Yes, that's right, but with something to eat aswell. Best wishes, Helen > > The Old Year would be let out through the back door and the New Year let in > through the front door at the chimes of midnight. It was custom that the first > person at the New Year to pass over the threshold should be a dark haired male > bringing coal or whisky for luck in the New Year. > > Regards Stan Mapstone > > > ==== ENG-DURHAM Mailing List ==== > Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History > by ROY STOCKDILL > http://www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html > >