What we should do on New Year's Day is to say auspicious words. "To win the favor" is a stress on important days. On the first day of the new year, we must pay attention to language, say more auspicious words, and don't beat and scold children.
The foods to eat on New Year's Day are as follows:
1. jiaozi
In most parts of China, jiaozi is eaten on New Year's Day, and jiaozi is an essential food for family banquets. Jiaozi has a beautiful meaning of celebration, reunion and good luck. The shape of jiaozi is like an ingot, and different dumpling fillings have different meanings, such as cabbage stuffing, which means "a hundred treasures"; Leek stuffing means "long wealth" and so on, all of which are symbols of a better life.
2. New Year's Cake
New Year's Cake is also a traditional food in our country. Some areas will eat it at the beginning of the new year, which means that the new year will be "higher every year" and better every year, which has a beautiful meaning that there will be money rolling in the New Year.
3. Tangyuan
Tangyuan originated in the Song Dynasty, filled with various nuts and wrapped in glutinous rice. Tangyuan is not only a traditional food for the Lantern Festival, but also has a beautiful meaning when eaten on New Year's Day, symbolizing the harmony of life, beauty and reunion.
4. Eggs
When New Year's Day is coming, remember to eat an egg besides jiaozi and glutinous rice balls. The word "Dan" on New Year's Day is homophonic with "egg". Eating eggs on New Year's Day is auspicious and safe! Boiled eggs are nutritious and healthy, symbolizing the new year. The days are auspicious and smooth, and happiness is complete.
5. Fish
"Without fish, there is no table", and fish is an indispensable delicacy at the family dinner on New Year's Day. Fish is the most auspicious dish for Chinese New Year holidays. "Every year is more than enough" and "every day is more than enough", and beautiful meanings and blessings must be indispensable.