2. In the north, most of the reunion dinners are in jiaozi, and the whole family will pack jiaozi together. This is a kind of food with delicious meat stuffing wrapped in thin and round dough. After wrapping it, cook it in boiling water, add seasoning, and the family will sit around the table and have a lively dinner. "jiaozi" symbolizes reunion.
3. Legend has it that the reason for eating the reunion dinner is because of Nian beast. In Archean, there was a fierce monster scattered in the mountains, which people called "Nian". Its appearance is ferocious, its nature is ferocious, and it specializes in eating birds, animals and insects. The taste changes every day, and people are talking about the color change of "Nian". Later, people gradually mastered the activity law of "Nian", that is, every 365 days, people go to places where people live in concentrated communities to taste fresh food. The haunting time is after dark, and when the rooster crows at dawn, they return to the mountains.
When the date of this year is determined, people regard this terrible night as a gateway, and this year is called a year. Every night, every household prepares dinner in advance, turns off the fire, cleans the stove, then ties all the chicken coops and cowsheds, seals the front and rear doors of the house, and hides in the house to eat "New Year's Eve". Because this dinner is unlucky, it is very rich.