The Broken Hourglass Monday Update
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"The New Year's Harbinger." The first person to set foot in a home on New Year's Day is supposed to set the tone for the coming year, so blind consumptives and beggars are not welcome across many thresholds. Healers are usually considered bad luck as well, considered a sign of sickness in the house rather than a year of coming health. Enterprising professionals have made a business of this tradition, with professional entertainers often paid to serve as a positive, upbeat harbinger to the best households, while tax officials have been known to line their pockets with money guaranteeing that they will darken no doorsteps on New Year's Day.
