Do you believe it's bad luck to do laundry on new year's day?

[MamOfTwo]

The laundry situation is out of control in this house. I have a laundry mountain range (not just a mountain). I am not superstitious at all. And yet I just found myself thinking: "Well, I can't do any tomorrow as it 's bad luck." Think it may even have been on here I was first made aware of the superstition. Am I being silly not to do any laundry tomorrow?!

Never heard of this, whether you do or don't do laundry tomorrow will make no difference to your luck.

No.
DH runs, so there's sports kit to wash, and I usually change the tablecloth after the NYE buffet, so that's two loads.
We've been okay every year so far!

No, don’t be daft.

No of course it isn't courting bad luck to do laundry on any day.

Get it in that machine and don't pay any more mind to ridiculous superstitions.

Nope

No i don't believe it's bad lack to do laundry on new years day and have done so in the past

wtf
no
i do it even on Christmas Day
family and dog
its needed!

No - of course not - doesn’t matter if you do laundry on any day - no different.

No of course not.

Nope, not at all. We're still catching up from the foggy weather which prevented outdoor drying last week. I've plans for a load overnight, as well as one in the morning.

Washing gets done when it's needed and can go out on the line here, regardless of date!

There is a superstition that if you do a wash on new years day that you wash someone's life away. I dont believe that so I will wash clothes if required

My gran always said "wash one in, wash one out" on the last day of the year and the first day of the new year. It's an old superstition that many people won't know. But yes I've heard of it.

I still stick to it but don't tell anyone I'm crazy like that 😂

Never heard of this, I’ve done it my whole adult life.

Rationally, of course I know there's no connection.

But I still wouldn't do it

Just like I salute magpies, touch wood, throw spilled salt over my left shoulder, cross my fingers if walking under a ladder is unavoidable etc

What do you think will happen? We done multiple loads of laundry today (and also on Christmas Day). We’re away skiing and the washing machine seems to be on non stop.

Never heard of this. Every day is annoyingly a laundry day at our house (except Xmas and Boxing day!)

Hah, thanks for the straight talking! I shall pay no heed and get it in the machine.

As others have mentioned, the superstition is if you wash on new year's day you a) wash away good fortune and/or b) wash away a loved one who may then die that year

Although having scanned replies, I now see it wasn't entirely unanimous. Hmm. Do you know what would probably help? To get off Mumsnet and do some laundry right here, right now rather than posting about whether I should do it tomorrow or not!

Even if the very worst luck bestowed me, I'm not going to look back and blame my laundry routine.

Yes something I've been brought up with and won't risk it.

I've done all mine today.

I expect some very sensible woman started that superstition when automatic washing machines hadn't been invented and she fancied a day off from the back breaking work of washing and drying by hand.

my DH does our laundry, and he had the washer on on christmas day.. i do not doubt for a minute it will be on tomorrow too.

No.

I have heard the saying but it is clearly daft.

No I wouldn't be bothered by that superstition - however my birthday is the 13th :)

I do let the old year out and the new year in by opening the door - just as a nod to my beloved gran, not out of superstition.

I only heard of this last year on here.

No.

If you need a counterpoint my family tradition is you eat something with honey on NYD so the year ahead is sweet.

Eating a honey cake can't hurt.There is no way doing a load of laundry washes away someone's life. Do both- maybe they will cancel each other out.

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