We’re just a little over a day from New Year celebrations. This time of year always makes me think of my mom’s traditions for good and prosperity in the upcoming twelve months. Before the stroke of midnight, Mom would set a loaf of bread and some dollar bills on our table to symbolize having plenty of food and money. At the arrival of the first of January, we would eat herring—usually herring in sour cream sauce. Fish scales represent coins, and fish swim in schools meaning a