The Iowa Superstition That Will Give You Wealth, Luck, And Happiness In 2023
By Raymond Goldfield|Published December 19, 2022
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Raymond Goldfield
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Raymond Goldfield is a life-long New Jersey resident and an avid traveler and foodie who can be usually found on the Jersey Shore during the offseason or checking out the latest seasonal flavors at The Bent Spoon in Princeton. He has been working for Only In Your State for since early 2022, where he writes for New Jersey and Iowa and edits the Mid-Atlantic region. He can also be found writing about pop culture for GeekDad. When at home, he enjoys reading comic books and is part of The Rabbitt Stew podcast team. While New Jersey is his home base, he travels regularly and has visited Virginia, Florida, Maine, Minnesota, and Canada as well as all of NJ's border states. Ultimate travel goal? Visit all the best buffets in the United States.
2023 is right around the corner, and everyone is hoping for a healthy, happy, and prosperous year. Here in the Hawkeye State, old traditions say there is a way to get a leg up on good fortune for the new year – and you don’t even have to do anything you wouldn’t be happy to do the other 364 days of the year! In Iowa, many people believe it’s good luck to ring in the new year with a hearty meal of pork and sauerkraut – or just pork, in some cases! This unique new year tradition in Iowa comes from the state’s European immigrant roots, with Iowa’s German and Czech populations sharing this rite for well over a century. The good news is, there is no shortage of ways to indulge in Iowa and get your year off to a lucky and delicious start!
Are you planning to eat pork to mark the start of 2023? Let us know how you plan to celebrate this New Year tradition in Iowa in the comments section. If you want to visit Iowa’s most famous German restaurant, you can check out the website and Facebook page of the Ox Yoke in for more details. For Iowa’s Czech residents, don’t miss a visit to the last old-school Czech bakery in Iowa.
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