In the New Year, people in the north eat dumplings, sesame candy, barbecue, steamed steamed buns, and fried corn.

1. Dumplings.

It is customary to eat dumplings at New Year's Eve in the north, which means "sending off dumplings and facing the wind noodles".

When offering the offering, the dumplings should be placed neatly on the offering table.

In addition, there is a saying among the people that "dumplings are not as delicious as dumplings".

During the Spring Festival, dumplings have become an indispensable delicacy.

2. Sesame candy.

There is a saying in northwest Shanxi that "eat sesame candy when you are twenty-three, and gnaw your fingers on sesame candy if you are not enough".

3. Fire.

Dumplings are gradually taking over New Year’s Eve dinners in many northern provinces and cities, but there is one exception: Henan.

In Henan, every family has to cook and eat it by themselves, which is almost synonymous with Xiaonian.

4. Steamed buns.

After the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, every household will steam steamed buns.

"A family steams steamed buns, and neighbors come to help."

This is often a great opportunity for folk women to show off their dexterous skills. A steamed bun is a handicraft.

5. Fried corn.

In the southeastern part of Shanxi Province, the custom of eating fried corn is popular. There is a folk proverb that goes, "If you don't eat fried corn on the 23rd, eat it in one pot on the first day of the new year."

People like to bind the fried corn with maltose and freeze it into large pieces, which tastes crispy and sweet.

Customs of the Little New Year: The day of the Little New Year is also a day for sweeping dust.

Celebrating the Little New Year means that the Spring Festival is not far away. On this day, people usually clean their homes thoroughly, commonly known as sweeping the dust.

Sweeping dust, also known as dust removal, dust removal, dusting, dusting, etc., is one of the traditional annual customs and originated from a ritual used by the ancients to drive away diseases.

This ceremony later evolved into the year-end cleaning, which expressed the people's good wishes for good luck and good fortune.