Top 8 Foods That Are Considered Bad Luck For Your New Year

If you are superstitious you might want to avoid eating these foods on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

According to the folks at Mental Floss these are Top 8 Foods That Are Considered Bad Luck New Year's And New Year’s Eve

1. Catfish: Eating catfish on New Year's may mean a year of subsisting on scraps.

2. Hollow bread: The empty pockets symbolize coffins and are associated with imminent death in the next year.

3. Lobster: Avoid serving lobster on New Year's as eating it may prevent you from moving forward in the new year.

4. Chicken: Consuming chicken will allegedly make good fortune "fly away" and hinder progress in the future.

5. Tofu: White foods like tofu are considered unlucky on Chinese New Year as the color white is associated with death.

6. Beef: Beef is deemed unlucky due to the way cows move, which may curse you to a year of stagnation.

7. Broken noodles: Slurping short noodles on New Year's is believed to result in a short life.

8. A Full Plate of Food: Leaving just a bite of food on your plate is said to guarantee prosperity in the coming year.