China has had the habit of celebrating birthdays for people over 50 years old since ancient times. Birthday parties usually start with eggs, refreshments and longevity noodles. In many places, the whole village and family will be invited to eat sushi noodles, and those that have not arrived will also be delivered to the door. When eating birthday wine, the birthday girl usually doesn't sit in the main hall, but finds several elderly people of similar age to accompany her and opens another seat in the back room. The more vegetables, the better, and the more longevity. After the birthday party, Shou Weng himself, or on behalf of his children and grandchildren, paid a courtesy visit to his elders and relatives, commonly known as "return visit".
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Birthday for people over 66 years old, called 66 years old. It is a birthday custom for people in many parts of our country to celebrate their 66th birthday. Such as Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and other regions.
Every parent's 66th birthday should be celebrated. The daughter who was married at that time should be the birthday of her father or mother. The pig leg should be cut into 66 small pieces, shaped like watercress, commonly known as "watercress meat". Generally, 66 pieces of small fresh meat are braised in brown sauce, covered with a bowl of rice, put in a vegetable basket with a pair of chopsticks, covered with red cloth, and given to the owner of the birthday girl for tasting to show his birthday.
Some people change flexibly according to Zhu Shou's taste, instead of braising in soy sauce, they use other cooking methods, but all of them must be 66 yuan. Sixty-six pieces of meat symbolize the longevity of the old man. The old man who celebrated his birthday had a delicious meal in celebration and enjoyed the superficial joy.
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