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USC Digital Folklore Archives: in Black American tradition, black-eyed peas cooked with ham hock are eaten on New Year's Day for good luck. Stored black-eyed peas, ham hock and New Year's luck tradition established.
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USC Digital Folklore Archives: in Black American tradition, black-eyed peas cooked with ham hock are eaten on New Year's Day for good luck. Stored black-eyed peas, ham hock and New Year's luck tradition established.
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- http://folklore.usc.edu/black-american-food-tradition-eating-black-eyed-peas-on-new-years/ (verification source · master store)
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USC Digital Folklore Archives: in Black American tradition, black-eyed peas cooked with ham hock are eaten on New Year's Day for good luck. Stored black-eyed peas, ham hock and New Year's luck tradition established.
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