Gill & Pete look at historic New Year traditions and superstitions and how everything seems to involve fire, why January is "Wolf Month" and what colour underwear you should wear on New Year's Day. Plus, Gill achieves one of her own resolutions!
References for this episode:
https://people.howstuffworks.com/wishbones-lucky.htm
https://www.britannica.com/topic/New-Year-festival
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/christmas/victorian-christmas-traditions/
https://www.anyboat.com.au/blog/post/fun-interesting-facts-about-new-years-eve
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