Southern New Year's

Since my husband and I spent New Year's with his mother and step-dad in northern Alabama, we were treated to an authentic Southern New Year's dinner!  I was thrilled!
My mother-in-law prepared us a delicious meal in her lovely home - and it was so good, I think I'm going to make this a Northern tradition too.
We had the black eyed peas, turnip greens, and ham, sweet potatoes, green onions, rice, and cornbread.  I didn't know where to start - the ham was beckoning - there's a reason they say bacon is boss! 
We ate the green onions as you would a carrot stick - I had never done that before, but I sure enjoyed it! 
I read later on that the peas are supposed to signify coins, and the greens - either the turnip greens or the green onions, signify green paper money.  I like the symbolism and the hope and good wishes it bestows on a new year.