In China, dumplings and rice cakes are usually eaten on New Year's Day. Eating dumplings means "Jiaozi", and eating dumplings means "Gengsui Jiaozi". "Zi" means "Zi Shi".
Jiao is homophonic with "dumpling", which means "happy reunion" and "good luck", meaning farewell to the old and welcoming the new. Nian Gao: also known as sticky cake, which means year after year. Dumplings and rice cakes are traditional Chinese foods.
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China’s New Year’s Day originated from Zhuanxu, one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and has a history of more than 5,000 years. Legend 2: During the ancient times of Yao and Shun more than 4,000 years ago, Yao worked diligently and did many good things for the people during his reign. p>
He did not pass the leadership of the "Tribal Alliance" to his son, but to Shun, who had both moral character and ability. Yao said to Shun: "You must pass on the throne well from now on, so that you can rest in peace after my death." Later, Shun passed the throne to Yu, who had done great work in controlling floods. Yu also loved the people and did things for the people just like Shun. He has done many good deeds and is very loved by others. Later, people regarded the day when Emperor Shun offered sacrifices to heaven and earth and the late emperor Yao after Yao's death as the beginning of the year, and the first day of the first lunar month was called "New Year's Day", or "Yuan Zheng". It is said that this is the origin of the ancient "New Year's Day".
New Year's Eve in various countries:
UK: On the day before New Year's Day, every household must have wine in the bottle and meat in the cupboard. The British believe that if there is no food and wine left, they will be poor in the coming year. In addition, there is also a popular custom in the United Kingdom of "drawing water from the well" during the New Year. People strive to be the first to draw water. They believe that the first person to draw water is a happy person, and the water drawn is auspicious water.
Belgium: In Belgium, on the morning of New Year’s Day, the first thing in the countryside is to pay New Year greetings to the animals. People walk around cows, horses, sheep, dogs, cats and other animals, and say to these creatures in a serious manner: "Happy New Year!"
Germany: During the New Year's Day, every household in Germany must put on a There are fir trees and horizontal trees with silk flowers tied between the leaves, which means that the world is full of flowers and spring. They climb on the chairs just before the New Year arrives at midnight on New Year's Eve. When the bell rings, they jump off the chairs and throw a heavy object behind the chair to show that they are throwing away the disaster and jumping into the New Year. In rural areas of Germany, there is also a New Year custom of "tree-climbing competition" to show promotion.
France: Celebrate the New Year with wine. People start partying and drinking from New Year’s Eve until January 3. The French believe that the weather on New Year's Day heralds the coming of the new year. In the early morning of New Year's Day, they go to the streets to check the direction of the wind and predict fortunes: if the south wind blows, it indicates good weather and the year will be safe and hot; if the west wind blows, there will be a good harvest for fishing and milking; if the east wind blows, there will be a high yield of fruits; if the north wind blows, it will be a good year. If the wind blows, it will be a bad harvest year.