Dumplings, chicken, fish, etc. are eaten during Chinese New Year.

1. Dumplings. Dumplings were a sacrificial food in ancient China, and their shape resembles an ingot, which has good intentions of attracting wealth.

2. Chicken. Chicken is the most common poultry in Chinese families. Its sound is the same as auspicious, so many people think that eating chicken is like bringing luck home. In some dialects, chicken also has a home. Meaning, eating a whole chicken means family reunion.

3. Fish. As the saying goes, having more than one (fish) every year means good luck. Therefore, many families will deliberately leave some when eating during the Spring Festival to prove the word "more than enough". Some families also Deliberately eating fish heads during the Spring Festival and fish bodies on the next day means that you will have more than enough every year.