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The most obvious reason for the southern tradition is the black eyed peas are for luck and the cabbage is for wealth, but there is more behind this then most will know. The reason many southern households have this new years meal dates back to the civil war. When the Yankees invaded Atlanta they burnt the city to the ground leaving everything destroyed except for the blacked eyed peas and cabbage as they considered this nothing more than horse feed so for an entire year the survivors of the siege had nothing to live on but these two crops which is why to this day many southerners share this meal at the start of a new year.
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Who writes the music for the black eyed peas?
the blackeyed peas
Who is the rapper in the blackeyed peas band?
taboo
Is Britney Spears in the BlackEyed Peas?
Uhh. no.
Who sang where is the love with the blackeyed peas?
Justin Timberlake
Who sings the song in the sandes resort TV commercial?
Blackeyed Peas
Who is the actress on the new cherry dr pepper?
It's Fergie of the Blackeyed Peas.
Whats the new club song that says immo be?
imma be by the blackeyed peas
What is the difference between field peas and blackeyed peas?
you can eat field peas and black eyed peas are a music group. you could eat them to but i think its considered canibalisim and frowned upon by most people.
What is Blackeyed Peas you got a feeling about?
Going out getting drunk and having fun i would probably say!! he gotta feeling!! if you know what i mean.
Do skinny people live loNger Than fat people?
Hey This Is Will.I.Am And Look At The New Blackeyed peas album its tight dog
Was there a group called Black Eye Peas back in the 1960s?
yes they made a couple of northern soul records, one of the members was the dad of one of the modern blackeyed peas, thats why they called themselves that
What is the meaning of corned beef and cabbage and black eyed peas on new years?
Good question! The meaning of corned beef and cabbage and black eyed peas on new years is associated with the fortune you should hope for in the coming year. Beef or ham is the meat of choice because unlike chickens (which you should never eat on new years!) these animals do not scratch in the dirt for their food. It is said that if you eat chicken on New Years day you are setting your destiny for the coming year to scratch in the dirt for your survival. Cabbage is green, like paper money. It represents wealth in the coming year. And black eyed peas are the most interesting. In the south, black eyed peas were originally planted as food for livestock. However, during the Civil War when Sherman and his troops stormed through the south burning and destroying crops, livestock, and homes, they left the black eyed peas. They did not want to waste time and resources destroying what they deemed to be already inedible. Because of the black eyed peas being spared, people who survived did not die of starvation. Therefore, black eyed peas are supposed to symbolize luck and prosperity in they year to come. Hope this helped.
