Big steamed bread is to make an ordinary steamed bread bigger, two or three times bigger than ordinary steamed bread. It's round and shaped like steamed bread. There is a pattern made of noodles at the top and a big red date in the middle, which means good luck.

As a New Year's gift in Henan, big steamed bread has special significance and is a tradition for children to honor the elderly. If you don't give it, you have to give it according to the number of people. A big steamed bun represents an old man. You can't give more or less. It can only be given to the elders by the younger generation, representing a kind of respect and filial piety.

Give gifts on the second day of the first month. Married daughters or married nephews need to go home and send them to their elders. Ordinary old people attach great importance to these, and steamed bread plays an important role in their hearts.

Other customs of Henan Spring Festival:

1, post Spring Festival couplets.

There is a custom of posting Spring Festival couplets in Henan during the Spring Festival. On the morning of New Year's Eve, every household will stick red Spring Festival couplets at the door, creating a lively and festive atmosphere. In some areas, red paper-cuts will be put on the windows, which means prosperity.

2, including jiaozi.

Henan has the custom of wrapping jiaozi in the Spring Festival. On New Year's Eve, women at home will knead dough early, ferment in a warm environment, then prepare stuffing, and roll jiaozi with their families at night.

3. Have a reunion dinner.

There is a custom of having a reunion dinner in Henan Spring Festival. The reunion dinner in Henan Spring Festival is eaten after New Year's Eve, that is, after the end of the Spring Festival Gala and the mourning period, the whole family sits around and enjoys delicious food.