Some people start sorting out dishes almost every year on the 29th night, and then get up at two or three in the morning to start cooking. Usually it can be done at five or six o'clock, and then eat. Sometimes it's not dawn after eating. As for why you choose to eat early in the morning, you are also particular about it, which means "the more you eat, the brighter you get."
Oh, we don't usually call it New Year's Eve, we call it New Year's Eve directly, and some call it a reunion dinner.
However, with the improvement of living standards, the taste of Chinese New Year is getting weaker and weaker, and eating New Year's Eve is becoming less and less particular, and it is no longer limited to 30. Some people eat at 28 or 9 o'clock, and the time for eating is not limited to the morning, but it is possible at noon and evening.
Take our family as an example. In recent years, a large family (uncle and aunt) came to my house for dinner in the morning, in the evening, and on the first day of the New Year (the previous custom was not to go out on the first day, but now I don't pay attention to it).
Watch TV together when you are old, and chat to keep warm while eating melon seeds. But now my parents are old and can't stand it at night, so they go to bed early.
On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, people usually go home. They are busy preparing for the 30th anniversary every day, including firecrackers, dishes, new clothes, candy and so on. These days, the old people and children at home are very happy. The children were running and laughing outside the house, while the old man was sitting in the house, smiling from ear to ear. On the 30th, the young people at home began to mix noodles, cut vegetables and meat, and prepare for dinner.