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ON NEW YEAR'S DAY, DO ONLY THOSE THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO HAPPEN THE
REST OF THE YEAR. DO NOT PAY BILLS OR YOU WILL BE PAYING BILLS
ALL YEAR. DO NOT DO ANY HARD WORK OR YOU WILL END UP WORKING HARD
ALL YEAR LONG.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's BELIEF -- Measure of time Year |
Date learned: 03-00-1982