The annual reunion dinner shows the mutual respect and love of Chinese family members, which makes the family relationship close. Old people see their children and grandchildren, and the care and care they put into their children in the past have not been in vain, and young people can take this opportunity to show their parents their gratitude for their upbringing. New Year's Eve is extremely important to Chinese people.
On this day, people are ready to get rid of the old and welcome the new and have a family reunion dinner. In ancient China, some prison officials even let prisoners go home to reunite with their families for the New Year, which shows how important the "reunion dinner" is to ancient China people.
New Year's Eve, what you eat is joy, what you taste is affection, and what you smell in the fragrant rice is the taste of home. The annual New Year's Eve dinner is extremely important to the people of China. The whole family respects and loves each other, and they are happy to sit around the dining table.
North-South Differences in Eating Reunion Dinner;
Due to geographical and climatic reasons, the northern part of China is still in the cold winter when everything is hidden on New Year's Eve and Spring Festival. In winter, the northern part of China is covered with ice and snow, and there is basically no way to grow crops. There are not many ingredients to choose from, so we should eat more jiaozi during the New Year.
In the southern region, especially in some coastal areas, full of green is basically in four seasons, and the southern winter has great advantages in vegetables and fruits, so it has more choices in diet choice; In terms of geographical location, it also benefits from the abundant distribution of water resources, so all kinds of catches are sufficient and diverse; Therefore, on some important festivals, the diet in the south will be more varied.