Since I don´t particurarly enjoy face to face bargaining and I´m also overly lazy, I decided to collect all the Christmas / New Years Eve presents through GittiGidiyor.

I plan to buy this for my husband:
http://urun.gittigidiyor.com/Ozel-Marvel-Spiderman-Venom-Netbook-Ipad-Kilif_W0QQidZZ28945592

My question is: If you are a guy who´s a tiny bit obsessed with Marvel comics or movies, would you like it as a present? I think it looks cool, but I´m a girl after all, so what do I know?

I´ll get this for myself: http://urun.gittigidiyor.com/1TL-Harika-Tasarim-Orjinal-Lapis-Halhal-Bileklik_W0QQidZZ29287109

And this one: http://urun.gittigidiyor.com/Nightmare-Before-Xmas-JACK-Kirmizi-Anahtarlik_W0QQidZZ28945248 Definitely.

Muhahaha!

PS: How about you? What do you plan to buy? I have heard that lots of people give red stuff as a present on New Year´s Eve in Turkey, because they think it brings good luck. Last year I got red panties from my mother-in-law. That´s all I have to say about that...

Q:

I was in Izmir one day last week and couldn´t help noticing the montains of red underwear for sale in Kemeraltı and also in shops along the main streets. Everything from nickers, singlets and bras, to men´s boxers ! And then I saw the same in our little village market on Moday. And it was in the papers on Tuesday

What does it mean ? A new fashion trend, or is ther a deeper meaning ?

A:

When we spend our first New Years eve with my relatives I was given a gift (as were the rest of the females, but not the men) when I opened it a found a pair of red knickers.

Suddenly at midnight all the women started to run out of the room clutching these red knickers and urged me to follow, I asked my husband what was going on and he said it was usual to put them on at this time as it was supposed to bring you good luck for the coming year. I said to my husband that I found it rather strange as his family are very religious, he said that of course no one took it seriously or believed it would bring you good luck, more that it was just a bit of fun.

The females take it in turns every year to buy them and I have to buy for next New Year.

Source:

http://www.turkeycentral.com/forum/index.php?/topic/1577-red-underwear/

I have also heard that they serve turkey ...

... and pilav ...

... during the traditional New Year´s Eve family dinner.

Nobody is fascinated by the subject, eh? That´s all right.

No  no no  I like the bit about the red pantiesand maybe I will wear my red panties on New years eve could do with a bit of luck

Everybody does

I have heard about a similar custom in Spain and Italy, too.

Right thats it they are definitely coming out  for the evening

I never heard of specific traditions for New Year´s.. nor did I see people giving gifts for this occasion. All I´ve seen is people getting together, playing games, watching tv, eating or attending real serious parties. Lots of champagne and waiting for midnight to end the year..

I, for one, am very interested...Pray tell us how often it brought you good luck !

Should I seriously consider adding one to my own wardrobe ?

I´ve heard about red underwear bringing luck but in Poland this superstition goes with a secondary school ball, something like prom in the US but it takes place 100 days before final exams. Wearing red underwear on the ball night is supposed to bring good luck to girls during exams. Boys have to stay away from a barber and not cut their hair till after the exams

i haven´t heard about any New Year´s Eve traditions and I come from a country that loves their supersitions...we just get together, get drunk and kiss everyone we see at midnight (quite a challenge of you go to celebrate in a public place). That´s basically it