Why do Americans eat cabbage black eye peas and hog jowl on January 1st?

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We eat cabbage, blackeyed peas and hog jowl on January 1st because our GGGGrandmothers did, our GGGrandmothers did, Our GGrandmothers did, our Grandmothers did, and our Mothers did, etc.

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