During the Spring Festival, the whole family must have a good reunion dinner. Many families rarely pay attention to this, but when the children grow up, they begin to like the sense of ritual. So what’s the point of having a reunion dinner? What foods should be eaten at the reunion dinner? What to eat at the reunion dinner?
Eat dumplings: "Dumplings" are also known as "Jiaozi" or "Jiaoer", which means the alternation of the old and the new. It also adheres to the will of God and is a must-eat banquet. gourmet food.
Eating fish: Because in Chinese tradition there is a saying that there will be plenty of fish every year, so fish is a must-have dish for New Year’s Eve dinner.
Eating wontons: Eating wontons during the New Year takes its meaning from the beginning, and also takes the homophonic pronunciation of "wontons" and "hundun", which means having a full stockpile of food.
Eat long noodles: Also called longevity noodles, eat them in the New Year to wish you a hundred years of life. The meaning of the reunion dinner
is called "family reunion" and is a family banquet that people attach great importance to. As the saying goes, hit one thousand, scold ten thousand, and have a meal at thirty. A banquet for family reunion, which means good luck, wealth, perfection and reunion. The ingredients and dishes of the reunion dinner mostly have auspicious meanings, such as Nostoc and oysters in Guangdong, which are homophones for "facai" and "good market". People in the Jianghuai area often eat Yuanzi, which symbolizes perfection and reunion (there are many raw materials and cooking methods). People eat dumplings that symbolize gold ingots.
Eating reunion dinner is the most lively and happy time for every family during the Spring Festival. On New Year’s Eve, the table is filled with sumptuous New Year’s dishes. The whole family is reunited, sitting around the table and having the reunion dinner together. The sense of fulfillment in my heart is really indescribable. There are many famous New Year's Eve dinners, which vary from north to south, including dumplings, wontons, long noodles, Yuanxiao, etc., and each has its own specialties. Northerners are accustomed to eating dumplings during the Chinese New Year, which means "Gengsui Jiaozi" (Gengsui Jiaozi), the transition between the old and the new. And because the white flour dumplings are shaped like silver ingots, serving them on the table symbolizes "making a fortune in the new year, and the ingots rolling in". When making dumplings, some people also wrap a few coins that have been sterilized in boiling water, saying whoever eats them first will make more money. What are the customs on New Year's Eve?
1. If you want to clean the room, please do it on New Year's Eve. If there are unwanted things in the room, it is best to remove them on this day. When cleaning, please clean the corners. It is better to wait until it is cleaned up, especially the wealth area in the home, which should be bright, clean, and vibrant. At the same time, remember that sweeping and taking out garbage are strictly prohibited on the first day of the first lunar month. This will sweep away all the good fortune and wealth in the home. If you really want to use the broom , remember to sweep from the outside to the inside, so as not to sweep away the wealth.
2. Setting off firecrackers. The custom of setting off firecrackers during the Spring Festival began in the Han Dynasty. Firecrackers are a specialty of China, also known as "firecrackers", "firecrackers" and "firecrackers". It originated very early and has a history of more than 2,000 years. Setting off firecrackers can create a festive and lively atmosphere. It is a recreational activity during the festival and is also a custom to get rid of bad luck and usher in good luck.
3. In terms of diet, avoid eating porridge on the first day of the new year. If you eat porridge on this day, you will be caught in the rain when you go out this year, and even heavy rain will wash away the fields. In addition, eating porridge is a symbol of poverty. If you eat porridge on the first day of the new year, you may have to live in poverty in the future.
4. Breaking dishes and cups on the first day of the first lunar month means that there will be "bad luck" that year. The remedy is to wrap them in red paper and say auspicious words such as "Peace every year". And put it on the magic table for a few days to resolve the disaster.