Why is the New Year so special?
Why is the New Year so special?
There are 12 kinds of animals in the zodiac in China, which are rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs in turn. This year is the Year of the Tiger. Each animal represents a different "personality". According to legend, people held a meeting with all the animals and informed them that they would choose 12 to represent the Chinese zodiac. However, although it ran very fast, it was not chosen because its good friend mouse didn't wake it. This action triggered a competition that continues to this day.
The zodiac signs in China represent twelve kinds of animals, and their order is: rat, cow, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog and pig. This year is the Year of the Tiger. Every animal has its own "personality". According to legend, people and animals meet once, and the first animal to meet can enter the zodiac. As the cat's best friend, the mouse didn't wake the cat for the meeting. Therefore, the war between them continues to this day.
What do people do?
So what do people do in the New Year?
Eat, eat, eat! As an old saying in China says: Food is everything.
Eat, eat, eat more! Just like an old saying in China: Eat for the sky.
Traditionally, there are different main courses from the first 1 day of the New Year to the first 15 day of the New Year, ranging from jiaozi, noodles, spring rolls, glutinous rice cakes and glutinous rice balls. Besides cooking, every food has its meaning: for example, jiaozi looks like gold, which means that it will be rich in the coming year.
The tradition is to eat different main dishes every day from the first day of the lunar new year to the fifteenth day of the first month. From jiaozi, noodles, spring rolls, rice cakes to glutinous rice balls. Besides offering sacrifices to the five zang-organs temple, every kind of food also has a meaning: for example, jiaozi looks like a gold ingot, which means that there will be plenty of food and clothing in the coming year.
Besides eating, young people will visit older family members, and children will get red envelopes. Then, everyone gets together for dinner (! ), resulting in many advertisements about fitness as soon as the Spring Festival holiday is over.
In addition to eating, young people have to visit the old people at home. Little friends have a lot of lucky money. Then, people get together for dinner, so there will be many weight-loss advertisements in China after the holiday. ...