1, jiaozi
Jiaozi is transformed from wonton. Every New Year's Day, northerners will eat jiaozi. But the custom of eating jiaozi on New Year's Day flourished in the north of Ming and Qing Dynasties.
2, rice cakes
New year's cake, also called sticky cake, has the meaning of high year after year. Rice cakes have a long history, but eating rice cakes on New Year's Day prevailed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, especially in the south. Mainly in Suzhou, Jiading and other places in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
3. Eggs
The custom of eating an egg on New Year's Day has existed since the Wu Dynasty. It is said that eggs were eaten for longevity at that time, but they disappeared when Liang Wudi was in office, mainly because Liang Wudi believed in Buddhism.
4. Pepper and cypress wine
Pepper and cypress wine is made by soaking pepper and cypress leaf. According to ancient records, drinking pepper and cypress wine can get rid of illness and live longer. The traditional custom of drinking pepper and cypress wine on New Year's Day is mainly in Licheng, Shandong Province and Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province.
5. Soup cake
In ancient times, soup cake refers to the boiled food of wheat flour products, which is similar to the noodles we eat now.
Extended data
China's New Year's Day was originally the first day of the first lunar month. In ancient times, it was a day to commemorate Shun Di's sacrifice to heaven and earth and the first emperor Yao. All previous dynasties held ceremonies and other activities on New Year's Day, such as offering sacrifices to the gods and ancestors, writing couplets on doors, writing blessings and dancing dragon lanterns. People also gradually formed entertainment such as offering sacrifices to the Buddha, offering sacrifices to ancestors, posting Spring Festival couplets, setting off firecrackers, observing the new year, eating reunion dinners and many "social fires".
1949 On September 27th, the first plenary session of China People's Political Consultative Conference decided to adopt the Gregorian calendar to commemorate China. Since then, 1 month 1 day in the Gregorian calendar has become New Year's Day in China, and China is the first 12 country in the world to start the New Year.