-01T14:00:00-08:00
Location: Wa Na Wari

$New Year\u2019s Day Black-Eyed Peas and Greens at Wa Na Wari$

New Year’s Day Black-Eyed Peas and Greens
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
12pm-2pm
Grab a plate or stay and chill
Free event
At Wa Na Wari, 911 24th Ave. in Seattle’s Central District
Start your new year off right with a favorite Southern New Year’s Day and Wa Na Wari tradition. Every New Year’s Day we invite the community to join us for black-eyed peas and greens. Take your plate home or stay and enjoy a meal among friends. Both the black-eyed peas and the greens are vegan.
New Year food folklores on black-eyed peas and greens include:
Eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day brings good luck in the new year.
For the best chance of luck every day in the new year, eat 365 black-eyed peas on New Year's Day.
When served with greens (collards, mustard or turnip), black-eyed peas represent coins and greens represent paper money.
Cornbread, often served with black-eyed peas and greens, represents gold.
Black-eyed peas eaten with stewed tomatoes represent wealth and health.
In Hoppin' John, each pea represents a coin, and a whole serving equals prosperity.