Yeah, I know that you know that there’s a blue moon this New Years Eve Did you know that only happens about once every 20 years? Do you care? Did you know that in many Spanish-speaking countries, wearing yellow panties at the stroke of midnight as the New Year turns is thought to bring wealth and good luck in the coming year? Yellow is the color of choice because it is most closely associated with gold. Tradition says you must cast away your old undies at the stoke of midnight and put on a yellow pair. There are some details to keep in mind, however: to be lucky, they must be brand new; for extra luck, you can wear them inside out. If your knickers were given to you as a gift, they are said to be the luckiest of all.

The tradition dates back to the Middle Ages, when it was forbidden for Spaniards to wear bright colors. People believed wearing yellow would bring them good fortune, so they wore the lucky shade as underwear, which couldn’t be seen.

But do the yellow panties on New Years tradition change when there’s a Blue Moon? If I’d thought of it when we were there, I’d have asked women in Mexico what colour panties they would be wearing on the blue moon New Years Eve. Hmmm, maybe that wouldn’t have been a good idea. I can ask here though without fear of being slapped. What colour panties will you be wearing this blue moon New Years Eve?

I happen to own a loveRly pair of yellow knickers. They’re not quite new, but they’re lacey and pretty and I think I’ll wear those. ♀ isn’t a big fan of yellow so if she wears any knickers at all, they won’t be yellow.

♀ & I would like to wish you all the best in 2010!

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   Not to bring a damper to the festivities, but a “blue moon” (defined as the second full moon in a calendar month) happens, on average, about every 24 MONTHS; every 2 years. It isn’t particularly rare. (The lunar cycle takes 29.5 days, and most months are either 30 or 31 days.) Did you know that only month that cannot have a “blue moon” is February? It only has 29 days in leap years, and 28 the rest of the time.

   And if there is a “blue moon” in January, the February won’t have a full moon at all, and March will also have two full moons.

   Since a “blue moon” can only happen on the 30th or 31st of the month, it makes sense that if there is a blue moon in December, it would be on the 31st. They aren’t all that uncommon.

   Comment by techreader — January 1, 2010 @ 12:35 am

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   the last blue moon on new years eve was 1990 & before that it was in the ’70′s. so i think every 20 yrs or so is relatively rare and adds a little extra to new years eve.
   thanks for stopping by and blue-moon (and yellow panties) aside, we hope 2010 is a great year for you and yours.

   Comment by admin — January 1, 2010 @ 5:04 am

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