The reunion dinner originated from the ancient year-end sacrificial ceremony, which was a reunion dinner after worshipping the gods and ancestors.

The reunion dinner is the highlight of the year before, which is not only colorful but also very moral. Worship the gods and ancestors before eating the New Year's Eve dinner, and eat after the worship ceremony.

according to legend, there was an old gentleman in ancient times who hired a good cook at home. The only son of the old member was taken to serve as a soldier, and the Spring Festival was coming soon, and there was no news of his son. The cook was ready to fry two dishes for the old man. At this time, the old man's son went home. The old man thought that the two dishes were too disappointing for three people, so the chef thought of frying them together and putting them on a big plate. The old man thought that this dish was very delicious, and it must be related to family reunion, so he called this meal "reunion dinner".

the difference between north and south reunion dinners

1. About ten days before the Southern Reunion Dinner

People began to buy new year's goods, such as chicken, duck, fish, tea, wine and oil sauce, roasted seeds and nuts in the north and south, and fruit with sugar bait. New Year's rice should be prepared in advance before the New Year's Day, and placed in bamboo baskets, with fruits such as red oranges, Wuling, water chestnuts and gold ingot cakes on them, and pine and cypress branches inserted, which is called "New Year's rice".

2. Northern Reunion Dinner

The folk song sings, "Candied melons offer sacrifices to the stove, and the New Year is coming". The first food to enter the festival is candied melons, kwantung sugar and other snacks used for "offering sacrifices to the stove", which are made of colloidal maltose and slightly sour in sweetness. In times when life is not very rich, this is an excellent food. Moreover, there are candied melons and Guandong sugar at home, which indicates that the Spring Festival is not far away. Of course, "Kitchen God" doesn't eat fireworks, and this kind of "bribe" that hopes "Kitchen God" will say good things in heaven and keep peace in the lower world "naturally becomes the thing in children's mouths.