What did you do for New Year’s Eve? Blogger George Edmonson over at StogieGuys.com thinks you should follow his lead and start a new tradition: give people a cigar to wish them Happy New Year.

“What better way to spread some cheer and happiness than with a cigar? Oh, I’m sure I’ll run into a tobacco Grinch or two. Honestly, though, I think most people see the gift of a cigar as a friendly gesture. It seems to hearken back to a more civilized time. After all, who ever got in a fight after one too many cigars?,” Edmonson writes.

Meanwhile, Cigar Aficionado took an official poll on the subject, with the simple question: “Do you plan to bring in the New Year with a cigar?” Submit your belated “yea” or “nay” here.

According to Gary Manelski, About.com’s Cigar Guide, New Year’s Eve is one of the “Top 10 Occasions for Smoking Cigars.”

“An old year is almost over, better kiss it goodbye with a premium hand rolled cigar. A new year is about begin, better start it off right with a premium hand rolled cigar,” Manelski says.

What cigar did you fire up when the clock struck midnight?