Pananisia tan Gawa no Balon Taon (Local New Year's Beliefs)

Pananisia tan Gawa no Balon Taon (Local New Year's Beliefs)

On New Year's Eve, prepare 12 round fruits to attract good luck the whole year through.

Wear red or polka dots for the same reason.

Mansibuwag kay sinsilyo ed abong piyan suwerte. (Throw coins around the house for the same reason.)

Hang a bunch of 12 pieces of grapes by the door, etc. for yearlong prosperity.

Manhanda ka ray arom ni ran tibukel: sakey bigaon tikoy, latik, etc.

Dapat walay ansakket piyan malet so aroay pamilya.

Kasabi'y alas dose ed pegley labi na Balon Taon, onlukso kay atagtaragey piyan: no ugaw ni, untagey tan aga napandak; no matakken la, piyan maksil so laman to ya sakey taon.

Aga nayariy mangan na manok no Balon Taon ta say aliling na manok "isang kahig, isang tuka" (ed Tagalog). / Agka manhahanday manok ed Balon Taon ta piyan agka mankakaykay ed irap na bilay diad untumbok ya sakey taon.

Kailangan say belasan nakno, piyan aga naerasan ya sakey taon.

Kailangan say utang mo, nabayaran mon amin bago man-Balon Taon, ta piyan agka nalener ed utang ed untumbok ya taon.

Iwasan moy mangaway anto ka man ya trabaho ya ampano sakey taon mo met ya gawaen.

Mangawa kay ingal piyan unarawi ray mauuges ya ispiritu.

Tangtang mo ray batya tan palanggana. Patugtog moy radyo, iswitch moy TV ya makmaksil. Manpapaputok ka. Paandar moy motor, tricycle, kotse ya mapalakapak.

Bukasan mo ray amin ya puwerta tan bintana piyan unloob so suwerte.

Isilew mon amin ya silew. I-on mo met ray amin sa appliances piyano suwerte.

 

Isang kumakalat na practice ngayon ay ang paggawa ng prosperity bowl. Ewan kung sino nagpa-uso pero siguradong sa Chinese feng shui belief galing. It's a bowl filled with uncooked rice and/or salt and on top of this bed are raw eggs, rolled peso bills, coins, calamansi...
 

(Personal note: I don't believe in any superstitions, especially the concept of suwerte. That doesn't mean I don't practice some of these anyway, LOL!)