1, jiaozi. Jiaozi is used to eating in the evening of off-year in the north, which means "you can't see the windward side of jiaozi". When offering sacrifices, jiaozi should be placed on the platform. In addition, there is a folk saying "delicious but not as good as jiaozi". During the Spring Festival, jiaozi has become an indispensable food.
2, sesame sugar. There is a saying in the northwest of Shanxi that "you can't chew your fingers with sesame candy."
3. It's on fire. Many provinces and cities in the north are gradually led by jiaozi, but there is one exception, that is, Henan. In Henan, every family has to cook their own fire, which is almost equal to off-year
4. Steamed flowers. After the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, every household should steam steamed bread. "A steamed bread, neighbors to help". This is often a great opportunity for folk women to show their dexterity. Steamed bread is a handicraft.
5. Stir-fry corn. In the southeast of Shanxi, the custom of eating fried corn is popular. A folk proverb says, "If you don't eat fried corn, you'll get a pot on New Year's Day." People like to bond fried corn with maltose and freeze it into pieces, which tastes crisp and sweet.
Off-year custom
Off-year this day, or the day to sweep the dust. Off-year means that the Spring Festival is not far away. On holidays, people usually thoroughly clean the indoor sanitation, commonly known as dust sweeping. Dust removal, also known as dust removal, slag removal, dust removal and dust removal, is one of the traditional customs, which originated from a ceremony for people to drive away epidemics in ancient times. This ceremony later evolved into a year-end cleaning, with people's good wishes for good luck.