We always have a traditional southern new years meal, about to eat now as a matter of fact. Collard greens, black eyed peas, cornbread, some sort of pork (in this case pulled pork bbq), and mac n cheese. The collards are green and supposed to represent a wallet full of green cash for the new year, the peas represent coins, and the rest is just good to go with it, lol. Most of my family and others in the area do the same.