1, creature
Jiaozi was transformed from wonton. Every New Year, northerners eat jiaozi. However, the custom of eating jiaozi on New Year's Day prevailed in the north of Ming and Qing Dynasties.
2, rice cakes
The rice cake is also called sticky cake, which means high every year. Rice cakes have a long history, but eating rice cakes on New Year's Day prevailed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, especially in the south. Mainly in Suzhou, Jiading and other places in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
Step 3: eggs
The custom of eating eggs on New Year's Day has existed since the Wu Dynasty. It is said that eggs were eaten to live longer, but during the reign of Liang Wudi, eggs disappeared, mainly because Liang Wudi believed in Buddhism.
4. Pepper and cypress wine
Zanthoxylum bungeanum and cypress leaf wine is made by soaking Zanthoxylum bungeanum and cypress leaf. According to ancient books, drinking pepper and cypress wine can cure diseases and prolong life. The traditional custom of drinking pepper and sesame wine on New Year's Day is mainly in Licheng, Shandong Province and Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province.
5. Soup cake
In ancient times, soup cake refers to the cooked food of wheat flour products, similar to the noodles we eat now.
Extended data
China's New Year's Day was originally the first day of the first lunar month. In ancient times, it was a day to commemorate Shun Di's sacrifice to heaven and earth and the first emperor Yao. Successive dynasties held ceremonies and other activities on New Year's Day, such as offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors, writing couplets on doors, writing blessings and dancing dragon lanterns. People have gradually formed entertainment activities such as offering sacrifices to Buddha, ancestors, posting Spring Festival couplets, setting off firecrackers, celebrating the New Year, having a reunion dinner and many "social fires".
1949 On September 27th, the first plenary session of China People's Political Consultative Conference decided to adopt the Gregorian calendar to commemorate China. Since then, Gregorian calendar 65438+ 10 1 has become China's New Year's Day, and China is the first 12 country in the world to start the New Year.